With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in many parts of the world, which has also seen cyberthreats accelerating even faster than digital transformation efforts, how is BlackBerry helping companies around the world stay protected, and thrive?

With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in many parts of the world, which has also seen cyberthreats accelerating even faster than digital transformation efforts, how is BlackBerry helping companies around the world stay protected, and thrive?

Sales of 5G connected cars in China will reach 7.1 million units in 2025, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research has forecast, adding that this would account for 40% of the volume of connected car sales.

Shipments of connected cars in Europe have been increasing in the last five years and are expected to grow at a CAGR of 12% with 69 million units to be added from 2020-25, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this covers only passenger cars with embedded connectivity.

About 75% of all new cars that are sold in the next five years are expected to be connected, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that roughly 270 million vehicles will be shipped between 2020 and 2025.

The number of cars with embedded connectivity will reach 200 million globally by 2025, rising from 110 million in 2020, with one of the main beneficiaries of the growth being mobile operators, according to new research.

GUEST OPINION by Eddie Stefanescu, Regional VP Business – APJ at Claroty: The near future security risks of 5G rollout are much discussed, but it is the long term risks we should focus on, and not just the risks allegedly rising from the use of Huawei technology — security researchers had demonstrated that much telecom infrastructure is vulnerable.

Customer engagement solutions company CSG has expanded its relationship with Telstra to provide billing and provisioning capabilities for Telstra’s suite of managed IoT connected solutions across Asia-Pacific.

Nokia is providing an end-to-end 5G portfolio to telecom operator SoftBank, with the company becoming "first in the world" to have successfully completed tests demonstrating that non-standalone 5G technology can be used to commercially operate connected cars.

The GiGAWire Alliance and the Home Grid Forum are merging, in a move designed to create what they say is a new force in broadband access technology development.

Development and preparation for 5G networks across the Asia Pacific region continues apace, with one telco, KT, South Korea's largest telecommunications company, announcing it has introduced “new and innovative 5G services” ahead of fully launching its next-generation wireless network in March.

Adobe says it is working with the auto industry to develop new analytics, content delivery and advertising capabilities designed to help advance connected cars from “voice to driverless and beyond”.

Real time processing of big-data can be beneficial in many ways. In this case connected cars can tell other drivers about potential hazardous road conditions.

South Australia's global connected car technology company, Cohda Wireless,has announced a new 360-degree sensor, or radar, for driverless cars that it says complements and enhances traditional sensors, allowing driverless cars to ‘see’ the world even better than before.

Cisco Australia and New Zealand CTO, Kevin Bloch, gives a must-see presentation on 2015 technology trends, with a Q&A session from journalists at the end.

A quarter of a billion connected cars by 2020 with new in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities, and 25 billion connected devices? It's the Internet of Things revolution, and it's in full swing.

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was marked by the record number of car manufacturers who exhibited. Will connected car technology go mainstream in 2015?

It was just Samsung spruiking the Internet of Things at CES, it’s big competitor LG was doing it too with the tagline ‘Innovation for a better life’.

The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for 2015 is now over - here’s some of what was the best on show.