SoftBank Corp. and Taiwan telecommunications carrier Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. recently announced they had signed a Memorandum of Uniderstanding (MoU) for collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT) and other related fields through technological and commercial cooperation to develop best use cases for future smart cities in Taiwan.
Both companies plan to mutually leverage their insights and experiences from the collaboration in AI, IoT and related fields.
Initial collaboration items for consideration are expected to be in the following areas.
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Global IoT platforms
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Smart infrastructure
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Smart agriculture (farming and livestock)
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Utilisation of high-accuracy location data
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Utilisation of big data
These collaborative efforts will involve ST Solutions Taiwan Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank Corp.