Recently, the GSMA released the latest eSIM specification, making it easier to provision devices with new credentials. Operators and device manufacturers now can get rid of the physical SIM card for good. — Thirty years ago, the arrival of the second generation of cellular networks, the European GSM, gave birth to the subscriber identity module (SIM) card. Initially, the size of a standard credit card, it had to be inserted in the first GSM phones from the side or the bottom of the…

Digital Twins offer a new level of insight and endless possibilities of interaction between the physical and digital worlds. — Last week, I moderated a webinar with industry leaders Unity, Cosmo Tech, and Microsoft about Digital Twins. Digital Twins enable organizations to interact with their physical assets in realistic, immersive environments. During the panel, Microsoft’s Sam George emphasized that “simulation is one of those critical killer apps with Digital Twins…

These devices, designed decades ago, don’t connect to the internet. The 80-year old E-6B flight computer and the 40-year old HP-12c calculator are still being sold in their original form and continue in use by millions of people worldwide. — What happens when companies push too far with product development that favors the new over the old? Nothing positive: they violate one of those universal laws of marketing by creating products that their customers don’t want.

Ericsson, Nokia, Sony, British Telecom, Oracle, and Cisco announce they won’t participate in MWC2021 this year. — Last month, the GSMA congratulated itself for MWC Shanghai’s success, the first physical event of its kind this year. While there were over 20,000 visitors at the show, almost 100% are living in China. Now, with only 13 weeks left until the official start of Mobile World Congress Barcelona, dark…

After Ericsson announced their cancellation of MWC this year, the GSMA gave their usual spot to a cloud services consultancy, signaling others that their preferred locations at the show could be up for sale. — Mobile World Congress Barcelona is the largest professional technology show in the world. Every year, in normal circumstances, over 100,000 people come to the show to see new technologies, attend keynotes from the top leaders in the ecosystems, and, especially, do business.

On Wednesday, June 3, we’ll be holding an online discussion about the privacy and security implications of digital tools to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. — Please register here to receive the broadcast link. During the session, we’ll evaluate some of the risks associated with the technologies, especially those related to the security, privacy, and protection of citizens’ information. Panelists: Catherine Tucker, Distinguished Professor of Management at MIT Sloan, a leading expert in internet and data privacy

This week, we had the opportunity to talk to three experts, from three different cities, about how they are handling different challenges to help cities and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. From the UK, we had Tom Nutley, CEO of Bico AI. His company provides business intelligence and AI analytics, to shared micromobility services, especially bike-share programs in different cities. He told us the challenges of adapting to a completely different level of usage and mobility in several cities.