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Announcing Free 5G Training for University Students

The Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF) is teaming up with the Qualcomm Wireless Academy (QWA) to offer free 5G training to university students across Asia. As the 5G revolution continues to expand around the world, CACF and QWA are excited to engage students with this free professional development opportunity in a growing and dynamic industry.

In this article, we discuss how students can take advantage of this opportunity, why 5G training is important, and how you can get involved with both CACF and QWA.

 

How Students Can Receive this 5G Training?

Through the program offered by CACF and QWA, students can choose to enroll in either a beginner, intermediate, or advanced 5G training course though QWA, depending on their skill level. Specifically, students can choose between the following three options:

  1. 5G Primer: A two-hour overview of 5G for business and/or engineering students without 5G experience.
  2. Fundamentals of Cellular Communication and 5G: A six-hour overview of 5G and wireless communication for business and/or engineering students looking for something more in-depth, but not too advanced.
  3. 5G NR Technical Training: A more technical and in-depth six-hour course for engineering students with at least a basic level of wireless/5G knowledge.

Upon completing their course, students will receive a Qualcomm Technologies-branded certificate of completion they can display on their CV or LinkedIn profile. Students may also take more advanced 5G training courses through QWA at a discount.

If you are a full-time student and would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please email Hussain Jawwad, Senior Manager of Business Development for CACF, at jawwad@3gca.org. We are also happy to speak with university representatives to bring this program to your school.

 

Why Receive 5G Training?

5G is revolutionizing the way we live our lives, both personally and professionally, which means the market for wireless engineers with 5G skills is quickly growing. Receiving 5G training will give students a leg up when they graduate and enter a workforce that needs talented engineers.

“As 5G changes the way the business world operates, the need for 5G and wireless engineers continues to grow,” Vikram Malhotra, Senior Director of Program Management for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and head of QWA, said. “Our goal is to help prepare students around the world with the knowledge and skills they need to begin their career in a rewarding field.”

“5G is leading to a fourth industrial revolution in Central Asia that will help improve the socio-economic conditions of many countries,” Khalid Khan, Chairman of CACF, said. “By receiving 5G training through our joint effort with QWA, students can jump-start their careers in a field that is changing the world.”

 

About the Qualcomm Wireless Academy

The Qualcomm Wireless Academy is the educational and training branch of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a world leader in 5G technology and wireless innovation. We provide premium training within several areas of the wireless engineering field, including 5G, LTE Advanced, C-V2X, WiFi, and more. We have courses for business professionals, engineers new to the field, and experienced wireless engineers. We also offer a corporate training program for companies looking to optimize their 5G capabilities.

Students and trainees can take many of our courses online through our eLearning program, which offers dozens of online courses for those who prefer a more flexible learning style. For more information or to sign up for a course either as an individual or a company, please reach out to us at qwa@qti.qualcomm.com.

 

About the Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF)

The Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF) is a leading technology forum that focuses on mobile regulations, advanced technology, and new social media platforms. CACF is a digital company providing a wide range of services in the digital landscape including Web Design and Development, Mobile App Development, Software Development, Digital Marketing, Media Design, Video Production, IT Trainings, and Consulting Services.

We invest in advanced technology. With the help of powerful and adaptable digital solutions, we transform businesses. Our team tries to address new and pressing issues of evolving mobile policy, regulation, technology, and human resource needs with the help of consultations, software development, technology training, network planning, optimization, and audit services to the leading mobile ecosystem players. Our team consist of business and regulatory experts, software developers, RF engineers, and app developers that have a single objective: Support the development of mobile broadband technologies.

For more information about CACF and how you can get involved with this or other programs, please email jawwad@3gca.org.

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Qualcomm, Vodafone, & Thales Introduces First iSIM Technology

Qualcomm, Vodafone, & Thales Introduces First iSIM Technology

The SIM card has progressed and after the eSIM, now the iSIM is changing the trends in the smartphones’ industry. Qualcomm, Vodafone and Thales jointly have demonstrated a smartphone with an integrated SIM (iSIM) successfully that is directly embedded in the mobile processor. Which eliminates the need for a dedicated slot.

The iSIM technology was demonstrated on a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, equipped with a Snapdragon 888 chip in Europe in Samsung’s R&D labs where it made use of Vodafone’s network. This new technology will not only kill the need for dedicated SIM card slots but also eSIMs. The greatest integration of SIM and processor integration bring better system integration, higher performance, and increased memory capacity.

What is iSIM Technology?

iSIM is implemented directly into the main processor of the phone which leads to better performance, and increased memory capacity, so freeing up more space inside the phone for other uses. Or we can say that,  iSIM is a software-based SIM that takes all the benefits of a standards-compliant eSIM and embeds them into the device’s permanent hardware array by combining the SIM with the system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture and cellular modem. It allows the industry of mobile phones to further integrate SIM’s functionalities into a phone without the need for the traditional physical SIM card.

The iSIM delivers benefits for both consumers and telecom operators. It paves the way for mobile services to be integrated into devices other than mobile phones. Which means that iSIM will make it easy for laptops, tablets, VR platforms, IoT devices, wearables, and others to make use of LTE or 5G services.

According to Enrico Salvatori, senior vice president and president of Qualcomm Europe: “iSIM solutions offer great opportunities to MNOs, free-up valuable space in devices for OEMs, and provide flexibility for device users to benefit from the full potential of 5G networks and experiences across a wide range of device categories. Some of the areas that will benefit most from iSIM technology include smartphones, mobile PCs, VR/XR headsets, and industrial IoT. By engineering the iSIM technology into the SoC, we are able to create additional support for OEMs in our Snapdragon platform.”

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Qualcomm's Most Powerful Chipset Comes in Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro

Qualcomm’s Most Powerful Chipset Comes in Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro

Finally, Xiaomi has unveiled its next-gen Xiaomi 12 smartphone series. In the series, the regular Xiaomi 12, and Xiaomi 12 Pro come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. These phones have triple rear cameras and support fast charging.

The Snapdragon 8 is built on a 4nm manufacturing process. It packs next-generation processing power, AI features, imaging prowess, and 5G connectivity. The new chip will be seen in several popular flagships of 2022. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC chipset packs a ton of improvements over last year, with Qualcomm promising massive gains in artificial intelligence and in graphics rendering. According to the chipset company, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 shows changes “far in excess” of what the company has shown previously year-on-year.

Qualcomm’s Most Powerful Chipset Comes in Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the first chip from Qualcomm that is using the latest Armv9 architecture from Arm. Specifically, the new eight-core Kryo CPU features a single prime core based on the Cortex-X2 at 3.0GHz, along with three performance cores based on Cortex-A710 at 2.5GHz, and a quartet of efficiency cores based on the Cortex-A510 design at 1.8GHz. Moreover, the new chip jumps to a 4nm process, from the 5nm process on which the Snapdragon 888 was built.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is offering up to 20 percent better performance and up to 30 percent more power efficiency over last year’s model.

The new Adreno GPU offers 30 percent faster graphics rendering, in addition to 25 percent better power efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 888. This new chipset also offers a new GPU control panel for fine-tuning how games are running on the mobile phone. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 also supports Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth LE Audio (a first for Qualcomm), and the company’s Snapdragon Sound technology for enabling AptX Lossless wireless audio.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features Qualcomm’s latest Hexagon processor, with its seventh-generation AI engine, which is four times faster than its predecessor and up to 1.7 times more power efficient.

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GSMA Unveils MWC Barcelona ‘Committed Community’

GSMA Unveils MWC Barcelona ‘Committed Community’

As MWC Barcelona returns for another in-person event in 2022, the health and safety of staff, workers, exhibitors, visitors, suppliers, partners, and the local community, remain the number one priority. The GSMA developed and rolled out its health and safety plan, Committed Community for the MWC series in 2021 and events in Barcelona, Shanghai and Los Angeles continued safely. Developed and updated in partnership with health experts, the Host City Parties and, Fira Barcelona, the plan reflects global developments, local guidance and, the GSMA’s experience in bringing people together over the past year.

GSMA Unveils MWC Barcelona ‘Committed Community’

John Hoffman, CEO GSMA Ltd. said:

“Success for MWC is only possible through the support of public-private partnerships and first responders’ support given the dynamic nature of the pandemic. I am grateful for them and the partners and experts with whom we are working to ensure our response and plans are sensitive to the situation, reflecting everything we’ve learned about managing at this moment. Health and safety remain our top priority, and our updated Committed Community plan reflects that. I look forward to seeing you in Barcelona in February”

To enter the venue, staff, workers, exhibitors, visitors, suppliers and partners will need to upload documentation certifying their vaccination status, a certificate of recovery, or a negative COVID test through the registration system or to the MWC App. Quirónprevención, the official medical partner for MWC22, will validate these documents and will also provide hospitality and medical support over the phone in 10 languages, 24/7 for the duration of the event. FFP2 masks will again be required, occupancy monitored, ventilation enhanced and, cleaning and sanitation increased.

Insurance Offer

The GSMA has arranged, in partnership with Fira Barcelona, Contingency COVID-19 health insurance through Europe Assistance for the duration of the event, including official build-up and dismantling days.

2022 Travel Partner

The GSMA is delighted that leading independent travel management company Gray Dawes is back as our dedicated business travel partner. They will provide on-call support and consultancy for all those travelling to participate in MWC22.

2022 Hotel Partner

Once again, the GSMA has selected bnetwork as the official accommodation agency of MWC22. Offering a wide range of options from serviced apartments to hotels, attendees can book now according to own needs and preferences.

Planning for MWC this year may include additional steps to ensure compliance with new protocols. The GSMA appreciates the role each of us plays in creating a safe environment and commits to sharing the latest news and updates. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive MWC22 communications or check our website often.

Register now

Registration is now open for MWC Barcelona 2022. Click here to ensure you ensure your attendance.

 

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Why Mobile App Development is Important for Businesses?

Why Mobile App Development is Important for Businesses?

From a mean of communication to a highly important business tool, mobile phones have engulfed each and every industry and without it, now it is not possible to carry out our daily routine tasks. With each passing day, we all are getting addicted to our smartphones as well as other mobile devices.

As technology advances at lightning speed each day, we can not ignore the importance of mobile app development in business as its existence is getting very palpable. We can not even deny the fact that the Mobile applications have changed the way we do business as they have made it easier for customers to get information with the speed of light about business. Moreover, they also help customers to remain connected and up to date with their favorite brand at the same time. The mobile apps are a vital marketing channels for these businesses in order to expand their reach as well as they give relevant exposure to the brand.

Why Mobile App Development is Important for Businesses?

The growing mobile app industry has prompted many businesses to embrace this technology for their customers’ engagement. These apps also help businesses to get solid insights into their users to bring an improvement in customer experience.

Mobile apps are now the necessity for every business, if it is a startup or an established business. Being a business owner, you can not ignore the benefits of mobile apps. Below are some of the ways how mobile app development can boost your businesses.

1. Strengthen customer engagement:

With the help of mobile apps, business owners can Strengthen customer engagement. The apps help in creating a direct marketing channel between businesses and their customers. These apps allow direct and effective communication. With mobile apps, business owners can install and send push and in-app notifications to as many customers as possible. The notifications carrying important and relevant information, will get attached the customers to the business and they can become loyal to the brand.

2. Increase accessibility:

With the help of mobile apps, business owners can improve business accessibility. It also allow businesses to send notification to their customers about what’s new or what has changed in their services or their products. The businesses can build a strong relationship with customers via apps that would allow the development of a genuine customer base and strong loyalty. Businesses can establish strong relationships by offering special discounts for old customers all within the mobile app.

3. Provide value for customers:

Businesses can digitalize any loyalty program that they may be offering to the customers via apps. Instead of employing the old-collection card, businesses can make it possible for their customers to receive their rewards via the mobile app. The result of this will be greater downloads and more return customers.

Recommended Reading: Qualcomm Uses 5G to Create a Greener Economy

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Qualcomm Uses 5G to Create a Greener Economy

Qualcomm Uses 5G to Create a Greener Economy

A leading wireless innovator and a key contributor to introduce 5G- Qualcomm has shared a report on the value of 5G for sustainability and economically driven environmentalism. The title of the report is  “Environmental sustainability and a greener economy: The transformative role of 5G,”

The report sheds a light on the technical advantages of relying more on 5G. It also highlights how 5G can actually benefit the environment. The report also includes many other important details including the need for government and industry leaders to join efforts so that sustainability technology is prioritized sooner and with more public awareness.

Qualcomm Uses 5G to Create a Greener Economy

According to the report, with the help of 5G’s wireless technology, companies can get creative with how they up their sustainability game. From monitoring water usage in real-time to researching smart transport technology, there are numerous key indicators for success.

The report further highlights that 5G is able to transform and positively impact industries worldwide by creating new products and processes that support environmental sustainability. The report also highlights how 5G enabled sustainability is an economic opportunity with major potential for increased revenues, profit margins and productivity.

Dr. Kirti Gupta, VP of Economic Strategy at Qualcomm said that, “I am an engineer by training, and I see the ability we have here at Qualcomm to bring to the table engineers and economists as quite unique. We wanted to identify specific algorithms and technologies that are directly designed to target sustainability through environmental optimizations. We want to find ways to reduce the amount of signal sent, reduce interference, optimize the transfer of different kinds of data so that we are doing more with less energy”

Cristiano Amon, president and chief executive officer of Qualcomm Incorporated stated that “Environmental sustainability is absolutely imperative and we are working actively with our partners across many industries to leverage 5G to reduce carbon footprints and conserve resources. Governments and industry can do much more to unleash the sustainability benefits of 5G by accelerating the deployment of 5G networks and use cases, investing in 5G technology and ensuring a robust global semiconductor ecosystem. As a 5G technology leader, Qualcomm aims to play an even larger role in the digital and green transformation of industries to provide 5G-enabled sustainability benefits to societies and economies around the world.”

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Qualcomm to Supply Chip for New Renault Electric Vehicle

Qualcomm to Supply Chip for New Renault Electric Vehicle

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has announced that it is working with Renault Group and Google to a rich and immersive in-vehicle experience for the new E-TECH Electric range of the Renault Mégane.

The latest report says that the French car manufacturer-Renault Group will utilize the 3rd Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms from Qualcomm Technologies in order to power the vehicle’s technically advanced infotainment system. The third-generation Snapdragon automotive cockpit platforms from Qualcomm comprises portrait-sized touchscreen displays for audio, visual and navigational functions, designed to bring ease of use and comfort to drivers and passengers.

Qualcomm to Supply Chip for New Renault Electric Vehicle

The Mégane E-TECH Electric’s infotainment system is planning to meet the automotive requirements of industry and growing demand for premium in-vehicle experiences of customers, as well as to underline the new position of car as a highly competitive electric vehicle in the market.

Infotainment systems in the Mégane E-TECH Electric will be equipped with built-in Google apps and services to provide intelligent infotainment and in-vehicle customer applications – like Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play. It will also help to keep the vehicle fresh and current with evolving digital trends with its upgradable capabilities.

The third-generation Snapdragon automotive cockpit platforms will deliver “transformative experiences for drivers and passengers”. Which is specifically designed to transform in-vehicle experiences, supporting higher levels of compute and intelligence needed for advanced capabilities featured in next-generation vehicles, that include intuitive AI experiences for in-car virtual assistance, natural interactions between the vehicle and driver, and contextual safety use cases.

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5 Reasons to Choose Python

5 Reasons to Choose Python

Python is known as an object-oriented, and high-level programming language. It is open source, easy to use & understand, flexible, and powerful. Due to its easy-to-use features, it is supporting big data processing and getting more popularity over other languages such as Java, C, C++ which makes Python certification one of the most sought-after programming certifications. Software engineers are using it for developing desktop GUI applications, websites as well as web applications.

Python’s high-level built in data structures are making it suitable for use as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components together. Other than that, it’s easy to learn syntax emphasizes readability and therefore reduces program maintenance’s cost. It provides support to modules and packages that encourages program modularity as well as reuse of code.

Let Us Discuss What are the 5 Reasons to Choose Python?

1) Readable & Maintainable Code:

It is very important to focus on quality of source code while writing a software application in order to simplify maintenance and updates. The Python’s syntax rules are allowing software engineers to express concepts without writing additional code. Unlike other programming languages, Python emphasizes on the readability of code. Moreover, it is allowing you to use English keywords rather than punctuations. In order to build custom applications without writing additional code, Python is the best selection for software engineers. The clean and readable code base facilitates the software engineers to maintain and update the software by saving their time.

2) Web Development:

For developing website, an array of frameworks are available in Python. The most popular among them are frameworks are Django, Flask, Pylons etc. As these frameworks are written in Python, so it is the main reason that is making the code a lot faster and stable. It is important to mention here that many websites such as Instagram, bit bucket, Pinterest are build on these frameworks only.

3) Easy to Learn:

Python is very easy and simple, so you can learn it very easily. It closely resembles to the English language. Plus, It is a very powerful language. It is free & open source, high-level, interpreted and blessed with large community.

4) Computer Graphics:

Developers can use Python in small, large, online or offline projects. With the help of Python, developers can build GUI and desktop applications. In order to provide fast & easy way to create applications, Python uses ‘Tkinter‘ library. Python plays an important role in game development where you can write the usage logic a module ‘pygame’ that is running on android devices as well.

5) High Salary:

Most people learn code for the lucrative career prospects in the long run. In the industry, Python engineers have some of the highest salaries.

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Why Quality Assurance is Important in Software Development?

Why Quality Assurance is Important in Software Development?

In software development, a small mistake or oversight can prove to be very costly. But being a human, there are chances that we can make mistakes while in a process of developing any software. Due to human error, there can be flaws in a design of software product and code but when these mistakes go unidentified they compromise the software quality and result in undesirable and expensive consequences. This is what makes “software quality” so important.

For readers’ information, QA includes creating processes for each stage of development in order to reduce flaws and bugs during the build, along with measuring the quality of the software. The QA team of any company is responsible for reducing the probability of bugs that occurs during development via carefully thought out processes. The team is also responsible to identify any errors during the development of software. We can’t ignore the importance of QA while creating bugs free superior products. Quality Assurance really matters for software providers, product owners and users.

Below are some reasons that why Quality Assurance is important?

QA Saves Time & Money:

If you want to save time and money then consistent software quality assurance is very important. If bugs and defects are found in the early stages of development, then you will have to spend less money and time to fix them. Otherwise, it will  be expensive if mistakes and bugs go unidentified till the later stages.

A well-thought-out quality assurance ensures no mistakes are carried forward to the final stages which in a result prevent any major loss for the software development company as well as the client.

QA Ensures Security:

When it comes to software development, we can not ignore the security for software products. QA uncovers vulnerabilities in a software’s security as well as it helps to build a product which is fully secured and trustworthy.

QA Meets Clients’ Demands and Expectations:

QA ensures that the end product result is meeting requirements of the business and user. Moreover, it also ensures the user’s reliability of the application and satisfaction. In simple words, we can say that QA is a secret key to draw development of the business.

QA Provides Stable Product:

The process of QA verifies that the system meets the various requirements that include functional, performance, reliability, security, usability and so on. There are different devices, browsers, and environments and the product that should work without any bug or lag.

The matter of the fact is that Quality assurance identifies errors and flaws in the software code and design throughout the development process which in return prevent the loss of time and money.

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IoT to Change the In-Store Experience

IoT to Change the In-Store Experience

According to the retail industry’s foreseers’ prediction, the Internet of Things (IoT) will bring drastic changes the in-store experience. Gartner’s 2021 Retail Technology Hypecycle illustrates how IoT-based store monitoring is helping the retailers in understanding of the operating pulse of a store in real time.

Multiple devices monitor (to which more are constantly being added) analyze and display the store activity – with real-time dashboards, signals and alerts from IoT data sources within the store. Over the next few years, shelf-sensors, electronic shelf edge labels, smart shopping trolleys and other innovations will make a more common appearance while the traffic counters, POS devices, hand-held scanners, refrigeration equipment and video cameras are all common now.

IoT to Change the In-Store Experience

Currently, IoT is helping to increase customer loyalty, boost sales, offer a personalized experience, and improve inventory management.

It has been observed that over the past 20 years, the traditional retail landscape has dramatically changed. The companies with innovative opportunities are collecting and analyzing data and ensure successful targeting across various channels.

Nowadays, customers prefer to buy things online than offline because they get more options and choose products at their convenience. So, it is very important for brick-and-mortar stores, to create seamless omnichannel experience that synchronize with the digital and in-store retail experience.

According to recent research report, customers are willing to share their data with brands without any trust issue and can share more information with a company that will offer a great customer experience. Which shows that retailers will get a chance for personalizing the sales journey. The enormous availability of data of customers will help the retailers to get quality insights like in which product the customers are taking interest.

Customers love when they get personalized recommendations and are more likely to purchase their product. According to another study that 91% of customers will love to shop only with recognized brands that are also providing the personalized recommendations.

It is quite useful to add some personal touch to the shopping experience. The internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) will have a huge impact on the ability of retailers to deploy applications that optimize the shopping experience of customers. It is important to mention here that data plays an important role in order to make these things possible.

For a broad range of capabilities, IoT is a fundamental component of innovation and it also represents the emerging innovations in almost every area of retail experience, from smart shelves to automated self-checkout machines, RFID tags, counting footfalls, etc. IoT is growing and becoming the core of digital innovations taking place in every retail environment.

According to the the latest study, that it is to be expected that IoT hardware application in retail will grow more than $94 billion by 2025 involving personalized solutions, smart shelves, and in-store product layouts.

IoT-enabled technologies help to keep track of goods stored in the supply chain journey. Organizations will be able to improve visibility on quality control. IoT will also help the retailer to easily monitor control temperature, and access real-time location of goods.

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