tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44924746680304252292024-03-06T00:20:38.055+05:30Pareekh JainPareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-42019928099703659692017-11-12T22:29:00.001+05:302017-11-12T22:29:22.841+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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EV investments: Ford, China's Zotye Auto invest $756 million
in electric vehicle JV. (Read <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-china-electric-vehicle/ford-chinas-zotye-auto-invest-756-million-in-electric-vehicle-jv-idUSKBN1D81L4">here</a>).
Vespa’s first electric scooter is coming in 2018 with 62 miles of range. (Read <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/08/vespas-first-electric-scooter-is-coming-in-2018-with-62-miles-of-range.html?">here</a>).
Toyota cuts production costs to allow record research budget for EV. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/companies-executives/toyota-cuts-production-costs-allow-record-research-budget?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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EV battery/ charging infrastructure investments: Samsung
working on battery breakthrough for powering cars. Lithium-air promises twice
the capacity of today's Li-ion tech. Samsung's new battery would theoretically
let an electric vehicle go more than
700km. (Read <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Samsung-working-on-battery-breakthrough-for-powering-cars">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Autonomous driving: A big
public debut for a self-driving bus in Las Vegas turned out to be trouble. An autonomous shuttle bus collided with a
semi-truck just a few hours after Las Vegas city officials held a ceremony to
celebrate its first day as part of a larger
city-wide test. (Read <a href="http://fortune.com/2017/11/08/self-driving-bus-las-vegas-crash/?">here</a>).
Waymo makes history testing on public roads with no one at the wheel. (Read <a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/fully-driverless-cars-are-here/">here</a>).
Tencent is reportedly testing its own
autonomous driving system. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/07/tencent-is-reportedly-testing-its-own-autonomous-driving-system/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Startup/ technology investments: Tesla acquires automated
manufacturing machine supplier Perbix. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/07/tesla-acquires-automated-manufacturing-machine-supplier-perbix/">here</a>).
Renault has entered into a strategic development agreement with Chronocam SA, a
developer of biologically-inspired vision sensors and computer vision solutions
for automotive applications. (Read <a href="https://group.renault.com/en/news/blog-renault/groupe-renault-announces-strategic-partnership-with-computer-vision-innovator-chronocam-2/">here</a>).
EV startup Nio reportedly raises $1B
from Tencent and others. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/09/ev-startup-nio-reportedly-raises-1b-from-tencent-and-others/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Safety: Ford made a trucker hat that uses technology to save
truckers’ lives. The new SafeCap tracks head movement to determine whether
drivers are safely awake or about to snooze. (Read <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/40490733/ford-just-made-a-trucker-hat-that-uses-technology-to-save-truckers-lives?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Geographical expansion: Opel will enter more than 20 new
markets by 2022, with Argentina, Saudi Arabia,
and Taiwan among countries identified as potential export markets. Opel also is
exploring whether to sell cars in China and Brazil. With Opel's entire lineup
moving to PSA platforms, Opel has much more freedom to pursue sales in
non-European markets. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171110/ANE/171109766/opels-global-expansion-has-china-russia-in-its-sights?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Connected cars: Ola
partners with Microsoft to build a connected
vehicle platform for car manufacturers. (Read <a href="https://yourstory.com/2017/11/ola-partners-microsoft-build-connected-vehicle-platform-car-manufacturers/">here</a>).
Denso announces it has developed a thin-film transistor enabling it to produce
what it says is the world’s largest
automotive head-up display, a human-machine interface with a nearly 24-in.
(61-cm) projection. (Read <a href="http://wardsauto.com/technology/denso-claims-world-s-largest-auto-head-display">here</a>).
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Shared mobility: Uber gives top riders a 24/7 ‘Premium
Support’ hotline. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/08/just-for-youber/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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OEM/ Tier 1s preparing for software-defined
cars: Continental, Osram to join forces in auto lighting JV. (Read <a href="http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20171107/NEWS/311089999/continental-osram-to-join-forces-in-auto-lighting-jv?">here</a>).
VW, Google cooperate on quantum computing. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171107/ANE/171109837/vw-google-cooperate-on-quantum-computing-in-tech-push?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Service provider investments: Altran Technologies opens
first U.S. passive-safety center in Michigan. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171109/OEM10/171109768/altran-technologies-passive-safety-wixom-michigan?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Testing: Airbus knew of software vulnerability before A400M
crash. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-a400m/airbus-knew-of-software-vulnerability-before-a400m-crash-idUSKBN1D819P">here</a>).
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Technology Investments: Boeing’s investment arm, Boeing Horizon X
Ventures, has made its first investment in materials research, in the form of
Gamma Alloys. (Read <a href="http://www.mwrf.com/materials/boeing-invests-advanced-material-maker?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Avionics: Honeywell’s suite
of advanced cockpit technologies and industry-leading auxiliary power units has
been selected by China’s Spring Airlines for its future fleet of Airbus
A320neo aircraft. (Read <a href="https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/press-release-listing/2017/november/spring-airlines-selects-honeywell-technology-for-new-airbus-a320neo-fleet">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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UI Issues: USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI
confusion. (Read <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/uss-mccain-collision-ultimately-caused-by-ui-confusion/?">here</a>).
UI often doesn’t get same importance in aerospace and defense as in automotive
and other consumer-oriented sectors. This
incident should highlight the importance of
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Flying Taxis: Uber has partnered with NASA to help it
develop air traffic management systems for its flying taxi initiatives. (Read <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/08/technology/uber-web-summit-uberair/index.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Service Provider Contracts: NATS partners with Altran for
the next-generation air traffic conflict
detection tool. (Read <a href="https://www.nats.aero/news/nats-partners-altran-next-generation-conflict-detection-tool/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Space: Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the UK
Space Agency to work on MicroCarb, a joint UK-French satellite mission which
will measure sources and sinks of carbon, the principal greenhouse gas driving
global warming. (Read <a href="https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-signs-contract-uk-space-agency-work-climate-change?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Technology updates: Airbnb develops an AI which converts the
design into the source code. (Read <a href="https://www.techleer.com/articles/386-airbnb-develops-an-ai-which-converts-design-into-source-code/?">here</a>).
IBM says it has created a prototype 50 qubit quantum computer. What does that
mean? It would be a machine close to the threshold at which it could perform
tasks beyond the reach of conventional supercomputers. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/ibm-ups-pressure-rivals-quantum-computer-prototype?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Technology investments: Apple has acquired imaging sensor
startup InVisage Technologies. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/09/apple-has-acquired-imaging-sensor-startup-invisage-technologies/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Business model: Intelsat and Coca-Cola
are working together to bring satellite-enabled
Wi-Fi services to remote communities
across Africa. (Read <a href="http://www.intelsat.com/news/press-release/intelsat-and-coca-cola-partner-to-promote-digital-access-in-africa/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Graphics chips: Intel to develop its own graphics chips led
by former AMD exec. (Read <a href="http://fortune.com/2017/11/08/intel-gpu-raja-koduri-amd/">here</a>). Intel
and AMD team up against Nvidia to produce a new laptop chip. (Read <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/6/16612048/intel-amd-partnership-nvidia-laptop-chip">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Technology updates: A new patent filing from
telecommunications provider Comcast suggests the firm is looking at how to
store operational data on a blockchain. The blockchain database would hold
private and identifying information for customers, and would only be accessible
by certain entities. (Read <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/comcast-files-for-blockchain-based-database-patent/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Product innovation: A regular ultrasound machine costs over
$100,000 but a new ultrasound on a chip device attached to a smartphone will be $2000 in 2018. It will be
portable and will eventually make ultrasound as common
as blood pressure cuffs in hospitals, clinics,
and doctors offices and with first responders and field medics. Butterfly iQ is
FDA 510(k) cleared for diagnostic imaging across 13 clinical applications which
span the whole body. (Read <a href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/11/ultrasound-on-a-chip-using-an-array-of-sensors-will-make-ultrasound-50-times-lower-cost-in-2018.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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AR-based 3D printing: Apple
secures patent for a 3D printing method that’s compatible with cameras and AR
glasses. (Read <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/research/apple-3d-printing-patent-augmented-reality/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Materials: Rolls Royce to consider PyroGenesis additive
manufacturing powders as NDA signed. (Read <a href="https://www.tctmagazine.com/3d-printing-news/rolls-royce-pyrogenesis-additive-manufacturing-powders/">here</a>).
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Drones in Mining: Drones are now operating underground.
Mining companies look to automation to help companies dig out more ore and save
lives. (Read <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/miners-aim-very-sci-fidrones-at-dark-dangerous-places-1509886805">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Drones in O&G: A satellite imaging company, Orbital
Insights, is challenging Saudi Arabia’s reports of declining oil inventory
suggesting that OPEC’s leader may have well been lying to get prices higher.
(Read <a href="https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Is-Saudi-Arabia-Lying-about-Its-Oil-Inventories.html">here</a>).
What is possible by satellite imaging today can be verified by drones tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Testbed: The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), announced
the Digital Solar Plant testbed. The testbed is led by LTI and GE Digital and
will deploy in multiple phases at an L&T Solar plant in Rajasthan, India.
(Read <a href="https://www.lntinfotech.com/news-event/the-industrial-internet-consortium-announces-the-digital-solar-plant-testbed-led-by-lti-and-ge-digital/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Business model: Neos
launches IoT-powered home insurance UK-wide. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/06/neos-launches-iot-powered-home-insurance-uk-wide/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Platforms: Telia Estonia has started trialing a self-service platform for its IoT customers, allowing
them to manage SIM cards and mobile data traffic. (Read <a href="https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/press-wire/telia-estonia-starts-testing-new-iot-platform-for-enterprises#.WgSJtmty768.twitter">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Machine Vision and AI for Quality: The Domino’s Pizza group
is implementing an artificial intelligence camera system from Dragontail
Systems which will be deployed to check pizzas for quality before they are handed to customers. (Read <a href="https://www.itwire.com/deals/80712-dragontail-ai-cameras-check-pizza-quality-for-domino-s.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Contracts: Prysmian to launch its first Industry 4.0 pilot
project with Dassault Systèmes. (Read <a href="https://www.realwire.com/releases/Prysmian-to-launch-first-Industry-4-0-pilot-project-with-Dassault-Systemes">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Service provider M&A: AXISCADES announced the
acquisition of Mistral, a Bengaluru-based embedded technology company. (Read <a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/axiscades-to-buy-mistral-solution/article9945384.ece">here</a>).
SEGULA Technologies has announced its acquisition
of EK Design, a German company specializing
in the automotive and industrial / special
vehicle sector. (Read <a href="http://www.segulatechnologies.com/en/news/details/EKDesign_140">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-67450011500908908912017-11-05T16:28:00.000+05:302017-11-05T16:28:01.308+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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stories are across automotive, aerospace, Industry 4.0, 3D printing, software,
telecom, semiconductor, medical devices, AI, IoT, and PLM.<o:p></o:p></div>
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EV investments: Ashok Leyland, an Indian truck manufacturer,
is looking to pump $61.5 Mn-$77 Mn (INR 400 Cr-INR 500 Cr) into its electric
vehicle business over the next three to five years. (Read <a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/ashok-leyland-electric-vehicles-maruti-suzuki/?">here</a>).
Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-Shing agreed
to buy shares in O Luxe Holdings Ltd. for the second time in a month, a deal
that would make Hong Kong’s richest man the second-largest investor in the
owner of an electric-car maker. (Read <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-30/hong-kong-s-richest-man-increases-stake-in-o-luxe-shares-jump">here</a>).
Indian government to procure another 20,000 electric cars for its fleet. (Read <a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/government-to-procure-more-20000-electric-cars-for-babus-tenders-out-in-early-2018-eesl/915344/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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EV charging infrastructure investments: BMW Group, Daimler,
Ford Motor Company, and the Volkswagen Group will join up to create a
high-power charging network for electric vehicles called “Ionity,” which will build and operate around
400 charging stations across Europe by 2020. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/03/bmw-daimler-ford-and-volkswagen-team-up-on-high-power-charging-network/">here</a>).
Indian government invites snap bid for electric vehicle chargers. (Read <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/government-invites-snap-bid-for-electric-vehicle-chargers/articleshow/61327195.cms">here</a>).
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Autonomous driving: Waymo is investing a lot of time and
effort on building out the user experience of its self-driving vehicles, which
includes both the external and internal user-facing features of its autonomous
cars. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/31/waymo-self-driving-ux/">here</a>).
Delphi partners with leading Chinese map and location service supplier,
AutoNav. This will enhance Delphi’s
support to customers in the Chinese market on connected infotainment and
navigation systems and will lay a
foundation for Delphi to bring automated driving systems to the Chinese market.
(Read <a href="https://www.delphi.com/media/feature-stories/Details/delphi-partners-with-leading-chinese-map-and-location-service-supplier-autonavi">here</a>).
Germany has developed a set of ethical guidelines for self-driving cars. (Read <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/08/germany-has-developed-a-set-of-ethical-guidelines-for-self-driving-cars?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Startup/ technology investments: Arbe Robotics raises $9M to
build high-resolution radars for autonomous cars. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/02/arbe-robotics-raises-9m-to-build-high-resolution-radars-for-autonomous-cars/">here</a>).
Continental is buying Israel’s Argus Cyber Security whose technology guards connected
cars against hacking. (Read <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/11/03/business/03reuters-argus-m-a-continental.html">here</a>).
Toyota is exploring airless tires to help reduce the weight of battery-electric
and fuel cell vehicles and boost performance. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171030/ANE/171039959">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Vehicle recalls: Ford Recalls 1.1 Million 2015-2017 F-Series
Pickups for Door Fix. (Read <a href="http://www.jdpower.com/cars/articles/safety-and-mpg/recall-roundup-ford-recalls-11-million-2015-2017-f-series-pickups-door">here</a>).
BMW recalls 1 million vehicles in North
America. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171103/OEM11/171109891/bmw-recall-north-america-1million?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Geographical expansion: Aston Martin plans US spending boost
to hedge Brexit effect. The U.S. accounted for 20% of Aston Martin's auto sales
in 2016. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/leadership/aston-martin-plans-us-spending-boost-hedge-brexit-effect?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Connected cars: Ford is partnering with Qualcomm, AT&T, and Nokia to test cellular modems
that can connect vehicles to each other and roadside infrastructure to help
navigate in bad weather or construction zones. The technology, known as
cellular-V2X, is meant to connect vehicles with traffic lights, roadside beacons, and other vehicles to share real-time information about the driving
conditions around them. It's supposed to improve safety and help speed the
deployment of self-driving vehicles. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171031/MOBILITY/171039927/?">here</a>).
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Technology investments: China’s hybrid electric tram powered
by hydrogen (H2) fuel cells has begun commercial operation. It is the first commercial H2-powered tram in the world and
made by CRRC. It can be refilled with H2 in 15 minutes and can run for 40
kilometers at a maximum speed of 70 km per hour. (Read <a href="https://www.gasworld.com/china-has-worlds-first-hydrogen-tram-/2013703.article?">here</a>).<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Indian defense: Indian government clears mega project to
acquire 111 helicopters worth $3.5 billion for Navy. (Read <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/government-clears-mega-project-to-acquire-111-helicopters-for-navy/articleshow/61365369.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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MRO: Aviation MRO companies want 18% GST scrapped. (Read <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/aviation-mro-companies-want-18-gst-scrapped/articleshow/61176655.cms">here</a>).
In 2016, Indian airlines spent $950 m on MRO,
but only 10% business came to Indian MRO companies. MRO business has an
exponential growth potential in India. Global civil aircraft fleet was about
19,000 at the beginning of 2016, and it will be double to 38000+ by 2034. The
majority of growth in aircraft will come from Asia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Testing: Airbus has wrapped up functional, and reliability testing for its A350-1000 and is expecting to achieve certification for the twinjet
this month. (Read <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a350-1000-nears-certification-after-finishing-reliab-442815/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Technology: Lockheed is
making large long-range robotic submarine drone. (Read <a href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/11/lockheed-making-large-long-range-robotic-submarine-drone.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Airlines consolidation: EasyJet purchases Air Berlin’s Tegel
Operations for €40 million. (Read <a href="https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/easyjet-agrees-e40m-deal-insolvent-air-berlin/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Avionics: USAF awarded Rockwell Collins with a sustainment
contract for the 59 aircraft in the KC-59 fleet. (Read <a href="http://www.mwrf.com/defense/usaf-contracts-rockwell-collins-kc-10-avionics-upgrade-path?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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M&A/ Consolidation: Schneider emerges as top bidder for L&T’s electrical unit. (Read
<a href="http://www.livemint.com/Companies/M73TOvn3zQeILkI0W5rnWJ/Schneider-emerges-as-top-bidder-for-LTs-electrical-unit.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Outsourcing: IBM offloads Notes and Domino to India's HCL
Technologies. 'Partnership' will see HCL run future development, starting with
version 10 in 2018. (Read <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/30/ibm_hcl_notes_domino_partnership/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Startup/ Technology investments: VMware acquires VeloCloud
as it moves deeper into networking. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/02/vmware-acquires-velocloud-as-it-moves-deeper-into-networking/">here</a>).
Amazon adds an AR shopping feature to its iOS app. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/01/amazon-adds-an-ar-shopping-feature-to-its-ios-app/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Business model: Grab, the Uber rival in Southeast Asia, is
now officially also a digital payments company. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/01/grab-takes-a-big-step-into-digital-payments/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Business model: Orange launches its own bank in France,
aiming to win 2million users (25 percent of France's online banking market) by
capitalizing on the rising use of smartphones. (Read <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/orange-bank-telecoms-giant/2017/10/31/id/823183/">here</a>).
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Legacy infrastructure: Indian Telecom major Airtel is likely
to shut down 3G network faster than 2G network in next 3-4 years. There are
still 50 per cent of phone being shipped out in India that are feature phones. (Read
<a href="http://www.livemint.com/Industry/cx610J8DPPHIHL3MmaPCgO/Airtel-to-shut-down-3G-network-in-34-years-continue-2G-4G.html?">here</a>).
So 2G will continue for some more time but 3G will be replaced by 4G very soon.
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M&A/ consolidation: Broadcom Ltd. is considering a bid
of more than $100 billion for Qualcomm in what would be the biggest-ever
takeover of a chipmaker. (Read <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-03/broadcom-is-said-to-explore-deal-to-acquire-chipmaker-qualcomm-j9k6u92n">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Automotive chips: Renesas to provide chips for Toyota's
self-driving cars. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171031/MOBILITY/171039926/renesas-toyota-self-driving-autonomous-cars?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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5G: Docomo, Sony to trial real time HD video streaming to a
moving vehicle via 5G. (Read <a href="https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/11529-docomo-sony-to-trial-real-time-hd-video-streaming-to-a-moving-vehicle-via-5g">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Medical Devices<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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AI & Business model innovation: For a dollar, an AI will
examine your medical scan. Zebra-Med's tech helps radiologists find heart,
liver, bone and other diseases. (Read <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/27/for-a-dollar-an-ai-will-examine-your-medical-scan/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Medical devices 3D printing: Just-in-time 3-D implants set
to transform tumor surgery. (Read <a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-just-in-time-d-implants-tumor-surgery.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Automotive 3D printing: Porsche buys minority stakes in two
3D-printing companies. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171103/ANE/171109917/porsche-se-buys-minority-stakes-in-3d-printing-manufacturers?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Contract: Bell and Howell has selected the ThingWorx
industrial innovation platform to transform its service organization by
enabling remote monitoring and service of its connected industrial mechatronic
machines. (Read <a href="https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2017/bell-and-howell-selects-thingworx-platform">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Startup/ Technology invetsments: Rockwell Automation announced
its investment in The Hive, a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation
studio, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology start-ups
with a focus on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial
automation. (Read <a href="https://ir.rockwellautomation.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2017/Rockwell-Automation-Invests-in-Artificial-Intelligence-AI-for-Industrial-Automation/default.aspx?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Service provider M&A: QuEST has announced the
acquisition of IT Six Global, a Romania based engineering services provider.
(Read <a href="https://www.quest-global.com/news/six-global-joins-hands-quest-global-engineering-services/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Service provider M&A: Alten has acquired Premier Logic
to strengthen its software produce engineering practice. (Read <a href="http://premierlogic.com/blog/2017/10/30/announcement-premier-logic-acquired-by-the-alten-group-2/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-9823899439343108562017-10-29T13:29:00.000+05:302017-10-29T13:29:04.188+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These 59 news stories caught my attention last week. These
stories are across automotive, aerospace, drones, AR, robotics, 3D printing,
software, telecom, semiconductor, IoT, and PLM.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tesla strikes a deal with
Shanghai to build a factory in China. The arrangement could enable electric-car maker
to slash production costs; firm would still likely incur 25% import tariff.
(Read <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-strikes-deal-with-shanghai-to-build-factory-in-china-1508670181?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Daimler is jumping the gun on Tesla by showing off a
battery-powered heavy-duty truck weeks before the California electric-car maker's own planned unveiling. The
E-Fuso Vision One prototype can carry 11 tons of cargo as far as 220 miles
before recharging. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/daimler-steals-tesla-s-thunder-heavy-duty-electric-truck?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Uniti says it will manufacture its light electric cars in
Landskrona, Sweden. The company is set to launch the new electric vehicle at
the new manufacturing facility on December 7, 2017. (Read <a href="http://evertiq.com/news/42864">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Toyota will keep in-house what it calls its
"game-changing" solid state
battery technology, despite working with Mazda and Denso on a new architecture
for electric cars. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171026/ANE/171029813/toyota-keeps-game-changing-ev-battery-tech-inhouse?">here</a>).
Toyota sees traditional gas engines phased out of its line by the 2040s. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/25/toyota-sees-traditional-gas-engines-phased-out-of-its-line-by-the-2040s/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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EV news from India. Maruti Suzuki to make electric cars.
(Read <a href="http://www.livemint.com/Industry/tXFYwQB3GWKpbsvD7R2I7L/Maruti-Suzuki-says-will-have-to-move-to-electric-cars-worki.html">here</a>).
Tata Motors began a pilot-run of its 9-meter electric
bus in Assam and claimed that it has become
the first automaker to get Arai and homologation certifications for its 9-m and
12-m electric buses. (Read <a href="https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/tata-motors-begins-electric-bus-pilot-runs-in-guwahati/61111480">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon got the patent for developing a drone that can
connect to transfer electricity to a car in motion. (Read <a href="https://qz.com/1103927/amazon-amzn-wins-patent-for-drones-to-wirelessly-charge-electric-cars-while-youre-driving/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Delphi buys Nutonomy
for $400 million to scale and deliver autonomous vehicles. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/24/delphi-buys-nutonomy-for-400-million-to-scale-and-deliver-autonomous-vehicles/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Waymo targets snowy roads for self-driving cars. (Read <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/26/waymo-targets-snowy-roads-for-self-driving-cars.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kiekert is developing
Autonomous Door Systems. (Read <a href="http://advancedmanufacturing.org/kiekert-developing-autonomous-door-systems/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Singapore’s first driverless truck makes debut at Jurong Island. (Read <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-s-first-driverless-truck-makes-debut-at-jurong-island-9338308">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Daimler aims to bring its self-driving snowplows to airports.
(Read <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/snowplows-driverless-daimler/amp/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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BMW office was searched
by European Union officials investigating an alleged cartel among five German
carmakers (BMW, Daimler, VW, Audi, and
Porsche) to limit their spending on emissions technology. (Read <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41695454">here</a>). Daimler and VW
offices were also raided subsequently.
(Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171023/ANE/171029896/daimler-vw-raided-by-eu-officials-in-widening-cartel-probe?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fiat Chrysler accused of obstructing diesel inquiry. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171023/ANE/171029898/fiat-chrysler-accused-of-obstructing-diesel-inquiry?">here</a>).
And also, Fiat Chrysler sues shippers over alleged price fixing. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171023/OEM01/171029890/fiat-chrysler-sues-shippers-over-alleged-price-fixing?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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From Toyota, vehicles driven by emotions. The common thread
is an artificial intelligence system that taps deep learning to absorb the
driver's habits and behavior, make predictions and suggestions and protect the
occupants. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171023/MOBILITY/171029931/toyota-concept-i-mobility?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kia Motors America Inc. is
recalling 342,381 Souls for the second time in the U.S. because an
initial repair may not have fixed a steering flaw. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171024/OEM11/171029858/kia-soul-recall-safety-nhtsa?">here</a>).
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Subaro set to recall
up to 400,000 vehicles in Japan in the wake of
improper inspections by uncertified workers. (Read <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Subaru-chief-says-improper-inspections-may-date-back-decades">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Honda to install faster-filling hydrogen stations across
Japan. (Read <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Honda-to-install-faster-filling-hydrogen-stations-across-Japan">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tesla, Apple, and
Google scrambling for Graphite supplies. (Read <a href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/10/tesla-apple-and-google-scrambling-for-graphite-supplies.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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BMW i Ventures and
Penske invest in flexible car ownership app, Fair, which attracted nearly $1
billion in offers from investors. (Read <a href="https://automotivelogistics.media/news/bmw-ventures-penske-invest-flexible-car-ownership-app?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The aviation industry may have a major crisis on its hands, as the number of pilots needed to fly
commercial airliners is dwindling. Between 2017 and 2036, about 640,000 new
pilots will be needed to fly commercial
airplanes worldwide. As the demand for pilots grows, so does the retirement
rate among current aviators operating commercial aircraft. (Read <a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/10/22/is-americas-airline-industry-headed-for-major-pilot-shortage.html#new_tab">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Singapore Airlines formalized a deal with for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 787-10 “Dreamliners" –valued
at $13.8 billion at list prices. (Read <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/10/23/singapore-airlines-finalizes-boeing-deal-worth-up-13-8-billion/791195001/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BL0WkWK8QS%2Byg%2BT28Sa%2BbEw%3D%3D">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Glitches in Pratt & Whitney's engines used by IndiGo and
GoAir on their new Airbus A320neo planes have led to as many as 64 of them
having to be removed for repair and replacement by the two airlines in the last
year and a half on 32 aircraft, said people aware of the matter. That,
according to experts, is more than six times the usual number, leading to
hundreds of canceled flights (Read <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/pw-engine-snags-land-indigo-goair-planes-in-trouble/articleshow/61280435.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saudi Arabia plans $1 billion investment in Virgin's space
tourism. (Read <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/27/saudi-arabia-1-billion-investment-virgin-space-tourim/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dassault Aviation said it would invest €100 million in its defense joint venture with the Anil Ambani-led
Reliance Group. The facility will manufacture several components of the offset
obligation connected to the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters from France. (Read <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/business/dassault-to-invest-100-mn-in-defence-jv/article19934070.ece?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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We all know about bird strike analysis in the aircraft
design. Here are some statistics - In 2017 alone, there have been 18 incidents
of bird strikes at the Bangalore airport. The Bangalore Airport Limited (BIAL) wants to conduct a special ornithological study for evaluating
bird activities in and around the region in the backdrop of its expansion
plans. (Read <a href="http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/Bengaluru-BIAL-plans-to-conduct-an-ornithological-study/articleshow/61156748.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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JetBlue plan to add more seats to its Airbus SE A320 planes
is running into an obstacle: broken toilets. The Space Flex lavatories supplied by Zodiac Aerospace are crucial to
JetBlue’s plan to reconfigure its fleet of A320 jets. (Read <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/broken-toilets-crimp-jetblue-s-plan-to-add-more-seats-on-a320?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Boeing stopped loading new airplane sections onto its 777
assembly line as workers scrambled to
catch up on a growing amount of
unfinished work, which has grown in recent months as the company continues to
implement new automation into the widebody’s fuselage assembly process. (Read <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-10-26/boeings-777-line-stumbles-traveled-work-mounts">here</a>).
Automation can delay production in the short
term!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pentair's electric division spinoff will be called nVent
Electric. (Read <a href="http://www.startribune.com/pentair-s-electrical-spin-off-gets-new-name-and-leader/452726023/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alphabet’s Project Wing now delivers burritos by drone in
southeastern Australia. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/alphabets-project-wing-now-delivers-burritos-by-drone-in-southeastern-australia/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a natural disaster, the process of finding survivors
can be a dangerous and arduous undertaking. There might be downed power-lines,
impassable flooded streets, or unstable ground to work around. A new drone from
Parrot has the potential to help. Outfitted with a thermal camera, the Bebop
Pro Thermal can fly over devastated areas and feed a live image back to an app,
providing up-to-date status information and identifying hot spots -- including
the heat given off by a survivor's body. (Read <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/25/technology/parrot-bebop-pro-thermal-search-rescue-agriculture/index.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Augmented War: New combat helmets are equipped with Microsoft’s HoloLens. (Read <a href="https://futurism.com/augmented-war-new-combat-helmets-are-equipped-with-microsofts-hololens/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon is launching a service that will let couriers open
people's front doors and put deliveries inside. Users of Amazon Key will need a
smart lock and Cloud Cam camera. ( Read here).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Google recently launched Pixel 2 XL and reports
began to surface that the device’s OLED screen was already exhibiting signs of
burn-in, which left UI elements faintly evident after switching screens. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/google-actively-investigating-reports-of-oled-burn-in-issues-on-pixel-2-xl-displays/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon Wine is shutting down. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/amazon-wine-is-shutting-down/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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eBay launches visual search tools that let you shop using
photos from your phone or web. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/26/ebay-launches-visual-search-tools-that-let-you-shop-using-photos-from-your-phone-or-web/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon will soon let you order from restaurants using the
Amazon app on your phone. (Read <a href="https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/10/23/amazon-smartphone-app-now-allows-ordering-from-dozens-of-restaurants.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Finnish mobile operator Elisa and the mobile payments
company Fortumo announced a partnership for the launch of direct carrier
billing. More than 2 million Elisa subscribers can now make purchases in app
stores, inside games, and for digital
content by charging payments to their mobile phone bill. (Read <a href="https://www.thefastmode.com/services-and-innovations/11494-finnish-operator-elisa-launches-direct-carrier-billing-via-api-integration-to-fortumo">here</a>).
While credit card ownership in Finland is relatively high, standing at 63%,
carrier billing has become a popular payment method thanks to its simplicity
and security. The main benefits of carrier billing over card-based payments are
that the payments take only a few seconds to complete and do not require users
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Cisco acquires
BroadSoft for $1.9 billion. Broadsoft sells unified communications software
tools and fits in Cisco’s strategy to move from hardware to software. This is Cisco’s 200 <sup>the</sup> acquisition. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/cisco-scoops-up-broadsoft-for-1-9-billion-to-boost-communications-tools-portfolio/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Australia’s ambitious NBN program is in trouble. Govt looks
to courts to salvage NBN model. (Read <a href="https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-looks-to-courts-to-salvage-nbn-model-476008?">here</a>).
It raises the question whether FTTx broadband model is commercially viable
beyond densely populated urban areas. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nokia trials Asia's first fall
prediction video analytics application. (Read <a href="https://www.nokia.com/en_int/news/releases/2017/10/24/nokia-trials-asias-first-fall-prediction-video-analytics-application">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can’t. The
goal is to extract mineral resources from abandoned, flooded mine sites
previously considered too dangerous or costly to access. (Read <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2151183-robotic-underwater-miners-can-go-where-humans-cant/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kindred robots are learning to grab and sort clothing in a warehouse
for the Gap. (Read <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/609209/kindred-robots-are-learning-to-grab-and-sort-clothing-in-a-warehouse-for-the-gap/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Microsoft has stopped manufacturing the Kinect sensor, which
has given robots affordable eyes since its launch in 2010. (Read <a href="http://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/the-kinect-revolutionised-robotics-but-its-demise-is-not-the-end-of-the-world">here</a>). Earlier this year Google sold its robotics
arm, Boston Dynamics. It looks like
Google and Microsoft are not bullish on the robotics prospects.<o:p></o:p></div>
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GKN and GE Additive sign MoU for additive manufacturing collaboration.
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RTI Surgical, a global surgical implant company, announced the introduction of TETRAfuse® 3D
Technology, providing surgeons a solution they have been seeking. From the
beginning, surgeons have had to choose between bone in-growth, radiolucency or
mechanical strength when selecting a spinal interbody implant. TETRAfuse 3D
Technology is the first 3D printed polymer implant material that has
demonstrated trabecular bone ingrowth while maintaining radiolucency and
bone-like mechanical properties. (Read <a href="http://www.rtix.com/en_us/news/2017/rti-surgical-introduces-tetrafuse-3d-technology-becoming-first-to-offer-3d-printed-interbody-polymer-optimized-to-participate-in-fusion?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B14BMc1tuSOy99frkv%2FPmlA%3D%3D">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Meet the “connected cow.” Dairy herds are being connected to sensors and mobile phones.
(Read <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2db7e742-7204-11e7-93ff-99f383b09ff9?mhq5j=e5">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Exelon signed a deal
with GE Power to sift the data with Predix, GE’s IoT platform. (Read <a href="https://www.ge.com/reports/power-ge-software-helps-exelon-make-data/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Autodesk launches services marketplace geared for the AEC industry.
(Read <a href="http://blogs.autodesk.com/inthefold/autodesk-services-marketplace/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Siemens and FFG partner for digitalization
strategy. (Read <a href="http://metalworkingnews.info/siemens-and-ffg-partner-for-digitalisation-strategy/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dassault Systèmes to acquire No Magic, leader in model-based
systems engineering, and modeling solutions. (Read <a href="https://www.3ds.com/press-releases/single/dassault-systemes-strengthens-foothold-in-systems-engineering-to-facilitate-new-connected-experienc/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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REHAU Automotive to deploy Siemens software exclusively
across all 15 plants. (Read <a href="https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=259291&ComponentTemplate=822">here</a>).<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Imagine a fully loaded Boeing 747 crashing four times a
week, every week, with no survivors. Over a 52-week period, that would result
in about 100,000 lives lost. That’s roughly the same number of deaths in the
United States each year that can be attributed
to infections contracted in hospital operating rooms. HUNTAIR is using BIM to solve this challenge leveraging its
semiconductor’s clean room expertise. (Read <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/bim/hub/huntair-uses-bim-to-help-hospitals-reduce-infections">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saudi Arabia announced plans to build a $500 billion
mega-city that's 33 times the size of New York City. (Read <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Saudi-Arabia-just-announced-plans-to-build-a-500-billion-mega-city-thats-33-times-the-size-of-New-York-City/articleshow/61210205.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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GE explores divesting its transportation, healthcare IT
businesses. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ge-divestitures/ge-explores-divesting-its-transportation-healthcare-it-businesses-sources-idUSKBN1CV2NU">here</a>).
Will any Indian IT service provider interested in GE’s healthcare IT business?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Chinese government plans to launch its Social Credit
System in 2020. The aim? To judge the trustworthiness – or otherwise – of its
1.3 billion residents. (Read <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-39469769583121794762017-10-21T23:51:00.001+05:302017-10-21T23:51:31.157+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These 38 news stories caught my attention last week. These
stories are across automotive, aerospace, 3D printing, software, telecom, semiconductor,
IoT, and PLM.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Automotive<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Rolls-Royce built the new Phantom VIII for billionaires who like
driving. (Read <a href="https://www.autolink.careers/blog/2017/10/rolls-royce-built-the-new-phantom-viii-for-billionaires-who-like-driving?">here</a>).
I think it’s time to change assumptions in car designing that entry and mid-level
cars are self-driven and luxury cars are chauffeur
driven. With shared mobility and likes of Uber, Lyft, Ola the entry, and mid cars
are increasingly not self-driven, and
some billionaires might like driving too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tesla Inc is modifying new cars delivered to China and
retrofitting the charging network in the country to comply with domestic norms. (Read <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/motoring/2017-10/17/content_33353627.htm">here</a>).
Even Tesla can’t ignore China’s rules of the game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tesla also agrees to raise pay at German division. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171018/ANE/171019661/tesla-agrees-to-raise-pay-at-german-division?">here</a>).
Even Tesla is not immune to labor issues.<o:p></o:p></div>
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EV party has not even started,
and there is talk that EV battery suppliers such as Samsung and LG Chem will face
capacity crunch. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171021/OEM10/171029927/battery-suppliers-capacity-lg-chem-samsung-electric-cars?">here</a>).
There is room for new players in this
market. Start-up company Northvolt said that
it had picked its home country Sweden to build Europe's biggest factory for electric car batteries, rivaling Tesla's American "Gigafactory." Once fully
operational, the site is to produce lithium-ion batteries totaling 32 Gigawatt
hours (GWh) per year. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/strategic-siting/sweden-get-europes-biggest-car-battery-factory?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cummins unveils fully electric Urban Hauler Tractor. (Read <a href="https://www.bevindustry.com/articles/90608-cummins-unveils-fully-electric-urban-hauler-tractor">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shell opens first fast EV charging stations in the UK. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171018/ANE/171019676">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nissan Vehicle-to-Grid program
is spreading in Europe. The scheme has been tested in Denmark and is to
begin its European rollout next year. The trial involving a fleet of e-NV200
vans resulted in weekly revenue of €40 per vehicle for their owners. (Read <a href="http://wardsauto.com/engines/nissan-vehicle-grid-program-spreading-europe">here</a>).
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While EV is gaining momentum, some deeper questions are also raised.
Ferrari CEO says electric cars may not be as clean as they seem. (Read <a href="https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/10/09/ferrari-ceo-says-electric-cars-may-not-be-as-clean-as-they-seem.html?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BH%2BYeiDfORUafYD19Y0ddmQ%3D%3D">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Twelve major car brands in China (Besturn, Changan, Dongfeng
Fengshen, Geely, Haval, Hongqi, Lynk, MG, Trumpchi, Roewe, Senova, and Wey) which collectively represent
85% of the Chinese market, will equip all new models with electronic stability
control (ESC) starting in January. (Read <a href="http://wardsauto.com/technology/twelve-major-chinese-automakers-commit-esc">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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GM’s Cruise Automation will expand its test pool while keeping a focus on city driving,
something it has said gives it an edge in the autonomous
driving space. What better city to use for testing, then, than New York, one of
the densest and most hectic traffic nightmares in North America. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2017/10/17/cruises-self-driving-chevrolet-bolts-are-coming-to-new-york-next-year/amp/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ford recalls about 1.3
million 2015-17 F-150 and 2017 Super Duty vehicles in North America because of
potential door problems. (Read <a href="https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/10/ford-recalling-about-13m-vehicles-possible-door-issue">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Google parent company leads $1 billion investment in Lyft.
(Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171019/MOBILITY/171019637/google-parent-company-leads-1-billion-investment-in-lyft?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The circular economy
is gaining traction. Michelin has acquired Lehigh Technologies, a specialty
materials company that uses patented cryogenic turbo mill technology to
transform rubber from end-of-life tires and industrial goods into materials for
new tires and other products, reducing the
amount of raw materials initially
needed. (Read <a href="http://michelinmedia.com/pages/blog/detail/article/c0/a671/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Airbus and Bombardier announce C Series partnership. (Read <a href="http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/10/airbus-bombardier-cseries-agreement.html?">here</a>).
Some people are calling this the deal of the century in aerospace. Bombardier
has been facing financial and scale problem despite having a superior product
in the narrow-body single-aisle segment. The US recently levied 300% (Yes 300%) duty on
Bombardier. All these problems of
Bombardier are taken care of. Airbus got a great product in this segment
and will manufacture Ce series in the US
to avoid duties. Airbus one step ahead of Boeing now. But for us analysts, the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus continues
in Aerospace. The first credible number 3 player is acquired. Now all eyes on
China’s COMAC and Brazil’s Embraer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Speaking of Embraer, it announced the delivery of its first
E190-E2 in April 2018. Widerøe, the largest
regional carrier operating in the Nordic countries, is the launch customer to
receive the newest, upgraded version of the prosperous
E-Jet family of aircraft. (Read <a href="https://airwaysmag.com/industry/first-embraer-e190-e2-to-be-delivered-2018/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The one good news for Boeing this week is that India’s Jet
Airways had agreed to buy 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the deal value of $9.3 billion
at the list price. (Read <a href="https://www.aerotime.aero/en/aviation-finance/deals-and-transactions/20101-?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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A Seattle-area startup, Zunum Aero, backed by the venture
capital arms of Boeing Co and JetBlue Airways Corp announced plans to bring a
small hybrid-electric commuter aircraft to market by 2022. (Read <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4953264/Boeing-backed-hybrid-electric-commuter-plane-hit-market-2022.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Boeing, reversing the tide
of cuts, rushes to bring back retirees as temps. Boeing is hiring back 500 to
800 retirees on a temporary basis. (Read <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-reversing-tide-of-cuts-rushes-to-bring-back-retirees-as-temps/">here</a>).
Skill development in aerospace sector is one the biggest challenge which aerospace enterprises and engineering service
providers are facing. Hiring retirees could be a temporary solution.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 powers Airbus A330neo first flight
test. The Trent 7000 is not only 6dB quieter than the 700 model, but it also features a 10% specific fuel
consumption improvement thanks to its small, high pressure-ratio core and the
latest, fully swept, wide-chord fan technology. (Read <a href="http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/rolls-royce-trent-7000-powers-airbus-a330neo-first-flight-test.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Always-On computers are here. Windows 10 ARM devices
expected to have unbelievable battery
life. (Read <a href="https://mspoweruser.com/windows-10-arm-devices-expected-unbelievable-battery-life/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alexa is about to disappear into other devices, thanks to a
new technology. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/04/alexa-is-about-to-disappear-into-other-devices-thanks-to-a-new-technology/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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AlphaGo’s AI upgrade gets round the need for human input.
(Read <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631484-000-alphagos-ai-upgrade-gets-round-the-need-for-human-input/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brewing automation and AI can improve quality of the beer.
(Read <a href="https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en_NA/news/blog/detail.page?pagetitle=Does-Automation-Take-the-Craft-out-of-Brewing-|-Blog&content_type=blog&docid=525114549ad3b5a773288b452270b60e&utm_campaign=Process_NA_XX_EN_2017&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Blog_Brew_102017&__prclt=czEie1Q9">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Google's first mobile chip is an image processor hidden in
the Pixel 2. (Read <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/17/16487834/google-pixel-visual-core-ipu-custom-processor-chip">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Samsung has completed the development of the 8-nanometer
chip processing technology, moving closer to its commercialization. (Read <a href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2017/10/18/0501000000AEN20171018003200320.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nokia announces a strategic
collaboration with Amazon Web Services to enable telco’s easier transition to the cloud. (Read <a href="https://www.nokia.com/en_int/news/releases/2017/10/19/nokia-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-amazon-web-services-to-enable-easier-transition-to-the-cloud?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=social&utm_content=hootsuite">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cisco unveils industry’s first predictive services powered
by AI. (Read <a href="https://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1886389&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BQK%2BFOYLfS061%2F1Pz%2FmY%2Bgw%3D%3D">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Intel aims to conquer AI with the Nervana processor. It will release its first all-purpose AI chips
by the end of 2017. (Read <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/17/intel-ai-deep-learning-nervana-npp/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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GE Healthcare opens first 3D Printing Center in Europe.
(Read <a href="https://3dprint.com/189758/ge-healthcare-3d-printing-center/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smart Home. The smart home market continues to heat up, and
the legacy giants do not want to get locked out: quite literally. Assa Abloy,
the $23 billion Swedish lock giant that owns Yale and many other brands —
announced that it is buying US-based smart lock maker August Home to double
down on new technology. August home has only 90 employees. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/19/swedish-lock-maker-assa-abloy-set-to-acquire-august-home/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smart Cities. Google is entering into smart cities. Alphabet group company Sidewalk
Labs Is trying to reinvent the city, starting with Toronto. (Read <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-sidewalk-labs-toronto-quayside/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smart Railways. GE uses IoT and AI to find rail track flaws
that could cause derailments. (Read here). This solution, if it does what it
says, can save many lives in India where
every other month we hear about train accidents and derailments. (Read <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/ge-uses-ai-to-find-rail-track-flaws-that-could-cause-derailments/article/504691">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Apple and GE partner to bring Predix industrial apps to
iPhone and iPad. (Read <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/10/apple-and-ge-partner-to-bring-predix-industrial-apps-to-iphone-and-ipad/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Altran and Nokia are
developing a joint IoT solution which will help car manufacturers, railways
operators, utilities and smart cities to digitalize their operations. (Read <a href="https://www.altran.com/us/en/news_press_release/altran-nokia-expand-strategic-collaboration-deliver-innovative-iot-solutions-auto-railways-sectors/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blue Star chooses PTC's Thingworx IoT platform for Industry
4.0 and advanced analytics. (Read <a href="http://www.ipfonline.com/news/detailnews/Blue-Star-chooses-PTC-s-Thingworx-IoT-platform-for-Industry-4-0-and-advanced-analytics/Industry-News/8642/9468?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BnBnXzx2%2BSPGjTnlO5XJ%2FOQ%3D%3D">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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SNCF eliminates disruptions and delays on its
telecommunication services with IoT remote wireless backup power monitoring.
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Scania selects Dassault Systèmes. The cooperation aims to
enable cost-efficient design, testing,
and validation of the complete range of Scania’s high-quality modular products.
It will improve realistic simulations of functional properties and processes,
such as engineering, manufacturing, service,
and sales. (Read <a href="https://www.3ds.com/press-releases/single/scania-and-dassault-systemes-partner-for-future-innovation-and-deployment-of-3dexperience-platform/">here</a>). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-22814620710253300132017-10-15T20:22:00.001+05:302017-10-15T20:22:39.840+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These 48 news stories caught my attention last week. These
stories are across automotive, aerospace, drones, software, telecom, medical devices,
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New business models are evolving in the car industry. Porsche
will start a “subscription service” for customers that could give them access
to a number of their sports cars and SUVs, from $2,000 per month. (Read <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/10/16455246/porsche-car-subscription-service-launch">here</a>).
Volkswagen plans to reduce the size of its European dealer network and
introduce online sales as it adjusts to changing buying habits. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171010/ANE/171019880/vw-plans-to-shrink-dealer-network-launch-online-sales?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Vehicle recalls continuing
to make the news. Fiat Chrysler recalls
470,000 vehicles for restraint defect.
(Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171013/OEM11/171019753/fiat-chrysler-recalls-470000-vehicles-for-restraint-defect?">here</a>).
Mercedes will recall over 350,000 vehicles
in China with Takata airbags. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171013/ANE/171019789/mercedes-will-recall-over-350000-vehicles-in-china-with-takata?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even Tesla is not spared
of vehicle recall problem. Tesla recalls
about 11,000 Model X sport utility vehicles due to possible issues with their
second-row fold-flat seats. (Read <a href="http://www.livemint.com/Companies/7h2sAFdrCAk560ArvAh2IO/Tesla-recalls-11000-Model-X-SUVs-over-possible-seat-issue.html">here</a>).
Tesla’s trouble doesn’t end there. Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past
week. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-jobs/tesla-fired-hundreds-of-employees-in-past-week-idUSKBN1CJ00L">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a race to build EV charging infrastructure. Shell
has agreed to buy NewMotion, a Netherlands-based provider of more than 30,000
private home electric charging points for EVs as well as 50,000 public sites. The
move is the biggest yet by “big oil” into the electric
vehicle refueling market, which is forecast to grow dramatically in the coming
years. Earlier this year France’s Total bought Dutch company PitPoint, which provides natural gas refueling
for vehicles as well as operating a number of
EV charging points in Europe. (Read <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f6f5f88c-af4a-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130?">here</a>).
ABB has submitted a bid to provide 4,500 charging points as part of the Indian
Government’s tender to procure electric vehicles. (Read <a href="https://www-bloombergquint-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bloombergquint.com/business/2017/10/05/abb-india-submits-bid-for-4500-electric-vehicle-charging-stations.amp?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BN%2BZhZB29SgiY%2FzZV7b4lJw%3D%3D">here</a>).
Fortum partners NBCC to set up EV charging infra in projects in India. (Read <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/fortum-partners-nbcc-to-set-up-ev-charging-infra-in-projects/articleshow/60943907.cms">here</a>).
Groupe Renault has acquired a 25 percent
share in smart charging company Jedlix, a Dutch start-up launched by the Eneco
Group that specializes in sustainable charging of electric vehicles. (Read <a href="http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/renault/101289/groupe-renault-purchases-stake-in-smart-charging-company-jedlix">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beijing's green car push helps Chinese battery makers reign.
Technologically strong Japanese, South Korean rivals fight to stay relevant. Team
China had a share of just over 60% of the global market by volume followed by
Japan 20% and Korea 10%. The top five vendors are all Chinese. (Read <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Beijing-s-green-car-push-helps-Chinese-battery-makers-reign?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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How to develop a business
case of EVs in the country where fuels costs are as cheap as they could be. Well, give consumers free charging. Dubai to give free charging,
Salik for electric cars. Incentives hoped to boost electric car ownership in
the emirate. (Read <a href="http://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/energy/379359-dubai-to-give-free-charging-salik-for-electric-cars?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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More EV rollout announcements. VW to roll out electric trucks,
buses in $1.7 Billion projects. Electric trucks for local deliveries will probably
exceed a 5% market share by 2025, according to the head of the VW Truck &
Bus division. That compares to a forecast
of about 25% for battery-powered cars. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/energy/vw-roll-out-electric-trucks-buses-17-billion-project?">here</a>).
BMW is looking to form a joint venture with Great Wall Motor in China, which
could focus on electric vehicles. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-great-wall-bmw/bmw-eyes-possible-electric-vehicle-joint-venture-in-china-sources-idUSKBN1CG0FZ">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Volkswagen Group's plan to cut costs by creating a new parts
business could unlock funds for its move to electric vehicles and herald an
eventual spin-off that could transform its profitability. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171011/ANE/171019838/vw-will-bundle-parts-production-in-new-business?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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More cities and countries come up with their ban on
combustion engine cars. Paris plans ban
on combustion-engine cars by 2030. (Read <a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/paris-plans-ban-on-combustionengine-cars-by-2030/article9901632.ece?">here</a>).
The Dutch government confirms plan to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
(Read <a href="https://electrek.co/2017/10/10/netherlands-dutch-ban-petrol-diesel-cars-2030-electric-cars/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even Uber is doing its bit. Uber drivers will be banned from using vehicles that are not a
hybrid or fully electric in London from 2020, as part of a plan to help tackle
illegal levels of air pollution in the capital. Uber’s 40,000 licensed drivers
in London will be offered grants of up to
£5,000 towards a hybrid or fully electric car. (Read <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/08/uber-london-hybrid-fully-electric-cars-2020-vehicles?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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A bunch of announcement by GM. General Motors is working on
a self-driving truck platform called the Silent Utility Rover Universal
Superstructure (SURUS). The modular platform will have self-driving
capabilities and will be able to run on unpredictable, off-road terrain. It
could be used in many different ways from
acting as logistical support to emergency, backup power generation and as plain
utility trucks. (Read <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gm-unveil-hydrogen-powered-self-driving-truck-platform-that-could-work-wonders-disaster-zones-1642280?">here</a>).
General Motors boosts self-driving car credentials with the acquisition of lidar startup Strobe. ( Read <a href="https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/venturebeat.com/2017/10/09/general-motors-boosts-self-driving-car-credentials-with-acquisition-of-lidar-startup-strobe/amp/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Baidu plans to mass produce Level 4 self-driving cars with
BAIC by 2021. This shows how new-age technology companies will partner with
OEMs and not necessarily rivals. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/13/baidu-plans-to-mass-produce-level-4-self-driving-cars-with-baic-by-2021/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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End users are also developing plans for autonomous vehicles. US Postal Services plans to work
autonomy into its 228,000-vehicle fleet. Those plans
are already in motion: The post office has partnered with the University of
Michigan to build what it’s calling an Autonomous Rural Delivery Vehicle, which
it wants to launch on 28,000 rural routes nationwide as early as 2025.
(Read <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/postal-service-office-self-driving-mail-trucks/">here</a>).
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, German supplier ZF and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL
have partnered to deploy a test fleet of autonomous electric delivery trucks
starting in 2018. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171010/ANE/171009771/nvidia-zf-deutsche-post-to-launch-autonomous-delivery-trucks?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tier-1s are also developing their autonomous platforms. Panasonic aims to launch autonomous driving system in 2022. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171010/COPY/310109904">here</a>). Magna
has struck a deal with BMW, Intel, and
Mobileye to bring a new self-driving platform to the automotive market by 2021.
(Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171010/COPY/310109911">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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While the world is doubling
down on autonomous driving investments, one person betting against it is Warren Buffet. Warren Buffett had invested in
the largest truck-stop chain in North
America, Pilot Flying J. The company has 750 locations across the U.S. and
Canada and more than $20 billion in revenues. This
would not be a good investment if Buffett believed that autonomous trucks were
close to becoming a reality. This is
because at every stop, truck drivers buy not just fuel, but food and other
goods. No truck drivers mean no ancillary sales. (Read <a href="https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2017/10/09/buffett-bets-against-autonomous-trucks/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Seven more companies have joined the list of customers for
data analytics services from Boeing AnalytX, bringing the total of contracts
signed this year to 223. Boeing AnalytX is part of the aircraft manufacturer’s
drive to capitalize on the growing demand for after-market services ranging
from maintenance to cost-saving efficiencies. When Boeing Global Services was
reorganized as a separate business unit last year, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg
said he was aiming to triple the company’s revenue from aviation services to
$50 billion annually. 800 people in Boeing work for AnalytX. (Read <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2017/boeing-wins-seven-contracts-growing-data-analytics-business/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dassault Aviation, the French maker of Rafale fighter jets,
may build its business aircraft in India, in a boost to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's push to encourage local manufacturing. Building
the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and
execution that meets standards. It bid for a defense contract worth $11 billion
to supply 126 Rafale aircraft and eventually won an order for only 36 planes
last year. India had initially agreed to buy all the 126 jets under a
long-delayed deal, even mandating Dassault to build some of them locally. (Read
<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/dassault-plans-business-jet-manufacturing-in-india-on-modis-push/articleshow/61021882.cms?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BA8NvQUHrQP2FXZoWnzjL%2BA%3D%3D">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Honeywell spins off units worth $7.5 billion in sales, keeps
aerospace. Honeywell might make
acquisitions in aerospace now it has
money from the sale of other businesses. (Read <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/honeywell-spins-off-units-worth-7-5-billion-in-sales-keeps-aerospace/articleshow/61027394.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Safran and Emirates sign Airbus A380 component maintenance
contract, further strengthening their long partnership. (Read <a href="https://www.safran-electronics-defense.com/media/safran-and-emirates-sign-airbus-a380-component-maintenance-contract-further-strengthening-their-long-partnership-20171009">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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British weapons maker BAE Systems said it would eliminate
almost 2,000 jobs as its new chief executive comes to grips with a dearth of
military plane orders and the need to lower costs. (Read <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/bae-systems-to-cut-nearly-2-000-jobs-1507627324">here</a>).
It looks a jinx week for UK manufacturing. PSA will cut 400 Vauxhall jobs in the
UK; says production not competitive
compared with France. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20171013/ANE/171019758/psa-will-cut-400-vauxhall-jobs-in-uk?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Australian defense firm was
hacked and F-35 data stolen, DOD confirms. Aerospace engineering service
providers should bump up their cybersecurity practice. (Read <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/australian-defense-firm-was-hacked-and-f-35-data-stolen-dod-confirms/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazon files a patent
for deploying exclusive drones in India. The firm
says the proposed drones can also be used to identify other such objects, along
with aircraft, plying within Indian skies. (Read <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/amazon-files-patent-for-deploying-exclusive-drones-in-india-117100800237_1.html?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Drone with Event Camera takes first autonomous flight. Event
cameras work differently than conventional ones. Instead of recording what a
scene looks like, event cameras record how a
scene changes. Point them at a scene
that isn’t moving, and they won’t show
you anything. But as soon as there’s motion, event cameras show you just that motion on a per-pixel basis and at a very high
refresh rate. (Read <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/drones/drone-with-event-camera-takes-first-autonomous-flight">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alibaba is launching a $15 billion drive to build overseas
research hubs as the deep-pocketed firm looks to compete with global leaders in
e-commerce, logistics and cloud technology. (Read <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-alibaba-r-d/alibaba-launches-15-billion-overseas-rd-drive-idUSKBN1CG0HI">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Airtel is buying struggling Tata Tele In India and is getting
a billion-dollar business for free. It’s a win for Chandra (Tata Sons Chairman)
who wanted to non- performing businesses. Speculation is rife whether it will involve
more media and telecom businesses of Tatas such as Tata Sky, Tata
Communications. Even TCS could benefit from more telecom business from Airtel. (Read <a href="http://www.livemint.com/Money/QcujIIhjTJ8KMqYRMUKSMO/Tata-Tele-deal-How-Airtel-is-getting-a-billiondollar-busin.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Qualcomm confirms filing of a lawsuit against Apple in China to halt the manufacture and sale of
iPhones. (Read <a href="http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/qualcomm-confirms-filing-of-lawsuit-against-apple-in-china-to-halt-the-manufacture-and-sale-of-iphones-4141531.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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An electronic bandage
may heal chronic wounds. (Read <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319678.php?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tech Mahindra to set up dedicated center for Terumo BCT. As Terumo's global Innovation and
Development (I&D) partner, Tech Mahindra will provide medical device
engineering services. (Read <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/tech-mahindra-to-set-up-dedicated-centre-for-terumo-bct/articleshow/61005051.cms">here</a>).
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Neurosurgery is one of the most complex and difficult specializations that surgeons can
take. With this particular area, having accurate information on what needs to be operated on.
A new augmented reality (AR) system called GLOW allows surgeons to get a better
view. (Read <a href="https://www-vrfocus-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.vrfocus.com/2017/10/augmented-reality-for-vascular-neurosurgery/amp/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Salesforce takes another shot at IoT. Salesforce announced a
new IoT initiative called IoT Explorer Edition designed to help customers make
sense of IoT data and put it to work. Salesforce is calling a “low code” way of
generating IoT business workflows. Non-technical personnel can supposedly pick
and choose processes and connect to different devices and sensors to create
some type of automated workflow. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/salesforce-takes-another-shot-at-iot/">here</a>).
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Dell Technologies launched a new IoT division to integrate
products and services across the company, as well as new tools to speed up
implementations, and it plans to invest $1 billion in R&D over the next
three years. Dell is betting that edge analytics will be more important
than cloud analytics in IoT. (Read <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-outlines-iot-strategy-plans-to-spend-1-billion-on-r-d-over-three-years/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Intel Launches new IoT solution to help companies quickly and
securely onboard connected devices. (Read <a href="http://www.crn.com/news/internet-of-things/300093156/intel-launches-new-internet-of-things-solution-to-help-companies-quickly-and-securely-onboard-connected-devices.htm">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Remember a decade back every major country and state (at
least Indian state) was formulating its IT policy and consulting firms minted
millions in developing their IT policies (Some still do). It now looks IoT is the new IT, and many countries and states will formulate their IoT
policies. Indian state Telangana has formulated
its IoT policy which aims to attract investment and create jobs. The state wants
to do that by becoming a buyer of IoT
product/services, an enabler of the ecosystem with labs/ clusters and trainer by encouraging IoT ready workforce. (Read
<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/telangana-announces-e-waste-programme-aims-to-create-50k-jobs-with-new-iot-policy/articleshow/61032757.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Terumo BCT has selected the PTC Windchill Quality Management
solution to support the company’s continuous improvement initiatives for
quality systems and processes around the world. (Read <a href="https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2017/terumo-bct-selects-windchill-quality-management-to-enhance-global-quality-processes">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Apple acknowledges swelling of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
and says that they are looking into the problem. Why am I putting this in PLM? Because, it highlights the business problem of
traceability which PLM ISVs and service providers are trying to solve.
(Read <a href="http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/apple-acknowledges-swelling-of-iphone-8-and-iphone-8-plus-and-says-that-they-are-looking-into-the-problem-4119105.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kobe Steel said that about 4 percent of the aluminum and
copper products that it shipped from September 2016 to August 2017 were falsely labeled as meeting the
specifications requested by customers. Products with falsified data were shipped to about 200 companies including Toyota, Mitsubishi, and
Mazda. Automakers have been seeking more advanced products to cut weight while
retaining strength and versatility. This is
a harsh reality for Japanese steel companies: the need to provide higher
quality metals to compete. This is another use case of product and
supplier traceability which PLM can solve. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20171013/OEM10/171019771/kobe-scandal-shows-cost-of-race-to-keep-improving-metals?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-24040796797340094932017-10-09T00:43:00.001+05:302017-10-09T00:43:33.231+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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stories are across automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, software, telecom,
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EV push continues. Mitsubishi Motors plans to roll out small
sports utility vehicle-based electric
vehicles in Japan, the U.S., Europe and other markets in the early 2020s. Mini
EVs will also become available in Japan in 2019. (Read <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Mitsubishi-Motors-to-roll-out-SUV-based-mini-EVs?">here</a>). General Motors is working toward an
all-electric, zero-emissions future. That starts with two new, fully electric
models next year—then at least 18 more by 2023. (Read <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/general-motors-electric-cars-plan-gm/">here</a>). Ford
to cut $14 billion in cost for EV push and is looking for partnerships to
spread risk. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-ceo/ford-to-cut-costs-14-billion-invest-in-trucks-electric-cars-ceo-idUSKCN1C82NL">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ford has some bigger
troubles also. As Ford pushes into electric vehicles, U.S. union aims to save
jobs. Ford is touting a 30 percent reduction in “hours per unit” to build
electric vehicles. Fewer hours mean fewer workers. (Read <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-ford-motor-union/as-ford-pushes-into-electric-vehicles-u-s-union-aims-to-save-jobs-idUSKBN1CA2EI">here</a>).
JLR brings agreement for the supply of engines from Ford to an end. (Read <a href="https://automotivelogistics.media/news/jlr-brings-agreement-supply-engines-ford-end">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is activating in EV space in India. Chinese bus maker
edges out Tata Motors & Ashok Leyland,
wins plum EV contracts. BYD Auto
will supply 25 fully built electric buses
to Himachal Road Transport Corporation as well as six buses to the state-owned
transport service BEST in Mumbai. Secunderabad-based, Goldstone Infratech,
a leading manufacturer of rubber polymer composite insulators, has partnered
BYD to manufacture these buses in India. (Read <a href="http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/chinese-bus-maker-edges-out-tata-motors-ashok-leyland-wins-plum-ev-contracts-2398113.html">here</a>).
A week after awarding a Rs 1,120-crore order for electric cars to Tata Motors,
state-run Energy Efficiency Services has offered to give 40% of the order for 10,000 e-vehicles to Mahindra &
Mahindra provided it matches the former's bid. (Read <a href="http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/now-eesl-offers-to-give-40-of-e-vehicle-order-to-mm/60933693">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even Hummer can be
electrified. Hummer 4x4s, which are known for their humungous power, performance, and off-road
capabilities, are also seen as fossil fuel guzzlers. The H1 model consumes
around 24 liters of fuel to travel 100 kilometers and emits up to 470g CO2 per kilometer. Now, there is an eco-friendly option
at hand. Austrian start-up Kriesel Electric has developed the world’s first
prototype electric powertrain for an existing Hummer H1 model, enabling the
butch behemoth to go all electric. (Read <a href="http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/arnold-schwarzenegger-unveils-world-electric-hummer-26293?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Interesting activity
in automotive space in South East Asia. Here comes Vietnam's first domestic automotive
OEM. Vietnamese real estate conglomerate Vingroup JSC has appointed a former
executive of U.S.-based auto giant General Motors as the CEO of its new
car-manufacturing subsidiary VINFAST. Vietnam is a country with great
potential in the field of auto manufacturing where the demand of the domestic
market is expected to be approximately 450,000 - 500,000 vehicles by 2020 and
increase to 800,000 - 900,000 vehicles by
2025. (Read <a href="https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/former-gm-exec-gets-behind-wheel-of-vietnamese-real-estate-group-s-car-manufacturing-venture-3647480.html">here</a>).
In Malaysia, a new CEO appointed by Chinese automaker Geely to head Malaysia's
Proton presented a 10-year plan to make Proton among Southeast Asia's top
vehicle brands. (Read <a href="http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/ceo-wants-proton-to-become-1-of-se-asias-top-selling-brands/60898705">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Vehicle recalls are making news again. Fiat Chrysler recalls nearly 710,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in
North America because an improperly installed brake shield could let water leak
in and limit braking ability. (Read <a href="https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/10/fiat-chrysler-recalls-710k-suvs-says-braking-could-be-limited">here</a>).
Nissan recalls 1.2 million vehicles in
Japan that were produced between October 2014 and September this year to
re-inspect them because they had not gone through the proper final checks.
(Read <a href="https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/10/nissan-recalls-12-million-vehicles-japan-re-inspections">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google in a move
intended to help the British engineering company to develop autonomous
ships. Rolls-Royce has some 4,000 marine customers worldwide,
including 70 navies. The agreement, which the companies claim is the first of
its kind in the marine sector is significant as it signals Google aspires to be
a major technology player in autonomous
vehicles space and not necessarily compete in final product segment. (Read <a href="https://internetofbusiness.com/rolls-royce-navigates-google-machine-learning-shipping/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The U.S. Commerce Department has heaped another big tariff on Bombardier's new C Series jet --
a win for Boeing. The total tariff is now
300%. (Read <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/06/news/companies/boeing-bombardier-trade-ruling-tariff/index.html">here</a>).
The one good news for Bombardier this week is that
it is nearing a deal to sell at least 14 of the CS300 planes to Air Baltic in an order with a list value of about $1.25
billion. (Read <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-09-27/bombardier-nears-1-25-billion-c-series-jet-deal-with-air-baltic?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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While Air Baltic is expanding, a couple of other short-haul
European airlines are going bankrupt.
Monarch Airlines went burst last week leaving 100,000+ passengers stranded.
(Read <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/01/news/monarch-airlines-administration/index.html">here</a>).
Earlier Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy after Etihad pulled the plug. (Read <a href="https://www.thelocal.de/20171007/1400-air-berlin-workers-to-lose-jobs-union">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Flying taxis are getting the attention
of Boeing and Airbus. Boeing plans to acquire Aurora, a maker of aerial drones
and pilotless flying systems in a move the company said could pave the way for
fleets of small flying taxis. Uber selected the Aurora eVTOL to explore potential flying taxis, with
50 due to be delivered by 2020. (Read <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-buying-drone-maker-aurora-flight-services-1507208375">here</a>).
Airbus and HAX create an accelerator program for flying taxi tech in Shenzhen,
China. ( Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/airbus-and-hax-create-an-accelerator-program-for-flying-taxi-tech/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pratt & Whitney has informed the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation that Indian climatic conditions are primarily responsible for
snags encountered in its engines fitted in Airbus A320 new engine option
planes. (Read <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/a320neo-troubles-due-to-indian-climate-pw/article19781399.ece?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Materialise announced the acquisition of ACTech, a
Germany-based leader in producing limited runs of highly complex cast metal
parts. (Read <a href="http://advancedmanufacturing.org/materialise-acquires-actech/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Otis to manufacture escalators in India from next year. The
Indian elevator industry is the second largest market after China, with an
estimated 49,000 units in a year, growing at 6-7 percent annually. (Read <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/engineering/otis-to-manufacture-escalators-in-india-from-next-year/articleshow/60900500.cms?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Google’s 2017 launch event introduced a whole slew of new
products — but that one that’s undoubtedly making the most waves is the Google Pixel Buds headphones, which is capable
of translating 40 different languages directly into your earholes. (Read <a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/what-are-google-pixel-buds-the-headphones-can-translate-40-languages-in-real-time-2793927">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Accenture is helping Airbus in developing wearable
technology solutions to improve productivity and worker experience in cabin
interiors. (Read <a href="https://www.accenture.com/us-en/success-airbus-wearable-technology?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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FPT Software and Siemens join forces to push forward the expansion
of Siemens PLM and MindSphere IoT platform. (Read <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171002005104/en/FPT-Software-Siemens-Join-Forces-Push-Expansion">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-60213716629999016522017-10-01T21:26:00.001+05:302017-10-01T21:26:26.345+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These 41 news stories caught my
attention last week. These stories are across automotive, aerospace, rail, IoT,
drones, industrial equipment, VR, software, 3D printing, PLM, and telecom.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->EV momentum is continuing. Tata Motors bags
contract to provide 10,000 electric cars in India's first electric car tender.
Mahindra and Nissan also bid for this contract. Pricing is
very aggressive about $15 K with 5- year warranty. The price is 25%
lower than the electric car in Indian
market with a 3-year warranty. (Read <a href="https://www-moneycontrol-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/www.moneycontrol.com/news/automobile/tata-motors-bags-contract-to-provide-10000-electric-cars-to-eesl-2401443.html/news/automobile/tata-motors-bags-contract-to-provide-10000-electric-cars-to-eesl-2401443.html/news/automobile/tata-motors-bags-contract-to-provide-10000-electric-cars-to-eesl-2401443.html/news/automobile/tata-motors-bags-contract-to-provide-10000-electric-cars-to-eesl-2401443.html/amp">here</a>).
In another news, Tata Motors has decided to cut its platform from six to two
for the cost benefits. (Read <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tata-motors-to-cut-platforms-pareek/article19753026.ece?">here</a>).
It looks the savings in traditional
business will be useful in EV business.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Vacuum Tycoon James Dyson to roll out an
electric car by 2020. He plans to spend
$2.7 billion in R&D. While most of other EV projects are using
lithium-ion batteries in their current models, Dyson said its car would use
solid-state batteries that are smaller, more efficient, easier to charge and
potentially easier to recycle. (Read <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/dyson-will-build-radically-different-electric-car-2020">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Toyota is forming a JV with Mazda and Denso for
research in EV technologies. (Read <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toyota-electric-vehicles/toyota-to-form-electric-car-technology-venture-with-mazda-idUSKCN1C3071">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->California considers its own ban on combustion-engine cars. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20170926/OEM11/170929855/california-considers-its-own-ban-on-combustion-engine-cars?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->ABB is active in EV charging market. ABB will
deliver 117 electric vehicle charging stations to German utility
EnBW. Power utilities such as EnBW, tech start-ups and oil majors are
vying to become dominant players in the fast-growing business of charging
stations. (Read <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-abb-enbw-energie/abb-to-deliver-117-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-for-german-motorways-idUKKCN1BV0Y9?">here</a>). ABB
powers Volvo’s electric bus in the UK
with its OppCharge. (Read <a href="http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/C61C42704FB86D86C12581A600299C78.aspx?">here</a>).
ABB has joined Northvolt's project to
build Europe's largest lithium-ion
battery factory in Sweden to cater for an expected rise in demand for electric
cars. It will rival Tesla's Giga Factory in scale. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170926/ANE/170929862">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->BMW is set to offer a pad to wirelessly charge the car. (Read <a href="https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/9/25/16363038/bmw-wireless-charging-pad-for-cars-530e">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Daimler has agreed to acquire German ride-sharing
company flinc. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170928/ANE/170929799/daimler-acquires-german-ride-sharing-provider-flinc?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Ford, Lyft will partner to deploy self-driving
cars. Lyft has 9% investment from GM. Lyft is developing an open platform where
self-driving cars from different
companies can be deployed. It already has
a similar partnership with Google's Waymo and Drive.ai. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-lyft/ford-lyft-will-partner-to-deploy-self-driving-cars-idUSKCN1C209L">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->The second order
impact of EV will be the mineral
shortage. EV push could lead to a copper
shortage, says BHP. EV requires 4X copper than combustion engines. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170926/ANE/170929860">here</a>). VW
moves to secure cobalt supplies in the shift
to EVs. Cobalt is a vital component of rechargeable batteries. In Dec
2015 Cobalt was at $10 a pound and now it is $30 a pound. VW will need
about $2 billion of Cobalt purchases every year in its electric push. (Read <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170926/ANE/170929859">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Google has accidentally disclosed in court proceedings that it
has invested $1.1 Billion in self-driving
technology up to now. There are over 35 self-driving projects going on, and then there is spend by tier-1s,
startups and other enterprises. We are easily
talking about $50 Billion already invested in self-driving tech, and it is
just getting started. (Read <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/google-has-spent-over-11-billion-on-selfdriving-tech">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->VW boosts 2018 warranties to 6 years/72,000
miles from earlier three years/36,000
miles. This extended warranty to build its perception of quality in consumers.
(Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20170929/RETAIL03/170929756/volkswagen-warranty-sales-service-scandal">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Delphi Automotive is split into two companies Aptiv and Delphi Technologies. Aptive will focus on electronics and self-driving business ($12 billion), and Delphi Technologies will focus
on traditional powertrain business ($4.5 billion.) (Read <a href="http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/delphi-names-spin-off-firms-aptiv-delphi-technologies/60867808">here</a>).
Last year another automotive tier-1 Johnson Controls
spinoff its automotive seating business
as Adient. This spinning off of Tier-1s
in automotive is in contrast to recent
mergers of tier-1s in aerospace (Rockwell Collins with UTC) and ( Safran with
Zodiac). I guess automotive tier-1s are more prone to the disruption than
aerospace tier-1s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Smart metering firm Itron plans to acquire IoT networking company Silver Spring
Networks in an $830 million deal. (Read <a href="http://www.crn.com/news/internet-of-things/300092271/itron-to-scoop-up-iot-heavyweight-silver-spring-networks-in-830m-deal.htm">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->TrenItalia
has invested €50m in an IoT project which it expects to cut maintenance costs
by up to €130m annually, to increase
train availability, and improve customer satisfaction ratings. SAP is the IoT,
platform partner. (Read <a href="https://tomraftery.com/2016/10/11/italys-train-operator-invests-big-in-iot/amp/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->One manufacturer which has started becoming aggressive in IoT is
Hitachi. It has launched a new business entity Hitachi Vinatara to combine its IT and OT capabilities. (Read <a href="https://it-online.co.za/2017/09/22/hitachi-vantara-combines-it-ot/">here</a>).
Hitachi also launched its first commercial IoT platform offering Lumada. (Read <a href="https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/news-resources/press-releases/2017/gl170919a.html">here</a>).I
see a few similarities with how GE started its digital journey by combining its
entities in GE digital and investing in IoT platform a few years back. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->HCL opened
an IoT operations center for Philips in Bangalore to manage its smart lighting.
Philips manages 22 million connected
light points. (Read <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/with-bengaluru-centre-philips-gets-a-bright-idea-from-hcl-technologies/articleshow/60852241.cms">here</a>). <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Accenture, JSR,
and NTT begin work on a PoC for a smart industrial complex. The aim is to develop a connected worker platform
that collects and analyzes data and recreates experienced worker’s
capabilities. (Read <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170927006485/en/Accenture-JSR-NTT-Work-Proof-of-Concept-Smart-Industrial">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Elon Musk unveils plans to use SpaceX's
mega-rocket to travel anywhere on Earth in under an hour. (Read here). So this
guy will disrupt aerospace too. (Read <a href="https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.businessinsider.com/spacex-rocket-travel-anywhere-earth-under-hour-bfr-elon-musk-space-science-city-airport-airline-2017-9">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Boeing has set up a new airplane program office
to move one step closer to a decision on a “New Mid-market Airplane” — but
still short of launching the proposed jet, often referred to as the 797.
The concept is a twin-aisle airplane seating 220 to 270 passengers with a
medium range of 5,500 to 5,700 miles. Significantly bigger than the
single-aisle 737 and with much less range than a 787 Dreamliner, it would be
targeted to open up new international routes, such as connecting cities around
Southeast Asia or less-traveled transatlantic routes such as Washington, D.C.,
to Budapest. The aircraft will have a composite fuselage. Boeing earlier unveiled a timetable in which design work would happen in late 2018
through 2020. It would then build the aircraft
components in 2020-1, assemble the new plane in 2023, and fly it for the first
time in 2024, with the new aircraft ultimately entering service in 2025. The
company predicts a market for more than 4,000 of these planes. (Read <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-next-all-new-jet-moves-a-step-closer-to-reality/">here</a>).
Its a good news for few aerospace engineering
service providers which are eagerly waiting for new airplane programs for
growth.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Rolls Royce chairman predicts that Chinese-made
jet engines are coming soon. (Read <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/18/rolls-royce-chairman-ian-davis-on-chinese-jet-engines-singapore-summit.html">here</a>).
In another news this week. China and Russia agree on initial wide-body engine
research. The engine, if it emerges, will be an alternative to a turbofan
from GE or Rolls-Royce for the aircraft. (Read <a href="http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/beijing-and-moscow-agree-initial-widebody-engine-research">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Boeing will
invest $33 million for a majority stake in a joint venture with COMAC that will
oversee the U.S. planemaker's new 737 completion plant in China. (Read <a href="https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2017-09-26/boeing-to-invest-33-million-in-joint-venture-with-comac-for-china-plant-china-daily?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->The U.S.has backed Boeing in its challenge to
Bombardier, recommending an enormous tariff (219.63%) on sales of the Canadian
firm's C Series jetliner. (Read <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/news/companies/bombardier-boeing-cseries-delta-itc-ruling/index.html?">here</a>).
This is a huge blow to
Bombardier. The only consolation for Bombardier this week is the order for
50 of its high-density Q400 turboprop aircraft from Indian carrier, SpiceJet.
The deal is valued up to $1.7 billion.
(Read <a href="https://airwaysmag.com/manufacturer/bombardier-wins-largest-q400-order-from-spicejet/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Now electric aircrafts
are also in discussion. EasyJet is backing plans to develop commercial
passenger aircraft powered by electric batteries instead of conventional aero
engines in collaboration with a Wright Electric. These aircrafts are proposed to carry about 220
passengers on the short-haul route with the range of 335 miles. (Read
<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41404039?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Dubai has officially started testing flying
taxis. (Read <a href="https://inhabitat.com/dubai-has-officially-started-testing-flying-taxis/?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Drone network takes on hospital-to-hospital
deliveries in Switzerland. (Read <a href="http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/drone-network-takes-hospital-hospital-deliveries-switzerland">here</a>).
Mercedes-Benz Vans teamed up with e-commerce startup Siroop, and drone logistics provider Matternet to kick off a pilot
in Zurich of its van-based drone delivery concept. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/mercedes-benz-kicks-off-drone-delivery-pilot-in-zurich/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chrome now lets you browse the web in virtual reality (VR). This can accelerate the adoption of VR to
mainstream users. (Read <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-chrome-vr-users-website-browse-virtual-reality-daydream-view-headset-a7966531.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">here</span></a>).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> </span>Apple is betting on augmented
reality (AR) and looks Google is betting on VR more. Good news is that more
content will be required in both AR and VR and will create work in
engineering and content creation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->BlackBerry, yes BlackBerry, is making a comeback
as a software company. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/blackberry-yes-blackberry-is-making-a-comeback-as-a-software-company/">here</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Alstom, Siemens to merge rail businesses to
counter China's CRRC. After the merger, the
combined sales of the entity will be $18 Billion. In contrast, the CRRC has annual sales of $35 billion. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alstom-siemens-stocks/alstom-siemens-to-merge-rail-businesses-to-counter-chinas-crrc-idUSKCN1C10PG">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Broadcom Avago GPS chip technology breakthrough
to deliver inch-level accuracy for smartphones. The new chip will have the accuracy to 30-centimeters compared to the accuracy to 5-meters GPS chips offer today.
Your Google maps will be more accurate. (Read <a href="https://hothardware.com/news/broadcom-avago-gps-chip-technology-breakthrough-to-deliver-inch-level-accuracy-for-smartphones">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Dassault Systemes acquires Exa, a fluid flow
simulation ISV for $400 million. (Read <a href="https://www.3ds.com/press-releases/single/dassault-systemes-to-acquire-exa-corporation/?">here</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Dassault Systèmes and SIE Partner to Simplify
the Certified Aircraft Cabin Completion Process. Read <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170926006003/en/Dassault-Syst%C3%A8mes-SIE-Partner-Simplify-Certified-Aircraft">here</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Airbus has achieved a 3D printing first with the
installation of a 3D printed titanium bracket on a series production commercial
aircraft. This marks a milestone for
additive manufacturing in aerospace. While airplane makers have been using 3D
printed parts for quite some time, largely for components inside the cabin,
equipping airframes with metal parts produced via additive manufacturing is
new. (Read <a href="http://advancedmanufacturing.org/airbus-installs-3d-printed-titanium-aircraft-production-part/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->ABB to acquire GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6
billion. This will strengthen ABB’s #2
global position in electrification and also result in cost synergies of $200
million. One of the interesting rationale
is that ABB will invest in R&D in modernizing GE's solution portfolio.
Mergers are good for engineering services when operational synergies are invested in R&D. (Read <a href="http://new.abb.com/news/detail/2117/abb-to-acquire-ge-industrial-solutions">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-51003537575786744182017-09-24T17:12:00.000+05:302017-09-24T17:12:11.537+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom - Vol 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These 50 news stories caught my attention last week. These stories are across automotive, aerospace, rail, off-highway, IoT, robotics, drones, healthcare, AR, hi-tech, software, PLM, and telecom.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">EV buses, trucks and tractors are picking up too. Volvo got its largest order ever for electric buses (25 buses) from the city of Trondheim, Norway. (Read </span><a href="https://news.cision.com/volvo-buses/r/volvo-receives-largest-ever-order-of-fully-electric-buses-for-trondheim--norway,c2348761" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here)</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">. Mahindra showcases driverless tractors. It is working on electric tractors too. (Read </span><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/in-a-first-mahindra-showcases-driverless-tractors-117091900439_1.html#.WcDfxrO4zfg.linkedin" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Daimler plans $1B investment in Vance, Alabama to build EQ electric utility vehicles. (Read </span><a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20170921/OEM01/170929962/" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Chinese startup TuSimple to challenge Tesla’s driverless Trucks in Arizona (Read </span><a href="https://futurism.com/chinese-startup-tusimple-to-challenge-teslas-driverless-trucks-in-arizona/" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">There is action on battery front also. Samsung unveils new electric car batteries for up to 600 km of range (Read </span><a href="https://electrek.co/2017/09/13/samsung-electric-car-batteries-range/?" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Suzuki to set up India’s first Lithium Ion battery unit with Toshiba & Denso. (Read </span><a href="https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/m.economictimes.com/industry/auto/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/suzuki-to-pump-in-fresh-investment-of-rs-3800-crore-in-gujarat/amp_articleshow/60515331.cms" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Tesla files a patent for replacing vehicle battery packs. (Read </span><a href="http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/tesla-files-patent-for-replacing-vehicle-battery-packs/60708950" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">) So if the charging station is not available battery packs can be replaced in 15 minutes. I found this concept similar to how tires are replaced in F1. Okay, F1 tires are replaced in seconds not minutes!</span></li>
<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Engineering service providers are also investing in the automotive vertical. QuEST Global acquires </span>DETECH<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> an automotive engineering service provider in Germany. This is the second automotive acquisition by QuEST after EDF, again in Germany. (Read </span><a href="https://www.quest-global.com/news/detech-fahrzeugentwicklung-gmbh-co-kg-acquired-quest-global-engineering-services-gmbh/?" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Vehicle recalls are again making the news. Fiat Chrysler will recall 494,000 medium and heavy-duty Ram pickups worldwide because of a water pump that could overheat and potentially cause a fire. (Read </span><a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20170919/OEM11/170919689/fiat-chrysler-recalls-494000-pickups-for-fire-risk?" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Automotive OEMs will face billion of fines if they don't meet European CO</span><sub style="text-indent: -0.25in;">2 </sub><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">emission standard of 95 gm/ kilometer for their entire model range by 2021. It looks that only 4 out of top 11 car-makers will be able to meet this deadline. OEMs are expediting their EV model launch, but it is unlikely to make much impact by 2021. It may be a good opportunity for engineering service providers to help OEMs in meeting emission standards. (Read </span><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/environment/carmakers-face-billions-european-co2-fines-2021?" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Among other automotive news, Ford is cutting production at its five North American vehicle plants. (Read </span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-production/ford-to-cut-production-at-five-north-american-vehicle-plants-idUSKCN1BU2PS?" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Bihar may lose its biggest Make in India project for diesel locomotives. The world is moving to electric and who needs new investment in diesel locomotives? (Read </span><a href="https://news.cision.com/volvo-buses/r/volvo-receives-largest-ever-order-of-fully-electric-buses-for-trondheim--norway,c2348761" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Peugeot may invest in a new plant in Tamil Nadu in India. I think this is part of Peugeot's turnaround strategy to acquire local brands (acquired Ambassador in India) and open small to mid-size localized factories which produce cars in small lot sizes in focused geographies. Working on the design of localized cars in small lots could be a good opportunity for engineering service providers. (Read </span><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/peugeot-may-invest-rs-7-000-crore-in-tamil-nadu-plant-117092300016_1.html" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Northrop Grumman agreed to buy fellow defense contractor Orbital ATK Inc. for $7.8 billion in cash, as acquisition activity in the aerospace industry ramps up. Northrop will expand its offerings in space and missile defense areas. (Read </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/northrop-grumman-nears-deal-to-buy-orbital-atk-1505686431" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Boeing is also looking for acquisitions in Defense segment. (Read </span><a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2017/09/20/boeing-defense-ceo-we-are-looking-at-acquisitions.html?" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Dassault Systemes announced two PLM deals last week. One with Chevron (Read </span><a href="https://www.3ds.com/press-releases/single/chevron-selects-dassault-systemes-3dexperience-platform-to-accelerate-new-lubricant-product-deve/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BblO%2F0DZ%2FS0WGKieEiWfAIA%3D%3D" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">) and other with Valmet (Read </span><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170911006103/en/Valmet-Digital-Dassault-Syst%C3%A8mes-Improve-Engineering-Sales" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). It is interesting to see that PLM is picking up in Oil and Gas industry vertical. </span></li>
<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Siemens PLM and digital factory acquisitions continue. Last week Siemens acquired Infolytica Corporation, expanding the company’s simulation suite into electromagnetics.(Read </span><a href="https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=258740&ComponentTemplate=822" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">).</span></li>
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<li>·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I see many similarities in current competition in rail business to telecom equipment business where a Chinese firm, Huawei, became a world leader and many European telecom equipment firms have to merge together to remain relevant - Nokia, Alcatel, Siemens, and Lucent. Talking about competition from China there is another industry - Aircraft manufacturing. Comac is moving toward volume production of ARJ21 a 90 seater aircraft although only two ARJ21 are in service currently. (Read </span><a href="http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/comac-advances-arj21-volume-production-plans" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). Comac claims to have orders of about 400 </span>aircrafts<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> from 19 customers. (Read </span><a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-07-11/chinas-arj21-gains-production-certificate" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">). </span></li>
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These 27 news stories caught my attention last week (Sep 10-17, 2017). These stories are across automotive, aerospace, IoT, drones, 3D printing, PLM, and telecom.<div>
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get even bigger: The country is planning to end the sale of fossil fuel-powered
vehicles entirely. China is world’s largest auto market with about 28 million
vehicles sold last year, and this push
will accelerate worldwide EV adoption. (Read
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Automotive OEMs are giving timelines and
financial commitments to their EV plans.
Mercedes-Benz to embrace electrification, announcing that it will be
electrifying its entire vehicle lineup by 2022. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2017/09/11/mercedes-benz-will-electrify-its-entire-car-lineup-by-2022/amp/">here</a>).
VW announces massive $84 billion investment in electric cars and batteries to bring 300 EV models to the market by 2030.
(Read <a href="https://electrek.co/2017/09/11/vw-massive-billion-investment-in-electric-cars-and-batteries/?">here</a>).
BMW readies mass production of electric cars,
12 models by 2025. (Read <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/autoshow-frankfurt/bmw-readies-mass-production-of-electric-cars-12-models-by-2025-idUSL8N1LO3BB">here</a>).Ford’s
Lincoln will electrify all its models by 2022. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20170907/OEM05/170909821/lincoln-to-electrify-all-models-by-2022-report-says?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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will finance its EV push. It aims to cut roughly $2.4 billion from its annual
purchasing bill by squeezing costs for transmission components and other parts
to help finance the shift to electric
vehicles. (Read <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20170913/OEM/309139902/bmw-targets-2-4-billion-cut-to-parts-outlays-in-ev-push?">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->EV is not limited to cars only. There are news stories about the electric truck and the electric tractor also. Daimler
delivers first electric trucks with UPS
as its first US commercial customer. (Read <a href="http://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1BP1OH">here</a>). Escort
unveils plans for India’s first electric tractor. India is the largest market
for tractor by volume, and this can have a major impact on the adoption of electric tractors. (Read <a href="http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/auto/escorts-unveils-plan-for-india-first-electric-tractor/story/259902.html?">here</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->There are other interesting
technology developments in automotive. Tesla extended the battery life of its
cars to help Florida residents flee Hurricane
Irma. This is an interesting use case of
over the air upgrade of the car. (Read <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/tesla-extended-the-battery-life-of-its-cars-to-help-florida-residents-flee-hurriance-irma/?">here</a>).
SEAT has struck a deal with Amazon to bring the firm’s personal assistant tech Alexa into its new models. Other VW models
will follow soon while some other OEMs are using Apple’s Siri or Microsoft
Cortana. Connected cars is another
battleground where Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple will fight for their customer
share. (Read <a href="http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/100919/seat-to-integrate-amazon-alexa-personal-assistant-in-its-cars?">here</a>).
IBM is collaborating with ZF
Friedrichshafen and UBS to jointly
develop an open automotive transaction platform for mobility services based on the blockchain.
“Car eWallet,” which was originally announced by ZF in January, is a digital
assistant that makes it easy to pay for electric car charging while on the go.
(Read <a href="http://blocktribune.com/ibm-zf-ubs-partner-develop-blockchain-car-ewallet/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->There is activity in investments in automotive
innovation. Samsung announced two major pieces of news to take its automotive
strategy up a gear. It has launched the Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund, a
$300 million fund to back startups and other interesting
bets in the automotive market. And as a
first investment out of that fund, Samsung has put €75 million into TTTech, an
Austria-based developer of platforms and safety software for connected cars,
alongside a corresponding investment from
Audi. (Read <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/14/samsung-launches-300m-autonomous-driving-fund-puts-90m-into-tttech/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Engineering service providers are also making
investments in automotive space. Wipro opens automotive center of excellence in Romania. (Read <a href="http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/wipro-opens-automotive-centre-of-excellence-in-romania/60498395">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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production and supply chain to clear the backlog and optimize cost. Boeing will accelerate its 787 production to 14 aircraft per
month from the current production rate of 12 aircraft
per month. Boeing has 787 order backlog of about 700 airplanes. (Read <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-will-accelerate-787-production-to-14-per-month/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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engine market. ATR and Bombardier
dominate the market of about 100 regional turboprop aircraft a year, and both exclusively use P&W engines.
This move can help GE Aviation. (Read <a href="https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/atr-challenges-pratt-whitneys-hold-on-turboprop-engine-market/article36247096/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&cmpid=rss1&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BtUHNi2jVRTm0LNwnLOLd4g%3D%3D">here</a>).
While ATR wants to end the monopoly of
P&W in turboprop engine, Embraer wants
to end the duopoly of ATR and Bombardier
in regional turboprop aircraft. Embraer is considering to build a new turboprop
aircraft. (Read <a href="https://www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/embraer-considers-building-a-new-turboprop-plane-1505401833">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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come from Asia and Asian Airlines are
preparing themselves for financing these additional airplanes. AirAsia plans to
sell every non-core investment as it plans to add 30 new aircraft every year gearing to expand its fleet
to 500 aircraft by 2027. For engineering
service providers it will be an opportunity
to work on customization, interiors, training and AMS/ MRO services in Asia.(Read
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million to augment its capabilities in build and maintain phase of aerospace engineering. (Read <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/cyient-to-acquire-usa-based-bf-design-inc/articleshow/60461566.cms">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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of United Technologies Corporation. In my view, this highlights challenges in
scaling up defense segment in engineering services. (Read <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/Cyient-signs-an-Agreement-to-sell-its-49-stake-in-Infotech-Aerospace-Services-Inc-IASI-to-Pratt-Whitney-a-division-of-United-Technologies-Corporation-1002370372">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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bringing in financial discipline to its IoT business. It's scaling back its 2020 target and will focus its Predix
solution to three industries only – energy, aerospace and oil and gas. The jury
is out whether a horizontal strategy or a vertical strategy will be more
successful in IoT platforms. (Read <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ge-digital-outlook-insight/ge-shifts-strategy-financial-targets-for-digital-business-after-missteps-idUSKCN1B80CB">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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evident from three news stories this week from Honeywell, GE, and MIT. Honeywell launches its UAV
industrial inspection service in
collaboration with Intel. (Read <a href="https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/press-release-listing/2017/september/honeywell-launches-uav-industrial-inspection-service-teams-with-intel-on-innovative-offering">here</a>).
GE’s Avitas Systems Teams With NVIDIA to Enhance AI for Drone Inspections.
(Read <a href="https://unmanned-aerial.com/ges-avitas-systems-teams-nvidia-enhance-ai-drone-inspections">here</a>).
This MIT drone can pinpoint a specific
package in a giant warehouse (Read <a href="https://qz.com/1065859/this-drone-can-pinpoint-a-specific-package-in-a-giant-warehouse/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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highlighting how 3D printing is progressing and getting into the mainstream. One of the Chinese provinces is asking all 3D printing shops to
register with the police. This move will help in keeping a check on printing
of dangerous products (weapons) and patent and copyright infringement. (Read <a href="https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/chinese-city-registers-additive-manufacturing-industries-social-security-121154/">here</a>).
The other story is approval of first 3D part for end use in oil and gas by Llyod’s
Register. Till now 3D printing was mainly for prototypes in oil and gas and this
is a good beginning of the integration of 3D printing into production (Read <a href="https://mfgtalkradio.com/oil-gas-industry-embracing-additive-manufacturing/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Siemens PLM capabilities. After the acquisition
of Geometric by HCL, there are very few
independent PLM service providers left with some scale. PROLIM or couple of
other PLM service providers can consolidate small PLM providers and bring scale in this fast-growing market. A couple of large
engineering service providers have a PLM hole in their portfolio and also few
other engineering service providers want to scale their PLM practice by
acquisitions. PLM consolidation will be an interesting trend to watch. (Read <a href="https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/08/1117046/0/en/PROLIM-Acquires-Ally-PLM-Solutions.html#.WbK_NHfdrr8.email">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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administration blocks the sale of Lattice
semiconductor to Chinese-backed firm citing security concerns. US market is one
big hole in the portfolio of Chinese OEMs and it looks that this will remain so in
the new administration also. (Read <a href="http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/us-govt-blocks-sale-of-lattice-semiconductor-to-chinese-backed-private-equity-firm-4041195.html">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-18719358254624808932017-09-10T02:57:00.002+05:302017-09-10T02:57:34.998+05:30Interesting News in Engineering, IoT, PLM, Industry 4.0, and Telecom <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span>UTC is acquiring Rockwell Collins for $30 Billion creating an Aerospace Tier 1 behemoth. Airbus and Boeing are not too happy as consolidation will loose their pricing power. It could be a good news for engineering services if some of the operation synergies and pricing power are diverted into R&D spending. (Read <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4104644-aerospace-giant-rises-threat-boeing#ampshare=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4104644-aerospace-giant-rises-threat-boeing">here</a>)</span></div>
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<span>John Deere is buying an AI startup to automate farming. Blue River Technology builds machine vision tools that help farmers scan fields, assess crops, and get rid of weeds — all at the same time. This acquisition shows how traditional manufacturer can leverage technology to extend their product to solutions and services and thus remain relevant in this era. It also shows that enterprises will not solely rely on technology software and service providers for solutions and might acquire technology startups on their own. To me, this is one of the greatest risks that technology software and service providers will face in future. <span style="background-color: white; display: inline !important; float: none; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;">(Read <a href="https://www-theverge-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/9/7/16267962/automated-farming-john-deere-buys-blue-river-technology">here</a>)</span></span></div>
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Talking about enterprise investment in technology startups, there is another interesting news from the telecom world. Swedish telco Telia is investing in eBuilder which will help Telia to automate device care for its customers using machine learning. It will potentially save operating cost, develop a new revenue stream and enhance customer experience. Telia will be the only telco in Sweden to gets to use it exclusively thanks to its investment though telcos outside Sweden can use eBuilder's technology. I wish some telecom service provider would have developed this solution. This again highlight risk that enterprises might bypass technology service providers and acquire technology startups on their own to remain relevant. (Read <a href="http://www.lightreading.com/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning/swedish-startup-is-helping-telia-automate-device-care-for-customers/d/d-id/736127">here</a>)</div>
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Altran, the largest engineering service provider by revenue, acquires GlobalEdge, a 1000 people strong engineering service provider for $65-$80 million. It will help Altran to expand is customer foot print in the US, delivery foot print in India and service foot print in software and embedded engineering. It shows that acquisitions will be the critical part of the growth strategy for engineering service providers to maintain double digit growth. (Read <a href="http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate/altran-to-buy-globaledge-software-in-a-65m-80m-deal/60371563">here</a>)</div>
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Aras announces $40 Million investment led by Silver Lake and GE Ventures. Aras is an upcoming PLM software provider disrupting the PLM market with its cloud based software. SaaS adoption has been slow in PLM unlike in HCM and CRM world where Workday and Salesforce have led the disruption. But it looks that it is going to change now. Already Aras has some marquee customers for PLM such as GM and Airbus. GE's investment is interesting. PLM is a big hole in GE's software portfolio, and I thought that GE would acquire one of the top three PLM software provider ( either PTC or Dassault) to compete with Siemens. It looks that Aras may be the option for GE as well. (Read <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170906005633/en/Aras-Announces-40-Million-Investment-Led-Silver">here</a>)</div>
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Jaguar Land Rover will be all electric by 2020. This shows that EV is an idea whose time has come. Currently, EV is less than 2% of the global car fleet, and prediction is that by 2035. 6% global car fleet will be EV. I think we will hit the 6% number much earlier than 2035. It's good news for engineering services as Automotive OEMs, and tier 1s will accelerate R&D investment in EV and self-driving cars, they might shift some more of IC mechanical work to engineering service providers. Already some of the EV and self-driving R&D work is coming to engineering service providers. Technology shifts are not bad for the outsourcing industry. Isn't it? (Read <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/09/07/jaguar-land-rover-go-electric-2020/">here</a>)</div>
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Aveva to merge with Schneider Electric in $3 Billion deal. This shows both challenges and opportunities as industrial manufacturers become ISVs. It's difficult to grow and build scale organically. Engineering ISV consolidation could be a good news for engineering services if some of the operation synergies are diverted into R&D spending. (Read <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/83086b72-0f7b-385f-aed5-3626a8104916">here</a>)</div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-28997438200259483732013-11-18T18:44:00.000+05:302013-11-25T18:53:58.001+05:30Social Media Statistics & Strategies of Top 50 Mobile Operators<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Aircel India, Airtel India, Asiacell, AT&T, AU KDDI, Avea, Claro Argentina, Claro Brasil, Claro Gautemala, Claro Peru, DiGi, DTAC, Etisalat Egypt, Globe Telecom, Idea, Indosat, Inwi, Jawwal Palestine, Maroc Telecom, Mobilink, Mobinil, Movistar Argentina, Movistar Peru, MTN Nigeria, Nextel Mexico, Oi, Orange France, Orange Polska, Personal Argentina, Play, PLDT Smart, Plus, Reliance Mobile, SFR, SK Telecom Korea, Sprint, STC Saudi Arabia, Tata Docomo, Telcel, Telkomsel, Telus Canada, Tigo Guatemala, TIM, TMN Portugal, T-Mobile, Turkcell, Ufone, Verizon Wireless, Vivo, Vodafone Deustchland, Vodafone Egypt, Vodafone Freezone Turkey, Vodafone India, Vodafone Italy, Vodafone UK, XL, Zain Iraq and Zong</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2013 FAN PENETRATION VS COUNTRY FACEBOOK PENETRATION</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2012 RANKINGS OF TOP MOBILE OPERATORS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2013 VS 2012 RANKINGS OF TOP MOBILE OPERATORS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">SUBSCRIBER LEADERS VS FACEBOOK LEADERS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">CONTENT STRATEGY OF TOP 50 MOBILE OPERATORS</span><br />
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-82993860380694033212013-01-18T16:30:00.000+05:302013-01-20T01:11:35.888+05:30Best Sellers (Books) in India in 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I compiled the best sellers list for 2011 last year. See link below<br />
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<a href="http://pareekhjain.blogspot.in/2011/10/best-sellers-books-in-india-in-2011-and.html">http://pareekhjain.blogspot.in/2011/10/best-sellers-books-in-india-in-2011-and.html</a><br />
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On similar methodology, I have now compiled the best sellers list for 2012. ( Data was collected in January 2013)<br />
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"<b>WHO IS THAT LADY?</b>" </div>
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<b>Website/ Where to buy</b> - <a href="http://whoisthatlady.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.whoisthatlady.com</a></div>
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A Business Fiction book - "Who is that lady?"<br />
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The book is about an idea that is converted into a billion dollar business, about a belief that an idea can be implemented and about formulating right strategy for converting an idea into a business. The plot harmoniously weaves around complex business fundamentals, required to set up, run and make a business successful, presented in lucid, easy to understand style. The novel is about implementation, about challenges that can be overcome, about success, about friendship, about passion, and about fun above all! All in all a hilarious and inspiring story on entrepreneurship and idea possibilities!</div>
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The book has got good and encouraging reviews from readers so far.</div>
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Dr. T. R. Madanmohan ( Ex Associate Professor IIM Bangalore ) says, “Reading ‘Who is that lady?’ brought vividly the moments of celebration and anguish of "identification of business opportunity", validation and construction of business model and implementation. A wonderful, written as a novel, that should be read by all current and future business leaders. Wish the book was available around 2005 for my class of Managing Technology led business at IIM Bangalore. I am sure the class would have devoured and gained much more from the book.” </div>
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Sathish Sheshadri ( Management Consultant at IBM) says, “<st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place> is renowned for using stories to convey great life lessons. Who is that Lady could well become such a legendary story on the topic of innovation and entrepreneurship. Everyone from students to CEOs will find a lot to reflect on, from the pearls of wisdom that the authors have shared through the protagonist, Pratik.”</div>
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Major Pooja Gupta says, “The book makes you think... if there is anything in this world which is impossible.”</div>
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Subir Dhar (Principal Consultant at Infosys) says, “This book will inspire <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>’s restless youth to take up entrepreneurship.”</div>
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Neerav Nimesh (Entrepreneur) says, “An entertaining book, which is not only a good novel but also a very good book on management. The author has been able to explain the fundamentals of every aspect of business whether marketing, planning, strategy, organizational structure, H.R., lines of communication, team work, goal setting etc and has done so without appearing to dispense "gyan".</div>
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<b>Website/ Where to buy</b> - <a href="http://whoisthatlady.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.whoisthatlady.com</a></div>
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There are <b>17 Books</b> in Gold Best Sellers</div>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 283pt;" width="377">110
Crore Hindustani: Kaun Banega Crorepati</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; width: 151pt;" width="201">Siddhartha Basu</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">2 States: The
Story Of My Marriage</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Chetan Bhagat</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Corporate
Chanakya</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Radhakrishnan Pillai</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Diary of a
Wimpy Kid: A Novel In Cartoons</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Jeff Kinney</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Five Point
Someone</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Chetan Bhagat</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">From XL To
XS: A Fitness Guru's Guide To Changing Your Body</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Payal Gidwani Tiwari</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Revolution
2020</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Chetan Bhagat</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Steve Jobs:
The Exclusive Biography</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Walter Isaacson</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The 7 Habits
Of Highly Effective People</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Stephen Covey</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Kite
Runner</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Hosseini Khaled</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Leader
Who Had No Title</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Robin Sharma</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Lost
Symbol</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Dan Brown</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Secret</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rhonda Byrne</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Three
Mistakes Of My Life</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Chetan Bhagat</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">What to
Expect When You're Expecting</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sharon
Mazel, Heidi Murkoff</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">You Can Heal
Your Life</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Louise L Hay</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">You Can Sell</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Shiv Khera</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 283pt;" width="377">A Brief
History of Time</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; width: 151pt;" width="201">Stephen Hawking</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="A Lot like Love...a li'l like chocolate ">A Lot like Love...a li'l
like chocolate </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sumrit Shahi</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Amul's India:
Based On 50 Years of Amul Advertising</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Santosh Desai</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Asura : Tale
Of The Vanquished</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Anand Neelakantan</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Bared to You</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sylvia Day</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Breakout
Nations</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Ruchir Sharma</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Can Love
Happen Twice?</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Ravinder Singh</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Chanakya's
Chant</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Ashwin Sanghi</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Connect the
Dots</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rashmi Bansal</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever ">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin
Fever </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Jeff Kinney</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days ">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Jeff Kinney</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw ">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last
Straw </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Jeff Kinney</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Dongri To Dubai: Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia ">Dongri To Dubai:
Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">S Hussain Zaidi</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your Weight ">Don't Lose Your Mind Lose Your
Weight </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rujuta Diwekar</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Few Things
Left Unsaid</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sudeep Nagarkar</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Fifty Shades
Freed (Book - 3)</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">E L James</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Fifty Shades
of Grey (Book - 1)</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">E L James</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Freakonomics:
A Rogue Economist Explores...</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Steven D Levitt,
Stephen J Dubner</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Heroes of
Olympus: The Son of Neptune</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rick Riordan</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">I Have a
Dream</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rashmi Bansal</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Ignited
Minds: Unleashing The Power Within India</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="IIM Ahmedabad Business Books: Day to Day Economics ">IIM Ahmedabad
Business Books: Day to Day Economics </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Satish Y. Deodhar</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata ">Jaya: An
Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Devdutt Pattanaik</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Jonathan
Livingston Seagull</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Richard Bach</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Jugaad Innovation: A Frugal and Flexible Approach to Innovation For The 21st Century ">Jugaad
Innovation: A Frugal and Flexible Approach to Innovation For The 21st
Century </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Navi
Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Just Friends</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sumrit Shahi</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Life Is What
You Make It</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Preeti Shenoy</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Love Story</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Erich Segal</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Malgudi Days</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">R K Narayan</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Many Lives
Many Masters</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Brian Weiss</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Men Are From
Mars, Women Are From Venus</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">John Gray</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Mumbaistan: 3 Explosive Crime Thrillers ">Mumbaistan: 3 Explosive
Crime Thrillers </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Piyush Jha</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology ">Myth = Mithya: A
Handbook of Hindu Mythology </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Devdutt Pattanaik</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Narcopolis</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Jeet Thayil</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="No Easy Day: The Only First Hand Account of the Navy Seal Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden ">No
Easy Day: The Only First Hand Account of the Navy Seal Mission that Killed
Osama Bin Laden </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Mark Owen, Kevin
Maurer</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">One Night @
the Call...</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Chetan Bhagat</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">PS, I Love
You</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Cecelia Ahern</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Rahul Dravid
Timeless Steel</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Espn Cricinfo</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Rich Dad Poor Dad ">Rich Dad Poor Dad </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Robert T. Kiyosaki</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Shantaram</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Gregory David Roberts</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Stay Hungry
Stay Foolish</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rashmi Bansal</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="Tea for Two and a Piece of Cake ">Tea for Two and a Piece of Cake </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Preeti Shenoy</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">That's the
Way We Met ... Kya Life Hogi Set?</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sudeep Nagarkar</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Alchemist</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Paulo Coelho</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Stories from Here and There ">The
Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Stories from Here and There </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Sudha Murty</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Immortals
of Meluha</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Amish Tripathi</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Krishna
Key</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Ashwin Sanghi</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Last
Lecture</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Randy Pausch</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="The Laws of the Spirit World ">The Laws of the Spirit World </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Khorshed Bhavnagri</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Magic</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rhonda Byrne</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Magic Of
Thinking Big</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">David J Schwartz</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari ">The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Robin Sharma</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Palace of
Illusions</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Chitra Banerjee
Divakaruni</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Power</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Rhonda Byrne</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;" x:str="The Power of Your Subconscious Mind ">The Power of Your Subconscious
Mind </td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Joseph Murphy</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Rozabal
Line</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Ashwin Sanghi</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Secret of
the Nagas</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Amish Tripathi</td>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The Sins of
the Father</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Jeffrey Archer</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">The White
Tiger</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Aravind Adiga</td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl24" height="17" style="border-top: none; height: 12.75pt;">Thinking Fast
and Slow</td>
<td class="xl24" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">Daniel Kahneman</td>
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<b>Global Telecom Capex </b>$330 Billion (16% Revenue)<br />
North America - $68 Billion<br />
Europe - $60 Billion<br />
BRIC- $81 Billion<br />
Japan - $57 Billion <br />
Latin America (Ex Brazil) - $20 Billion<br />
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<b>Capex Breakup By Operator</b><br />
AT&T $20 Billion<br />
Verizon $15 Billion<br />
Sprint Nextel $6 Billion<br />
China Mobile $16 Billion<br />
China Unicom $8.5 Billion<br />
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-81548094303810799712012-09-27T17:01:00.000+05:302012-09-27T17:01:28.621+05:30Telecom Companies Plan Renewable Energy Outsourcing in India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Two years back in 2010, I wrote about need for new business model - Renewable Energy Outsourcing for Telecom Companies.<br />
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My rational was that there is clear business case for Renewable Energy usage in Telecom Companies in India and other emerging countries but Telecom Companies don't have expertise in Renewable Energy Operations.<br />
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So there was need of new business model - Renewable Energy Outsourcing, where specialist companies setup Renewable Energy Operations and provide power to Telecom companies on kwh basis.<br />
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Glad to see that two years later in 2012, TAIPA ( Tower And Infrastructure Provider Association) in India floated RFP for a pilot project for RESCO for 500 Telecom Sites.<br />
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<a href="http://taipa.in/content/taipa-resco-rfp-revised-technical-bid-document">http://taipa.in/content/taipa-resco-rfp-revised-technical-bid-document</a><br />
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RESCO stands for Renewable Energy Service Company<br />
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If concept is successful, there is need for Renewable Energy at 100,000 sites in India ( approximately 20% of Telecom Sites in India)<br />
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The concept is interesting. Hope it is successful and Renewable Energy Outsourcing becomes next big thing in outsourcing in India and Globally.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Among the list of ideas, first idea was Noise cancellation functionality in cell phone</span><br />
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<b>Website/ Where to buy</b> - <a href="http://whoisthatlady.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.whoisthatlady.com</a></div>
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<b>Facebook Page</b> - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WhoIsThatLady" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.facebook.com/WhoIsThatLady</a><br /><br />A Business Fiction book - "Who is that lady?"<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal">
The book is about an idea that is converted into a billion dollar business, about a belief that an idea can be implemented and about formulating right strategy for converting an idea into a business. The plot harmoniously weaves around complex business fundamentals, required to set up, run and make a business successful, presented in lucid, easy to understand style. The novel is about implementation, about challenges that can be overcome, about success, about friendship, about passion, and about fun above all! All in all a hilarious and inspiring story on entrepreneurship and idea possibilities!</div>
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Dr. T. R. Madanmohan ( Ex Associate Professor IIM Bangalore ) says, “Reading ‘Who is that lady?’ brought vividly the moments of celebration and anguish of "identification of business opportunity", validation and construction of business model and implementation. A wonderful, written as a novel, that should be read by all current and future business leaders. Wish the book was available around 2005 for my class of Managing Technology led business at IIM Bangalore. I am sure the class would have devoured and gained much more from the book.” </div>
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Sathish Sheshadri ( Management Consultant at IBM) says, “<st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place> is renowned for using stories to convey great life lessons. Who is that Lady could well become such a legendary story on the topic of innovation and entrepreneurship. Everyone from students to CEOs will find a lot to reflect on, from the pearls of wisdom that the authors have shared through the protagonist, Pratik.”</div>
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Major Pooja Gupta says, “The book makes you think... if there is anything in this world which is impossible.”</div>
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Subir Dhar (Principal Consultant at Infosys) says, “This book will inspire <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>’s restless youth to take up entrepreneurship.”</div>
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Neerav Nimesh (Entrepreneur) says, “An entertaining book, which is not only a good novel but also a very good book on management. The author has been able to explain the fundamentals of every aspect of business whether marketing, planning, strategy, organizational structure, H.R., lines of communication, team work, goal setting etc and has done so without appearing to dispense "gyan".</div>
<br /><br /><b>Website/ Where to buy</b> - <a href="http://whoisthatlady.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: initial;">http://www.whoisthatlady.com</a></div>
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-542579451859200512012-09-10T13:03:00.001+05:302012-09-10T13:03:32.571+05:30Why rising fuel cost is good for India’s outsourcing business?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Implication:- Manufacturing outsourcing
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<span style="color: #474747; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Business fiction novel “<b>Who is that lady?</b>” is a story of a face search company which is ultimately sold to a biggie! Novel has interesting perspective on billion dollar potential of face search, its interesting applications including privacy concerns</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Novel was released in May 2012 and </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Facebook</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> made acquisition of </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Face.com</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> in late June 2012. </span><br />
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Microsoft is a successful company by any standard one may want to judge, but often users are not found satisfied by quality of Microsoft products.<br />
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Why the quality of Microsoft's products is not to users satisfaction compared to quality of product of other companies ( say Apple)?<br />
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Well, a lazy person can find an easy way to do the job but that easy way may not be the best way!<br />
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Easy way will come out in product quality sooner or later!<br />
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Compare this to Steve Jobs approach in Apple who prefers to have A team for the products.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“The Macintosh experience taught me that A players like to work only with other A players, which means you can’t indulge B players<span style="color: #333333;">.” </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">“It’s too </span>easy<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> as a team grows, to put up with a few B players, and they then attract a few more B players, and soon you will even have some C players.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">But Microsoft has been successful. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Isn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> it? <u>How can a company be successful for so long if its product quality is not the best?</u></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Answer is Business Model.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">What is the relation between Product and Business Model in success of company?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Find out in business fiction book "Who is that lady?"</span></span></span><br />
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Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-5142303880104110422012-05-12T19:45:00.000+05:302013-01-18T18:12:55.176+05:30Why Nokia lost its way?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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While there are countless articles and expert analysis on Nokia's recent under performance, it is always interesting to relook the history not after the events but when the events were happening.<br />
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I reread "Alchemy of Growth", a decent book by Mckinsey consultants (published in 2000). Though theory is still relevant but many of the succesful examples mentioned in the book have lost their way. (It is interesting to reread the so called successful management books after a decade or two of their publishing and see whether the analysis stood test of the time.)<br />
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Nokia was at peak of its success then. In the above book a quote by Nokia's then director of marketing, Matt Wisk caught my attention<br />
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"We are always looking for new ways to blend technology with today's lifestyles. What Nokia has inspired marks the transition of the phone - used not only for its function as a personal communication tool, but also as a fashion accesory." .... It goes on explaining that how Nokia turned cellular phones into a fashion accessory by offering easy to use devices in vivid colors such as purple, opal, green, blue, and pewter.<br />
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This sums up why Nokia has lost its way. Nokia thought that succes factors in phone were not features or cost but fashion. No wonder later Nokia was out smart on top by Apple and RIM ( though RIM is losing now as well) and on bottom by Asian Manufacturers.<br />
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The book is about an idea that is converted into a billion dollar business, about a belief that an idea can be implemented and about formulating right strategy for converting an idea into a business. The plot harmoniously weaves around complex business fundamentals, required to set up, run and make a business successful, presented in lucid, easy to understand style. The novel is about implementation, about challenges that can be overcome, about success, about friendship, about passion, and about fun above all! All in all a hilarious and inspiring story on entrepreneurship and idea possibilities!</div>
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Dr. T. R. Madanmohan ( Ex Associate Professor IIM Bangalore ) says, “Reading ‘Who is that lady?’ brought vividly the moments of celebration and anguish of "identification of business opportunity", validation and construction of business model and implementation. A wonderful, written as a novel, that should be read by all current and future business leaders. Wish the book was available around 2005 for my class of Managing Technology led business at IIM Bangalore. I am sure the class would have devoured and gained much more from the book.” </div>
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Subir Dhar (Principal Consultant at Infosys) says, “This book will inspire <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>’s restless youth to take up entrepreneurship.”</div>
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Neerav Nimesh (Entrepreneur) says, “An entertaining book, which is not only a good novel but also a very good book on management. The author has been able to explain the fundamentals of every aspect of business whether marketing, planning, strategy, organizational structure, H.R., lines of communication, team work, goal setting etc and has done so without appearing to dispense "gyan".</div>
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<b>Pareekh Jain </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Can you click a pretty stranger lady in a mall and find out who she is? This curiosity of finding a mysterious lady gives a </span><st1:city st="on" style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;"><st1:place st="on">Eureka</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> m</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;">oment to Pratik for a new venture idea. But he has a herculean task to convince his IITian pal Rajat to leave his current well settled job in </span><st1:city st="on" style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;"><st1:place st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> and start an internet venture on face search with him. Shrewd acumen and MBA tactics of Pratik convinces Rajat to rediscover his long lost interest in technology. This is just the beginning. They have to arrange funds, convince people, incubate organization, develop the product, advertise the product, engage customers and make the venture profitable. Business fundamentals, logic, superstition and intuition all play their role as the will to make the venture a grand success takes on the young entrepreneurs. Will they be able to do it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;">In the process, emerges the new scope of visual search beyond face search. Can the personality beyond face be recognized? Can the lady inside the burqa be recognized? Can dresses be recognized? Can places be recognized? Finally where does this visual search stop?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;">The stor</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 11.5pt;">y is about an idea that is converted into billion dollar business, about a belief that an idea can be implemented and about formulating right strategy for converting an idea into a business. The plot harmoniously weaves around complex business fundamentals, required to set up, run and make a business successful, presented in lucid, easy to understand style. The novel is about implementation, about challenges that can be overcome, about success, about friendship, about passion, and about fun above all!</span><br />
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</div>Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492474668030425229.post-44405267663669468042011-12-17T17:31:00.021+05:302011-12-17T19:00:28.738+05:30Building Sustainable Organisation: Lessons from Indian Caste System<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Can we learn from negatives? Recently an article was published on HBR describing what business can learn from Organized Crime?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="http://hbr.org/2011/11/what-business-can-learn-from-organized-crime/ar/1">http://hbr.org/2011/11/what-business-can-learn-from-organized-crime/ar/1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">In similar context, Can we learn from Indian Caste System?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Indian caste system despite its draw backs is surviving from more than 3000 years. One may well ask why such a system has remained intact for so long? What were the qualities which made it sustainable? Can we look at it and draw lessons how to build a large, successful and sustainable organisation? This article looks at features of caste system and obtains eight management insights for building large, successful and sustainable organisations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Caste System<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">In <st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region>, Hindu society is divided in four castes ("<st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">varna</st1:place></st1:city>" from the Sanskrit word for "colour") and the outcastes. In order from highest to lowest are: (1) the Brahmin (priestly and intellectual caste); (2) the Kshatriya (warrior and administrative caste); (3) the Vaisiya (merchant and skilled artisan caste); (4) the Sudra (common labour, farming caste).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">These Varnas were broad classifications only; within each classification would exist hundreds, if not thousands, of subtle caste and sub caste variations (jatis). These "jatis" are sub-divisions which indicate specific professions or occupations as well as geographical, physical and genealogical differences between jatis. Although a person born into a particular jati is supposed to perform a certain occupation, economic realities might force an individual to choose some other profession. He will still refer himself as being his traditional jati. In this system, the jati member is required to marry someone from the same jati through a pre-arranged system. Women are supposed to provide people (children) for the jati and to train these people in correct jati traditions. It is primarily a Hindu-based system, but aspects of this system have infiltrated other religions (e.g. Christianity and Islam) as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Eight Management Insights from Indian Caste System<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">1. Core Belief <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Majority of Indians believe in caste system. They believe that caste hierarchy is based on the basis of their action in their previous life. The quality of their work and actions in this life will determine their caste in their next life. If in one's past life one had performed the functions of one's caste and jati correctly, one can hope to be promoted to a higher status in next life. If the opposite were true, one can expect to be demoted too. In order to advance in the next life, one must perform all that is required by one's jati. They also believe that it is their religious duty to respect and follow the caste system. Even the people who don’t have belief in caste system don’t do anything to denounce it and prefer the status quo instead of questioning it. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us the management insight of having the core belief of the organisation. Why the organization is in business? What are the organization’s core believes? If the majority of the employees understand core belief of the organization then organisation can withstand any changes and crisis. The core value remains same which does not change with external environment. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">In the last 3000 years Indians still hold this belief. Even if some people do not have that strong belief they prefer the status quo and go with the majority. The concept of the core value is found in most successful companies around the world and is documented in book “Built to last”.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">2. Hierarchy but mobility<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">There were four layer clear hierarchies in the caste system. The hierarchy was role based and it provided clear stability to this system for last 3000 years. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The people can however improve their hierarchy by adopting ways and means of upper hierarchies. Involved in this concept of Sankritization is the adherence to certain forms of traditional behaviour epitomized in the Sanskrit language, its hieratic literature, and the centuries old practices associated with it. Like sanskritization etc person can adopt ways and means of upper caste and in coming generations can improve their hierarchy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us management insight that if a large organisation is to be built which could withstand test of times, there should be clear cut hierarchy. But at the same time, there should be some mobility and the individual who works hard towards it can improve his hierarchy. It should be skill based. The individual with capabilities could rise. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This comes in contrast with new fad of flat based, non hierarchical organisation. These might work for relatively smaller organisation but if organisation is big and has to survive long it should be hierarchical, but having scope for mobility.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">3. Culture<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The culture played a significant role in sustainability of caste system. It consists of a set of values, guiding beliefs, understandings, and ways of thinking that is shared by the members of an organisation and are taught to new members as standards. The artefacts like rites, ceremonies, stories, symbols, language, dress, behaviours reinforced the spirit of caste system. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us the management insight about the importance of the culture and artefacts in the organisation. Even if the organisation is bureaucratic, the culture ensures commitment of the individuals towards the goals and values of the organisations. The organization culture is one of the hygiene factors which makes the employees feel part of the big organization and control employee attrition.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">4. Employee Security & Welfare<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The caste system ensured the welfare of its members as joint responsibility of its jati members. This made ties stronger and enabled caste system to thrive on sustaining basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us management insight about giving employee security and taking care of its welfare will improve bonding and ties. So employees will become more productive and responsible. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">These examples are found in Asian management context like companies in <st1:country-region st="on">Japan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region> where organization show paternalist approach towards their employees and that enables them to increase their productivity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">5. Knowledge given higher status <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The knowledge was given higher status then work in caste hierarchy. The upper castes Brahmins were supposed to be learned and knowledgeable person and perform all sacred functions. The other castes had different work responsibilities like Ksatriyas in military, Vaishyas in trade and Shudras in manual labour. Brahmins command respect for having knowledge and access to knowledge was taken as step to move up in caste hierarchy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us management insight about importance of knowledge in the company. It is not surprising that every good company is talking about knowledge management today. But the success of knowledge management will depend upon the status given to knowledge vis-à-vis actual work. One of the world’s leading consulting company, when started implementing knowledge management practices, it made one of their star directors as its head to give knowledge management credibility and status vis-à-vis actual client consulting work. This made the knowledge management initiative at the consulting company successful.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">6. Scope for entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Few leaders who were not satisfied by caste system and believed things should be done in different way tried to break away from these and formed new religions/sects with out caste hierarchy. These were joined by many followers. But over the time they also got themselves placed in broad caste hierarchy. The examples include Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us management insight about giving space and building systems to encourage and accommodate the entrepreneurship in the organisation. If somebody comes with any idea with conviction, organisation could encourage him to start on his own and become investor in that venture. In this way the star employee will be part of the extended family. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Many companies encourage employees to spend some of their time in projects on their choice and if any new idea comes up, then company funds it. Also few big companies have venture capital funds and invest in companies started by their ex employees if they find their venture a viable business proposition. These are good strategies for encouraging employees to try out new things, accommodating dissent and creating win-win situation for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">7. Silent leadership <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">There were no great visible leaders championing caste system. However there might be many leaders who must be working silently for strengthening this system but no where we come across any charismatic leaders leading caste system.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives us management insight that charismatic leaders are not a necessity for building sustainable organisations. The silent leaders who work to strengthen the system without coming in the lime light can contribute more in building the organisations. This analogy is some what similar to Level 5 leadership advocated by Jim Collins in Good to Great.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">8. Small Ecosystems <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The four castes were broad but every caste had thousands of small subcastes called jatis and for all practical purposes that was the identity of the group. The marriages were usually within the jatis and each jati has some difference in culture and rituals. The jati acts as a corporation and the members are its "agents." Thus, the jati member is a fiduciary member who is required to do whatever is in the best interest of his jati, not exclusively his or her own interest. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">This gives management insight to bring small ecosystems in big companies. The company should be divided into small units eg. 300 to 1000 people and for all practical purposes day to day interaction should be within this small group. This helps in fostering better ties and increase productivity. Interestingly some of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s leading software companies follow this practice of building small units of few hundred people each within the big software centre.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The caste system has survived for long and has worked very well for the past 3000 years, primarily because it served the needs of the society. Everyone knew his place, occupation, societal expectations and marriage bounds and choices in society. One knew what one had to do to advance. Jati was the best protection one had in the society. People knew that by being disowned by a jati, they would lose their status in the society. One also expected that whatever one's status in life, it was deserved.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">If we can understand these eight principles of core belief, culture, hierarchy with mobility, employee security and welfare, higher status of knowledge, entrepreneurship scope, silent leadership and small ecosystems, we can increase the chances of sustainability of the large organisations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p></p>Pareekh Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291928999351110965noreply@blogger.com