Blockchain

NTT conducted tests of connecting users to wireless access equipment through blockchain technology, targeting a reduction in power consumption for service providers. The company employed blockchain to create a one-time contract enabling users to access any wireless access equipment.

An executive for US operator AT&T sketched a blueprint for connected cars and IoT devices which included use cases involving mobile wallets using blockchain, arguing the move removed hindrances of current banking infrastructure.

UAE operator e& (formerly Etisalat) laid out plans to roll out its own non-fungible tokens (NFTs), claiming the launch will make it the first technology and investment conglomerate in the Middle East to offer the digital assets.

Telefónica ha reforzado su apuesta por las cadenas de bloques con el ingreso de su división digital en la asociación global LACChain, creada para promover la adopción y el desarrollo de dicha tecnología en América Latina y el Caribe.

Games developer Zynga appointed Matt Wolf as VP of blockchain gaming in an effort to tap into emerging technologies as part of its growth ambitions, alongside announcing the resignation of five-year long COO Matthew Bromberg.

Telefonica’s technology arm partnered with infrastructure and asset management software company Atrebo to digitise 200,000 telecoms infrastructure elements, including towers and other sites, with blockchain technology.

La rama tecnológica de Telefónica se ha asociado con Atrebo, una firma especializada en software de gestión de infraestructuras y activos, para digitalizar mediante la tecnología de cadena de bloques hasta 200.