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AI Marketplaces bridge the gap between innovation and application?
A new report?AI Marketplaces bridge the gap between innovation and application?analyses the dynamics of AI Marketplaces, one of the key vendor types identified in Transforma Insights’ AI Market Framework. It includes discussion of their many stakeholders such as developers, data owners, and regulators who converge to coordinate their developments and trade AI models and services with end users. Other dynamics include ensuring the privacy and security of the data, end users who require help with technical expertise to assess model quality, ongoing maintenance requirements for products developed, and the proprietary nature of many of the solutions created.
The types of marketplaces and the vendors associated with them are segmented into generalist and specialist types and reviewed for their capabilities, including infrastructure, Machine Learning (ML) models, data storage, computing resources, and others. We also draw attention to how marketplace platforms can promote standards, are challenged by regulatory complexities, and advance AI solutions across industry sectors.
Adding AI unlocks new potential for IoT
Our recent blog,?Adding AI unlocks new potential for IoT,?delves into the markets for AI-enabled IoT integrated propositions, providing some illustrative examples of each of the major categories of providers of integrated solutions. Increasingly IoT devices are being powered by AI?to deliver value added functionalities benefitting enterprises, governments, and consumers alike. Gone are the days when IoT devices were used exclusively for recording and sharing sensor data and AI is augmenting many IoT devices to offer more complete solutions. (You can also read more about AI Integrated Propositions here:?AI Integrated Propositions: IoT evolves into AIoT, often augmented by cloud AI.)
Digital Transformation in the Retail Industry
Our recent report,?Digital Transformation in the Retail Industry, focuses on digitally transformative solutions adopted in physical and online retail environments,?identifiying six key domains of change in this sector.
Retailers are reshaping their physical and online store strategies and using digital technological solutions to increase their revenue streams by building brand loyalty and trust and reducing operational costs by decreasing laborious work. Thus, the retail industry has been undergoing tremendous digital transformation to meet shoppers’ changing expectations, and is increasingly offering a hyper-personalised, gamified, and frictionless shopper experience, thanks to the availability of digital tools.
Shoppers can benefit from dynamic and automatic adjustments to product shelves to display promotional offers, real-time navigation assistance through stores, AR/VR-enabled applications for virtual experiences of products, and cashier-less stores for smooth checkout.
Unmanned autonomous military ground vehicles: overcoming deployment challenges and enhancing military efficiency?
A recent blog, Unmanned autonomous military ground vehicles: overcoming deployment challenges and enhancing military efficiency, examines?why countries are adopting unmanned vehicles in their defence systems, the challenges these vehicles encounter in military settings, and the steps governments have taken towards their deployment. The modern military landscape is rapidly evolving?fuelled by advances in disruptive technologies such as AI and the IoT.?Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) are an emerging game changer in such an evolving landscape,?with governments increasingly deploying UGVs for safer and more efficient?intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Their integration into defence systems reflects broader trends toward automation and advanced technology in military operations.
The outside edge: how AI and other disruptive technologies are transforming sport
Our recent blog?post?The outside edge: how AI and other disruptive technologies are transforming sport?explores how the NFL and other sports make use of AI and other disruptive technologies to enhance performance, improve security and engage fans, amongst other things.
Last week, sports fans in the US and around the world were eagerly awaiting the Super Bowl?with the Kansas City Chiefs set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Behind the scenes (and sometimes in front of them) technology is playing an increasing role in how NFL teams operate.
With a history spanning over a century, NFL has increasingly embraced disruptive digital technologies. Real-time, lag-free communication is now essential in sports, and by 2023?Verizon had deployed?5G Ultra-Wideband and edge computing across 30 NFL stadiums. Besides, at Super Bowl LV, Verizon introduced NFL Ultra Toss, a 5G and mobile edge computing-enabled mobile game. Fans with the NFL Ticketholder app could virtually toss a football into a virtual pickup truck on the field, using AR to enhance the experience. This year,?at NFL Super Bowl LIX, over 240 Sony cameras?captured every play, replay, interview, and celebration at Caesars Superdome, enhancing fan engagement for both live audiences and millions worldwide who will watch the game.
Mobile World Congress
3 - 6 March | Barcelona?
Matt Hatton , Jim Morrish and Paras Sharma will attend this major telecoms event in Barcelona. This year we’ll have a particular focus on satellite connectivity for IoT, satellite-cellular convergence (aka NTN), mobile private networks and AIoT alongside our usual focus on wider cellular IoT and enterprise digital transformation topics. On Wednesday 5th, Matt will moderate the Expanding IoT Coverage sessions as part of the GSMA’s 5G IoT Summit. Drop us a line if you would like to arrange a meeting: [email protected]
embedded world
11 - 13 March | Nuremberg
Transforma Insights' Matt Hatton will attend this major IoT event. Contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting: [email protected]