U.K.-based technology firm Extronics has enhanced one of its active RFID tag models to make it a hybrid safety and access-control device for an oil and gas company in Southeast Asia. The tag is one of ten varieties of active RFID tags offered by Extronics, whose next-generation tag will automatically come with both passive high-frequency (HF) RFID functionality and active Wi-Fi transmission.

Nokia announced plans to open three new Cloud Collaboration Hubs, starting with a location in Singapore, in a move designed to support operators’ transition towards the cloud.

China’s smartphone market, the world’s largest, suffered its first-ever annual decline in 2017, with shipments falling 4 per cent from 2016 to 459 million units (see chart below, click to enlarge).

A Chinese consumer group demanded Apple take swift action to address complaints over impaired performance in older iPhones, Xinhua News Agency reported, as a backlash against the move spreads.

AT&T and other US companies were urged to cut all commercial links with Huawei and operator China Mobile, as the government takes a tougher line on Chinese technology players seeking a foothold in the country.