Leading eye-tracking company Tobii has some ideas about why this is the next great leap for immersive tech.

After years of hype and a bumpy first year of launches, carrier 5G networks are here and, most importantly, 5G-compatible phones like the iPhone 12 and Pixel 5. (Samsung’s next expected flagship phone, the Galaxy S21, will likely feature 5G too.) The technology is supposed to change your life with its revolutionary speed and responsiveness. But before we get into that, it’s important to understand what it is, when and how it will affect you, and how to distinguish between (the still growing) hype and the reality.

In 2019, CNET held a massive speed test of 5G networks around the world, spanning from Chicago to London to Sydney to Seoul. The results were a mix of ludicrous speeds, but limited range and spotty coverage. Conversely, you would see wider coverage with a modest bump in speed. You also saw devices like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G roll out. The early generation of 5G phones boasted impressive speeds at times, but we cautioned against buying them because of compatibility issues and other problems that arise with new technology.

GATE Institute will unveil its new high-tech building with a special event that will take place on December 5 and 6, 2023 under the title “Up to Gate: Technology, Big Data & Beyond. Open Up for Innovation”.

GATE Institute is co-hosting the GATE-AEC Hackathon Sofia with the renowned AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) Hackathon organizers, marking the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. Anticipating participants from around the world, the event takes place from December 8th to 10th, 2023. 

How can we improve the healthcare sector through efficient data utilzation? This will be the main topic of discussion during the dedicated panel session “The data & innovation power for long-life healthy living”, part of our forum „Up to Gate: Technology, Big Data & Beyond. Open Up for Innovation”, which will mark the grand opening of the Institute’s new building.

Disruptive technologies for defence and resilience will be in the focus of a panel during the annual forum „Up to Gate: Technology, Big Data & Beyond. Open Up for Innovation”, which will mark the opening of the Institute’s new building.

The dedicated panel is entitled “Evaluating the Code of practice (CoP) on disinformation in Bulgaria and Romania – measuring compliance, mapping challenges and setting expectations”. It engages in a comprehensive exploration of the important efforts at evaluating VLOSE and VLOPs efforts to comply with the Code of Practice on Disinformation. Beginning with two original pieces of work done by GATE and the Bulgarian Romanian Observatory on Digital Media (BROD) in evaluating compliance with the Code.

Urban Digital Twins, using artificial intelligence (AI) methods, have a key role in the quest for the construction and development of sustainable and smart cities. “Future Cities” will be the focus of the panel “Shaping the Future of Sustainable Cities with Urban Digital Twins and f AI” during the annual conference “Up to GATE. Technology, Big Data & Beyond. Open Up for Innovation”, which will be held on December 5 and 6. It will also mark the opening of the GATE’s new high-tech building.

GATE is one of the five Bulgarian organisations participating in the 25th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF). It takes place in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, from November 15 to 19, 2023. Participants from more than 100 countries and regions are exhibiting their cutting-edge products and technologies on the record-breaking 500,000 square meter exhibition area.

The Chief of Staff of the NATO Accelerator for New Technologies (DIANA) Moritz Zimmermann arrives in Bulgaria on November 16, 2023. This is one of his first visits to this post. Zimmermann will visit the Institute “Big data for smart society” (GATE), which from 2022 is NATO’s test centre in the field of big data and artificial intelligence. He will familiarize himself with the high-tech structure of GATE, which the institute will use to provide a range of testing and verification services covering different levels of technological readiness against established European standards.