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Supply chain & logistics – Spotlight on 5 key evolving trends
This topic casts a spotlight on some of the key evolving supply chain & logistics trends as well as briefly introduces some of the key enablers that would support value chain players in their optimization and/or transformation efforts
Commercial Drones – Role of NGN/5G and wireless carriers (Part 2)
This segment aims to explore key connectivity protocols required for a successful commercial drone paradigm and peek into the potential role of telecom wireless carriers
NGN (5G), eSIM & blockchain – A trifecta for telco carriers & operators
This segment introduces the 3 key initiatives – NGN (5G), eSIM, Blockchain – that could support telco carriers through their transformative journey
To measure a smartphone/brand’s performance look beyond the shipments metric
One question I’ve often been asked is – “How do you measure a smartphone (model / brand’s) performance or success?” There are many metrics by which a smartphone’s (model / brand) performance (or success) can be measured; the most common of them being the unit shipments Quick note: Different entities (Carriers, brand, retailers, etc.) & teams within (procurement, …
How smartphones are evolving in an AIaaS era
This post aims to highlight few ways the humble smartphone is evolving in an era where consumers are seemingly shifting their focus away from iterative hardware improvements and towards enhanced services the device enables (AIaaS, VR/AR, etc.) AIaaS takes center stage Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and myriad of underlying AIaaS (Artificial Intelligence-as-a–Service) solutions are …
Exploring revenue potentials of the Connected Vehicle segment
Continuing from Part 1, where we explored the monetization framework for Connected Vehicles, Part 2 dwells into the key segments & extended IoT monetization potentials Concept of CSAP The Connected Solution Aggregators & Partners (CSAP) provides the industry with an End-2-End solution…which includes hardware (sensors), connectivity (wireless), support (dealer network, …
How an IoT button could enhance QSR Drive-Thru customer experience (Part 2)
This second segment briefly explores the IoT button design concept, user interface (UI) & experience (UX) and potential peripheral opportunities this concept may present to value chain partners in the long run The 2nd installment continues from the first segment that introduced the how …
How Amazon Go could benefit… Amazon
Amazon hasn’t been an e-Commerce entity for a while BUT actually an omni-service provider that is one step closer to becoming an omni-lifestyle entity To me; Amazon Go is a clear indication of the importance of Retail Ecosystems; a topic that I would share …
How IoT-button can enhance Drive-Thru customer experience (Part 1)
Smartphones & broader tech has been changing nearly every facet of the quick-service (fast food) industry… and now it is IoT‘s turn to do it’s bit From the success of smartphone ordering through to Geo-fence based coupons and even smart fryers; the fast food …
Commercial Drones – Role of 5G and Wireless Carriers (Part 2)
Continuing from Part 1, the following post aims to explore key connectivity protocols required for a successful commercial Drone paradigm and peek into the potential role of Wireless Carriers Connectivity Initially; Commercial Drones are expected to operate within visual range (by a manned pilot); ultimately though; greater cost & process efficiencies could only be …
Robotics & Autonomous Solutions in Customer Facing Environment
Autonomous & Robotic solutions have been making human’s lives easier since a better part of the 20th century Industrial Robotics are the mainstay of Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain & Warehousing industries who depend on their high precision, low error margins, cost effective alternative & ‘tireless’ operation relative to their …
Role VR/AR play in Retailer’s Digital Transformation
One of the most explored technology today is Virtual / Augmented Reality Both VR/AR aim to bring an immersive & interactive experience of the virtual world to the user in their own ways With VR, the user is ‘teleported’ into a virtual world wherein all of their interactions provide a ‘realistic feel’ with …
Commercial Drones – Key Deployment Scenarios & Challenges (Part 1)
Drones; akin to almost every other emerging Industrial IoT solution (different from it’s Consumer IoT brethren); present virtually endless commercial applications due to their relatively small size and ability to be piloted remotely (autonomously or with the aid of a pilot) Part 1 focuses on 5 commercial drone deployment scenarios and related challenges Aside …