Members of the cellular and telecommunications industries have gathered at Cellular World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, held Feb. 26-29. The primary developments at MWC to this point are AI, 5G and always-on connectivity.

We’re rounding up the enterprise enterprise tech information from MWC that’s most related for IT and tech decision-makers. This text shall be up to date all through MWC with extra tech information highlights.

Humane reveals its novel wearable, the Ai Pin

The Humane AI workforce demonstrated its cell phone various, known as Ai Pin, on the present flooring at MWC (Determine A). The $699 (plus subscription service) wearable is an intriguing have a look at a attainable future the place voice instructions to a generative AI exchange most interactions now carried out by means of apps on telephones.

The Ai Pin is anticipated to ship in March 2024. This wearable primarily targets customers, however the gadget might have productiveness advantages for distant employees, and the concepts behind the Pin might trickle into what different AI makers strive subsequent.

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Intel commits to 5G and AI

Intel hooked a handful of bulletins to MWC (Determine B), together with:

• Intel’s Edge Platform, a software program platform for enterprises to construct and handle edge and AI options on commonplace {hardware}, coming later in Q1.
• A preview of Intel’s subsequent Xeon processor for 5G core, which is codenamed Sierra Forest and is anticipated later in 2024.
• A peek at Granite Rapids-D, the Xeon processor anticipated to launch in 2025.
• Intel desires to place its chips in 100 million AI-enabled PCs by subsequent yr.

Qualcomm brings Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Extremely Wideband to 1 chip

Qualcomm introduced the FastConnect 7900 Cellular Connectivity system, a chip that makes use of Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth or Extremely Wideband applied sciences relying on what the circumstances require. For enterprise use, the system opens up alternatives for proximity-based performance (e.g., it could be utilized in IoT-enabled factories) and multi-device experiences (e.g., simple file sharing, sensible switching audio between wi-fi earbuds relying on context and utilizing the identical mice and keyboards with totally different PCs, telephones and tablets).

Lenovo and Motorola debut Good Join

One interesting characteristic of Apple’s ecosystem is how simply gadgets can speak to one another with functionalities like AirDrop and Discover My. Lenovo and Motorola will provide among the similar companies with Good Join, which syncs peripheral controls, notifications, file sharing and cameras between Lenovo PCs working Home windows 10 or later and a few Lenovo tablets and Motorola gadgets (Determine C). Good Join shall be downloadable by means of the Microsoft or Google Play shops “within the coming months.”

As well as, Motorola had available its enjoyable, nonetheless experimental adaptive show, which is versatile sufficient to let somebody put on a telephone like a bracelet.

rSIM claims safety in opposition to cellular downtime

One of many extra outstanding new manufacturers to come back out of MWC 2024 to this point is rSIM, whose product focuses on device-agonistic connectivity for help throughout outages. rSIM maybe advantages unintentionally from having the ability to maintain its product up as a attainable resolution to outages just like the one AT&T skilled final week.

rSIM might be an fascinating choice for IoT-heavy workplaces to ensure employees keep related. rSIM sells to cellular operators, gadget producers and value-added resellers.

Nokia is now Dell’s major associate for enterprise edge use circumstances

Dell and Nokia have entered right into a partnership that may see Dell take the lead in transitioning clients over time from Nokia AirFrame servers to Dell PowerEdge servers. Plus, Nokia shall be Dell’s most well-liked non-public wi-fi associate for enterprise edge use circumstances. For these enterprise edge use circumstances, which means it is going to be simpler to combine the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud non-public wi-fi resolution with Dell’s edge operations software program platform, Dell NativeEdge.

Editor’s notice: TechRepublic is protecting MWC 2024 remotely.