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IDC Expects Internet of Things
Spending in Asia Pacific to Reach
$437 Billion in 2025 E
Asia Pacific spending on Internet of ings
(IoT) will expand by 9.6% in 2021, accelerating
from 1.5% in 2020. e latest release of IDC's
Worldwide Semiannual Internet of ings
Spending Guide indicates a gradual growth of
IoT market in the region across the forecasted
years (2021-2025) and is expected to reach
$437 billion by 2025 with a CAGR of 12.1%.
Qualcomm Collaborates with SB Tech-
nology, Cybertrust Japan to Proliferate
Smart Cities, 5G IoT Solutions E
Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd., SB Technology
Corp., and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,
announced they intend to collaborate to sup-
port the deployment of smart solutions through
the Qualcomm IoT Services Suite offering to
help businesses and entities looking to adopt
and integrate smart solutions initially in Japan,
with intent to expand globally in the future.
The Future of Tech: 2022 Technology
Predictions Revealed E
e IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) has
unveiled its annual Technology Predictions,
addressing the long-lasting influence of the
pandemic on tech advancements, as well as
introducing new fundamentals and antici-
pated trends shaping the industry for 2022 and
beyond.
China's Share of Global Chip Sales
Now Surpasses Taiwan's E
Global chip sales from Chinese compa-
nies are on the rise, largely due to increasing
U.S.-China tensions and a whole-of-nation
effort to advance China's chip sector, includ-
ing government subsidies, procurement pref-
erences, and other preferential policies.
Stanford Engineers, Physicists
Study Quantum Characteristics
of 'Combs' of Light E
Unlike the jumble of frequencies produced by
the light that surrounds us in daily life, each
frequency of light in a specialized light source
known as a "soliton" frequency comb oscillates
in unison, generating solitary pulses with con-
sistent timing.
Survey: CEO Optimism
Hits 10-year High E
In a recent survey, CEOs indicated they are
the most optimistic they have been in 10 years
about the prospects for a stronger economy in
the coming year. More than three-quarters of
CEOs, 77%, predict the global economy will
improve, while only 15% expect worsening
conditions.
Georgia Tech Wins Commerce
Department Grant to Develop AI
Manufacturing Economic Corridor E
e Georgia Institute of Technology was
awarded a grant from the U.S. Department
of Commerce's Economic Development
Administration (EDA) as part of its $1 billion
Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
Georgia Tech is one of 60 entities to be
awarded funding to assist communities nation-
wide in their efforts to accelerate the rebuild-
ing of their economies in the wake of the
pandemic.
