Huawei to launch NB-IoT testing and certification centre in Australia

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Huawei going to be providing the equipment and support to set up the lab, but will not partake in the testing or certification process. Huawei had similarly kitted out which lab with IoT technology, as well as giving the university funding for research. Its positioning within northern Australia sees it focus on Intelligent applications for the reef, healthcare, and agriculture. In Australia, Huawei smartphone too conducted a series of NB-IoT technology trials across Melbourne last year in partnership with Vodafone, which has since launched the network. The networking giant has additionally been working on fitting out Weifang, China with its NB-IoT Intelligent city applications and OceanConnect IoT platform, in September announcing the launch of a demo Intelligent city there.

MTN, Huawei smartphone launch connected driver IoT solution

MTN Business and Huawei smartphone have launched a usage-based product for insuring drivers. The product monitors and assesses driver behaviour and is meant to motivate best driving, MTN said. "Usage-based insurance is a great opportunity for alternative revenue growth for telecommunications operators," says Huawei smartphone regional IoT director Zhu Ming. The MTN and Huawei smartphone insurance partnership is based on a revenue-share model and is the basis for a broader connected car solution, the companies said. MTN says it has already trialled the solution with several insurance companies, but didn't name them.

Huawei P11 could launch at MWC in February and feature three-dimensional depth-sensing camera

As it stated in Huawei unveiled the P10 at MWC in February 2017, very it would make sense for the firm to keep to a regular launch cycle and unveil its successor in 2018. Quant added which Huawei smartphone going to focus on camera and AI, which releation in with a series of leaked promotional posters picked up with Evan Blass. The posters claim the next "PCE Series" Huawei smartphone smartphone going to be a photography powerhouse, with a triple-lens camera enable to of taking up to 40-megapixel photos and a 5x hybrid zoom; a mixture of optical and digital. The P11 may too get a new three-dimensional depth-sensing camera, similar to the 1 found on the Apple iPhone X. Huawei's version has already been demoed in the form of an add-on module for the Mate 10, but could be integrated into the P11. The technology would be used for facial recognition and authentication, three-dimensional avatars (probably similar to Apple's Animoji) and augmented fact uses.