Innovation

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s communications solutions provider, announced to have conducted India’s first Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) based live 5G network validation in partnership with Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud and transforms the way the world connects.

TotallyAwesome, Australia’s digital media network for GenZ and families, has launched TotallyAwesome Programmatic Playground, a digital platform that allows APAC advertisers to engage with under 18’s in brand safe environments at scale using programmatic technology. Despite U18’s and teens increasingly controlling most household purchasing decisions around holidays, cars, beauty, auto and tech, marketers have been unable to target them in a brand safe, contextual environment. TotallyAwesome Programmatic Playground solves this issue.

In promoting tangible outcomes for empowering women and driving innovation, the 2022 BRICS Women Innovation Contest is now open to all businesswomen in BRICS countries. Register now and receive a recommendation from DHgate. The Contest aims to activate and unleash women’s innovation and creativity in green development, technological innovation, cultural creativity, healthcare, education and training, finance, cross-border e-commerce, and other fields.

Valio and Atria were the first in Finland to test Bovaer®, a feed additive made by the Dutch company DSM. The additive has proved to reduce methane emissions produced by cows by 30%. The additive has generated promising results in trials in Europe and North America. During the 12-week test period, 400 cows at three different Valio dairy farms received feed containing the Bovaer® additive. Bovaer® received permission to be marketed in the EU.  

When we think of drones or UAVs, we have an image which readily jumps to mind, usually of a remote-controlled quadcopter of some sort, or of some other aerial vehicle, such as the US military’s Predator or Reaper drones. The unmanned drone industry began a lot earlier than anyone expects, though - the first UAVs were actually hot air balloons, with the first balloon being demonstrated in 1783 by Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier in Annonay, France.

A Curtin University team of data scientists and software developers will help take open-access books to a sophisticated digital future through a pilot project that seeks to enhance the diversity of voices from small and medium book publishers across the globe. The project has been awarded over AUD$1m by the prestigious Andrew W. Mellon  Foundation, the largest supporter of the arts and humanities in the United States.  

Technologists have been whispering about the metaverse for years. Now, it’s emerging, with Meta launching our vision at Connect 2021. There’s been plenty of talk on how the next iteration of the internet - an internet you can step inside - will change entertainment, gaming, and social connection. The metaverse also means profound changes for the world of work. Advances in virtual reality (VR) tech will mean more immersive and useful virtual spaces. New augmented reality and hologram technologies will mean environments that seamlessly blend the digital with the physical world around us. As more organisations adopt these tech, it will make the benefits accessible to millions of workers across various sectors around the world.

Advanced Navigation, one of the world’s most ambitious innovators in AI robotics, and navigation technology, is announcing Hydrus - a revolution in underwater drone technology, developed to open exciting frontiers in ocean exploration around the world. Hydrus, a fully autonomous submersible drone, will revolutionise undersea research, survey and exploration by making data capture simple. Operational straight out of the box, ocean users of every grade will now have access to an all-in-one underwater inspection team. 

LatConnect 60, an Earth observation and data fusion company based in Perth, Australia, has signed an agreement to work with Gilmour Space Technologies in Queensland to build and launch the first microsatellite in a high-resolution hyperspectral imaging constellation. The smart satellites will be placed in 30-degree inclined orbits for revisit data capture over the Earth’s equatorial and mid-latitude regions. Executives from the Aussie companies announced the HyperSight 60 constellation agreement at the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, an annual meeting that brings together space leaders from around the world.

Curiious announced the launch of its ‘plug and play’ version of its award-winning metaverse platform, enabling enterprise to engage audiences in the metaverse within hours of purchase. Curiious’ metaverse platform enables brands to host a fully-immersive, 3D online world within hours, rather than the months of building when a brand commits to a bespoke platform.