Author: Connected World
ABI Research says the metaverse will push the extended reality market to $4.84 billion in 2024.
With the onset of the COVID -19 pandemic, patient expectations changed where they required ongoing care via something other than the face-to-face appointments. The implementation of telemedicine in the provider space seemed like an alternative to an in-person visit. The reality though was that these solutions were not built to integrate with the workflows that occurred in that space. Because telemedicine on the provider side was driven by the pandemic, quick implementation occurred. As a result, the processes were never refined, and the drivers of change were external to the organizations that needed to implement a solution. In the past,…
Ericsson has been creating news lately and for multiple reasons. First, the elephant in the room: The Iraq investigation. The company recently released a statement suggesting it’s getting berated by media requests for comment on its internal investigation on Ericsson Iraq employees’ conduct during the 2011-2019 period. Here’s what Ericsson knows based on the ongoing investigation. The company says it has been operating in Iraq since the reopening of the telecom equipment market after a United Nations embargo was lifted. In 2018, Ericsson uncovered compliance concerns while investigating unusual expense claims in Iraq. This initial investigation led to a more…
Immersive, mixed-reality experiences and the metaverse will change life, work, and everything else. Last year, Mark Zuckerberg revealed Facebook’s next move—its evolution to Meta, a social technology company. Meta describes the metaverse, an immersive VR (virtual reality)-enabled space that allows users to interact with a computer-generated environment, as “the next evolution of social connection.” Could this so-called next iteration of the internet also underpin the evolution of work? Will the adoption of immersive technologies, including not only VR but also other XR (extended reality) technologies such as AR (augmented reality), prompt a fundamental change in the way humans see the…
Parks Associates says one-third of OTT subscribers have signed up for a service through a content aggregator.
By the end of 2022, half of all manufacturing supply chains will see the benefits of supply chain resiliency, resulting in a 10% reduction in disruption impact, says IDC.
Forrester says 12 million jobs will be lost to automation across Europe by 2040.
Gartner predicts hyperscalers’ carbon emissions will drive cloud purchase decisions by 2025.
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: The future of work will be different. In fact, it’s already different than it was just a few years ago, but all signs point toward the fact that work is going to keep changing well into the next couple of decades. Technology companies must step up to the plate to support the future of flexible, hybrid, and remote work scenarios in all kinds of industries. LinkedIn’s 2022 Global Talent Trends report suggests society is experiencing a watershed moment for company culture. Part of that culture is going to need to be…
Juniper Research says the world’s No. 1 smart city for 2022 is Shanghai.