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Fingerprint Scanners vs. Facial Recognition: Which Tech Is Winning The War With Consumers?

March 20, 2019, 10:32 a.m.
Dimitrios Pavlakis, Industry Analyst

If you have purchased a new mobile phone in recent years, chances are it features either a fingerprint sensor or some combination of face and iris recognition – if not both. These technologies, which were first introduced in consumer-facing phones earlier this decade, have grown tremendously in terms of popularity ...

How Will 5G Usher In The Era Of Commercial Robots?

March 18, 2019, 9:10 a.m.
Lian Jye Su, Principal Analyst

As the 5G network continues to be built, optimized, and, inevitably, commercialized, another technology is poised to benefit as a result — commercial robotics. In fact, shipments of 5G robots are expected to reach 570,000 by 2027, largely deployed in mission critical and business critical settings. Breaking Down Broadband ...

EU GDPR: The Impact on the Use of Machine Learning

Sept. 17, 2018, 5:40 a.m.
Michela Menting, Research Director

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have an impact on the use of machine learning that may have far-reaching effects. The regulations came into force on 25 May 2018, effectively replacing the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 with the aim to harmonize data privacy laws across ...

Qualcomm’s Latest Antenna Module Announcements Bring 5G Smartphones Closer To Commercial Reality

July 23, 2018, 10:58 a.m.
Malik Saadi , Vice President, Strategic Technologies

The News: Qualcomm has created a breakthrough for 5G NR with the announcement of a new batch of radio frequency (RF) solutions for both mmWave and sub-6GHz designed for smartphones and other mobile devices. By pairing Qualcomm’s latest RF modules with its Snapdragon X50 modem, the company intends to offer ...

5G Is Standardized. Now What?

June 21, 2018, 11:03 a.m.
Dimitris Mavrakis, Research Director

Last week, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) met and officially froze the first 5G New Radio (NR) specification, including Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) network topologies in 3GPP Release 15 (R15). There is a lot more work being planned for Release 16 (R16). R16 will introduce more improvements and ...