Smarter society / Data
Gaia-X, cloud services to promote European sovereignty
As announced on 4 June ahead of an official launch date at the end of September, the Gaia-X Foundation is formed by leaders in French and German industry, such as Deutsche Telekom, Siemens, SAP, BMW, Atos, EDF, Safran and Orange, among others, as well as two academic institutes — Institut Mines-Télécom and Fraunhofer (a German organisation […]
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Better me / Internet of things
The best of fine watchmaking and connectivity, together in one watch
Montblanc is among such high-end smartwatch pioneers. In 2017, the maker with the snowy cap logo launched the Summit, its first luxury smartwatch. It was the watchmaker’s way of showing it could, by joining forces with Google and its wearables-dedicated OS, reinvent itself and equip its chronograph with Bluetooth and a Wi-Fi connection. Summit 2+, […]
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Augmented Planet / Internet of things
XR: 5G extends the boundaries of reality
Immersive systems known as Extended Reality (XR)—such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality—are gaining momentum for both personal and professional uses. However, these systems still have ways to go to deliver on their full potential; they sometimes struggle to achieve their ambition of interconnecting the real world with the virtual one due to […]
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Augmented Planet / Internet of things
The Open IoT Lab lets you work on the networks of the future
In 2017, Orange inaugurated the Open IoT Lab, which is the first European lab dedicated to the Internet of Things and the LTE-M network. One year after its launch, Orange takes a look at some initial lessons learned.
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