Our team examines the impact and implications of COVI-19 on technology & telecommunications brands.
https://wearesocial.com/au/blog/2020/05/technology-telecommunications-keep-us-sane-safe-human
* Werner Iucksch * Meili Yeo * internet traffic of 25% to 30% * Zoom surpassed 26.9M in March 2020 * 10 million+ downloads * Microsoft increased its Teams capacity by 60 times in seven weeks. * Comcast is lifting data caps, while AT&T is waiving fees for late payments * a day-long service outage occurred in its second largest internet provider: Starhub * Virgin Media’s new film focuses on the ingenious ways people are staying connected * Apple also released a film on how “Creativity Goes On” * memes * ‘The Class of COVID-19’ * kids of Wuhan managed to outwit their homework app by giving it bad ratings * highlights inequalities and disparities * Access to digital tools and the internet, including differences in (home) study environments * offering Virtual School Day and launching free live classes to provide more access to homeschooling * #CoronavirusSyllabus * #TeachFromHome resource hub * increase of over 700% in demand for cloud computing * increased usage of Teams * has just released Room * #StayApartStayTogether campaign * Facebook created a $100M grant programme * Vodafone using its DreamLab app * donating $1 for every tweet that #GiveThanksNotPranks * Italy, some mobile operators are offering unlimited mobile data * Australia, operators have announced bonus data inclusions * @TMobile * #GiveThanksNotPranks * @BGCA_Clubs * #GiveThanksNotPranks * pic.twitter.com/u5BXyJHXmk * April 1, 2020 * 74% of people have concerns over fake news * responsibility on social networks to clamp down on fake news * WhatsApp chatbot * data dashboard * COVID-19 streaming concert * Siri to help worried users with COVID-19 information * remote consultation of potential COVID-19 patients * digital call centres * MyDoc launched a Cure Your Fear campaign * a race to implement virtual health-care technologies * implementing contact tracing * Bluetooth that power contact tracing * electric wristbands * telecom providers enabling cellular signals * digital payment data * CoronaMap * Google and Apple are working to enable bluetooth contact tracing on their mobile device systems * Facebook and Google could be working with health authorities in making location data * In China, movements around the cities are ruled by a smartphone 'Health Code' system. * availability and specificity of these data is raising concerns * how data will be kept and can be used in the future