During the Kenyan study-tour to Stockholm last week, we had a presentation by the Swedish multinational provider of communication technology and services, Ericsson, on the networked society. Not only we humans but also all our devices and things will soon be “connected” to the internet, and as they are, the real power of big data… Continue reading The Networked Society is Happening Right Now
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Networked Society Index 2014
Ericsson, a Swedish multinational provider of communications technology and services, has released a report on the latest Network Society City Index that ranks 40 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of leverage from ICT investments in economic, social and environmental development , i.e. the “triple bottom line” effect. The way that cities lead… Continue reading Networked Society Index 2014
Everything As A Service And Not Just For Telcos
Coincidentally I recently interviewed Esmeralda Swartz, the CMO at MetraTech, a Boston, MA, based billing platform, and Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson, the global mobile infrastructure provider. I met Vestberg at the company’s Executive Media Summit (transparency statement: fare and hotel paid by Ericsson). The coincidence is this. At the start of this week Ericsson… Continue reading Everything As A Service And Not Just For Telcos
Apple-IBM Alliance Is Already Threatened By Start-ups
There is a good deal of hubris in the way IBM has been talking about its new relationship with Apple. The alliance will no doubt warrant a mention in today’s Apple earnings call, which is expected to show strong results for the device to services giant. But this partnership looks vulnerable from the start. In… Continue reading Apple-IBM Alliance Is Already Threatened By Start-ups
Hans Vestberg on innovation labs and the future of mobile data speeds
Below is an interesting video from Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference this week, where Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson, a Swedish multinational provider of communications technology and services, talks about the company’s experiments with innovation labs and the future of mobile data speeds. Hans Vestberg–Getting the Next Billion People Connected