
KDDI, Obayashi, and NEC use 5G to Successfully Remotely Control Construction Machinery
NEC, KDDI and Obayashi today announced that they had successfully carried out an operation in which the next-generation mobile communication system 5G was used to remotely control two construction machines in a cooperative manner...

Chunghwa Telecom MOD Partners with Netflix to Accelerate Growth of Taiwanese Entertainment
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan’s largest telecommunication service provider, today announced an exclusive partnership with Netflix to promote domestic and international video content in superior 4K quality. The partnership is expected to create a wave of new user growth among younger generations...

Mitsubishi Electric Develops Enhanced Tsunami Detection Technology
Mitsubishi Electric announced today that it has developed an high-frequency ocean surface radar technology that provides detailed measurement of tsunami sea levels, allowing more accurate and timely detection of the multiple wave-fronts of tsunamis...

Semiconductor Unit Shipments Exceeded 1 Trillion Devices in 2018
Annual semiconductor unit shipments, including integrated circuits and optoelectronics, sensors, and discrete (O-S-D) devices grew 10% in 2018 and surpassed the one trillion unit mark for the first time, based on data presented in the new, 2019 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry...

Keysight Strengthens Support for Automotive Customers with New Facility in Nagoya, Japan
Keysight Technologies has opened a new automotive customer center in Nagoya, Japan. This is another in a series of automotive customer centers established by Keysight, including facilities in Michigan, United States, Boeblingen, Germany, and Shanghai, China...

IDC Expects Asia/Pacific excluding Japan Spending on Robotics to Reach US$129.4B in 2022
The latest IDC Worldwide Semiannual Robotics and Drones Spending Guide forecasts Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) spending on robotics (including drones) and associated services to reach USD 129.4 billion by 2022, essentially three times the spending in 2018, with a five-year CAGR of 25...