Q&A: Craig Bungay, VP of sales EMEA & India, Spectra Logic

27 July 2023

Who was your hero when you were growing up?

That would have to be my Grandfather, George Edwards. George was a well-respected electronic engineer at a company called Radyne based in Molly Millers Lane, Wokingham. I spent a lot of my childhood with my Grandad. He taught me about circuit board design, electronic components, and fault-finding. This helped kick-start my career as I left school and continued further education in micro and digital electronics.

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Q&A: Nash Chou, business development manager, Sepura

19 June 2023

Which law would you most like to change?
I would most like to change the current state of patent laws, particularly in the realm of medical and pharmaceutical breakthroughs. I believe that life-saving treatments and medications should be accessible and affordable to all, regardless of their financial situation. The involvement of legal teams in the medical process is slowing down the speed that researchers can complete their studies, meaning products take longer to get to market, and ever greater amounts of funding are required.

Who was your hero when you were growing up?
Growing up, my hero was my older sister. I saw her produce groundbreaking work in her own field, and her resilience in the face of many varied challenges inspired me then and continues to do so today. Every day I channel her spirit to develop my own passion for innovation and discovery in life and in the workplace.

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SATELLITE

Connecting southern Asia from space

16 June 2023

Plummeting costs per bit and ground segment advances are enabling nations to take greater advantage of satellite than ever before, says Amy Saunders

Satellites have been delivering essential services for the better part of a century. Use cases like national broadcast, navigation, weather forecasting, disaster recovery, telemedicine, remote learning, mobile communications, IoT, etc. have all proved invaluable the world over. But what it all comes down to is enabling connectivity.

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5G

Delivering a revolution – via 5G

16 June 2023

5G is set to revolutionise the world with high-speed connectivity, enabling services the likes of which have never been seen. From smart cities and IoT to communications on the move, the future looks bright. Nonetheless, 5G rollout across southern Asia is fragmented – Amy Saunders finds out why

Affordable access to internet connectivity is considered a basic human right by many. Demonstrating its absolute necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein it became a lifeline for work, leisure, healthcare, learning, etc., the internet has surpassed all expectations in enabling modern life.

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