(Oct-2014) Remember Magic Leap, the secretive “augmented reality” company, raising some $500 million from Google and others? It’s a story that seems so preposterous, even by the bubbliest standards of tech investing — a Florida-based company, run by an eccentric CEO, who promises he can deliver mind-blowing “cinematic reality” and is raising a giant funding round without unveiling… Continue reading Who Else is Joining Google on the Magic Leap adventure
Month: October 2014
Retelit joins AAE-1 undersea cable consortium
(ROME Sep 2014) Italian telecoms infrastructure provider Retelit has joined the international consortium of international operators planning to build the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) submarine cable system which is scheduled to be completed in 2016. The 25,000-kilometre undersea cable network will connect Hong Kong, Djibouti, UAE, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Saudi… Continue reading Retelit joins AAE-1 undersea cable consortium
World’s top universities 2014 according to Times Higher Education
The California Institute for Technology has been named the world’s best institution for the fourth consecutive year. How do other universities compare? The California Institute for Technology (Caltech) has been named the world’s best institution for the fourth consecutive year in the Times Higher Education’s annual league table. Harvard and Oxford follow in second and… Continue reading World’s top universities 2014 according to Times Higher Education
SME ICT services revenue will increase in the next 5 years
SME in emerging markets will become more analogous with those in developed markets during the next 5 years; they will rely much more on Internet connectivity, and will demand better and more-affordable options for both fixed and mobile broadband. Analysys Mason’s recently published report ICT services for SMEs worldwide: forecasts and analysis 2013–2018 provides a… Continue reading SME ICT services revenue will increase in the next 5 years