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Tara Neal

Tara Neal

Executive Editor and Telecoms Strategist at The Fast Mode | 5G | IoT/M2M | Telecom Strategy | Mobile Service Innovations 

Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

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BBM Money enables Blackberry's BBM app to Deliver Bank-Grade Mobile Payment Services

Sunday, 21 September 2014 05:50
Users of BBM, BlackBerry's app that provides private social networking service on mobile devices, will now have access to enhanced mobile payment features via the…

Price Competition May See Smartwatch Prices Go as Low as USD30 - Gartner

Saturday, 20 September 2014 05:26
In its "Competitive Landscape: Smartwatches and Smart Wristbands, Worldwide, 2014", Gartner, a leading research and advisory firm, said that the smartwatch is well on track…

250 million 4G LTE Connections Across the Globe in 1Q2014, US Takes Lead With Highest Coverage - Ovum

Saturday, 20 September 2014 05:31
Based on the latest data from Ovum, a leading research and advisory firm, 4G LTE connections are growing rapidly in the developed markets around the…

Firefox OS Phone from Mozilla Costs Less than USD60, Grameenphone Subscribers Get Free 20MB Data Daily

Thursday, 18 September 2014 05:05
Grameenphone, a leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh with more than 49 million subscribers introduced the Firefox OS phone which can be bought for less…

T-Mobile Subscribers Get Own 'Cell Tower' via Personal CellSpot on Top of Free Texting On Gogo

Thursday, 18 September 2014 05:04
In conjunction with the launch of its Uncarrier 7.0 "Wi-Fi Unleased", T-Mobile is offering its subscribers a 'cell-tower' of their own via its T-Mobile Personal…

Cisco Announces openBerlin to Drive Innovation in the Internet-of-Everything(IoE), Invests USD30 Million

Friday, 19 September 2014 05:45
Cisco, a world leading provider of network and connectivity solutions announced the openBerlin, a Cisco Internet-of-Everything (IoE) Innovation Center that will be located in Berlin's …

Wi-Fi enabled Smart Thermostat and Sensors from ecobee Deliver 23% Savings on Heating Costs

Thursday, 18 September 2014 05:18
Ecobee, a provider of Wi-Fi enabled, programmable thermostat for residential and commercial uses this week unveiled the ecobee3 smarter wi-fi thermostat and wireless remote sensors.…

WiLAN Subsidiary Acquires Smart Meter Patents

Wednesday, 17 September 2014 07:00
WiLAN, a leading technology innovation and licensing company, Wednesday announced that its subsidiary has acquired a portfolio of patents that relate to technology used in…

Ford Connected Car and Automatic's App Let You Control Your IoT Smart Home Devices While You are Driving

Friday, 19 September 2014 06:03
Ford Motor Company, the global auto-maker based in Dearborn, Michigan and Automatic Labs, provider of connected car solutions are collaborating to provide enhanced connected car…