Research roundup: COVID-19 impact on 2020 IT spending from IDC, PwC
Global IT spending is expected to decrease by 5.1% in 2020 to $2.25 trillion owing to the detrimental economic impact…
AR/VR
IQIYI demonstrates use of 5G MEC to orchestrate VR workloads
Chinese online entertainment service firm iQIYI Inc. says it has completed verification of the 5G Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) general…
Talespin gets $15 million and a new outlet for its VR training products
Virtual and augmented reality corporate trainer Talespin has raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Cornerstone OnDemand,…
5G projects moving in Saudi Arabia and an Air Force base in Florida
News of two notable contracts for 5G products and services surfaced in the last month. First, the U.S. Department of…
Japanese mobile player finds help figuring out virtualized edge computing
Japanese telecommunications newcomer, Rakuten Mobile Inc. is partnering with Queen’s University Belfast, in Northern Ireland, to research and develop a…
