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Press play on photo to watch the video Do you want to listen to this videoepisode instead? Play the audio only. Service providers' key expectations from 5G and toward 6G era are to successfully manage the immense traffic growth and leverage mobile networks to support new use cases. To put the expectations into concrete numbers – the projections say that 5G subscriptions will reach 1 billion, and the average monthly usage per smartphone will surpass 15 GB by the end of this year and then grow to 40 GB by the end of 2027. As mid-band brings the potential of high capacity to explore new use cases with high bandwidth demand, new considerations appear on how to get the most out of 5G in Cloud RAN, impacting service providers' strategy of designing their 5G networks and selecting the best RAN processing option. Talking about processing and the time-critical nature of some elements, different parts of the RAN software stack have different requiremen...

With president Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address due to take place on Thursday, and rumours of an imminent cabinet shakeup abounding, it's unsurprising that National Treasury's eTender Portal is relatively quiet this week. That's not to say there's little of interest in the issue though. In fact, a notice from beleaguered Eskom is likely to attract attention from all sectors of society. In the tender, the utility states it wishes to replace its existing customer relationship management (CRM) solution, including the CS Online web portal and MyEskom customer mobile application. The tender documentation notes Eskom's existing applications and architecture are "fragmented with limited functionality and do not provide a holistic, omni-channel customer engagement experience that is seamless across channels (telephony IVR, web portal, mobile app)". What's more, it says it would like to move as many of its costly telephony interaction...

In the early months of 2020, as COVID-19 left many small and medium-sized businesses struggling in its wake, Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business alumnus and Jives Media founder Jay Ives saw an opportunity to serve his local community. "Businesses were hurting, and I wanted to do everything in my power to support them," Ives said. What he couldn't have foreseen is how taking this opportunity to serve would, over the course of just two years, rapidly transform his career and earn him a spot on Forbes' 30 under 30 list among the world's top marketers. The 29-year-old entrepreneur and CEO started his professional journey as a marketing management major at Virginia Tech, completing his undergraduate degree in 2016. "I knew to be a 'lethal marketer,' I had to have the proper support, training, and education to develop both qualitative and quantitative marketing skills." He chose to enroll in Pamplin for the world-class education he knew he woul...

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In the throes of pandemic life, I told my husband I wanted to launch an online media training course. The next day, ads from Amy Porterfield started popping up on Instagram. That's how I landed in Porterfield's powerful orbit — joining millions of followers who turn to her for her business advice and products. Countless courses, newsletter emails, podcast episodes, and Clubhouse sessions later, I had a binder full of her workbooks, worksheets and downloads and launched my course a year later. Porterfield has been transforming the lives of entrepreneurs and business owners for more than a decade. For the past 14 years, the online marketing expert has been providing valuable insights, strategies and guidance through her engaging and informative content. Now, she's taking her expertise to the next level with the release of her highly anticipated book, Two Weeks Notice: Find the Courage to Quit your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want and Change the World . In each chapte...

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Trying to understand the European Union's complex proposed overhaul to its state-aid rules — a partial response to the competitive threat posed by the US's $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act — is one of life's humbling moments, like sitting next to an astrophysicist at a dinner party. The "Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age" has plenty of ideas for how to simplify and speed up the approval of government support for companies and sectors, but it also has many layers of rules, requirements and limits to ensure that there's no a subsidy free-for-all. The CliffsNotes version might be: Industrial policy, cast aside as a relic during globalization's heyday, is back as a hot-button issue. But whose industrial policy? Paris and Berlin are predictably most keen to favor big projects and big companies. T...

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The former site of White Lakes Mall may be vacant, but it's now under new ownership. Mainline Development Group LLC will buy the land at 3600 S.W. Topeka Blvd. from KDL Inc. The deal was finalized Wednesday. John Parker Jr., chief operating officer of Mainline Printing, said Mainline's goal has been to acquire the property. He said the deterioration of the former White Lakes Mall was a "very difficult process." More: Topeka leaders want to see a focus put on these 3 community aspirations in coming years "That building was attached to our manufacturing facility," Parker said. "So, we've been hoping to get control of it and finally are in a position to have that." Mainline Printing sued KDL in March 2021, alleging it neglected the former White Lakes Mall property and failed to keep it in "attractive and good condition." What are the plans for the vacant lot where White Lakes Mall stood? Parker said the plan is ...

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Starting a business is a challenging but rewarding journey. Entrepreneurs often have big dreams and ambitions, but before putting in any effort, it is essential to ask the question: is investing in an idea worth the risk? Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash The truth is that investing too much in an idea without proper validation can lead to failure. Take the example of Color Labs and Airtime, two startups that invested heavily in their ideas but eventually floundered. Color Labs was determined to revolutionize photo sharing, but they made a fatal error — investing in their idea without testing it with real users. The result? A product that failed to meet the needs of their target market, and ultimately, the company crumbled. The same went for Airtime! They were hell-bent on creating a video chat platform that would connect users in real-time, but like Color Labs, they did not validate their idea with real users before launch. As a result, the app was not user-friendly and did not meet...

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