Distributed Connectivity
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/distributed-connectivity/
Dec 27, 2017 - This research explores breadth of blockchain’s impact on the telecommunications industry. It presents a framework for evaluating use cases, actionable ideas for blockchain implementation, the risks and limitations of blockchain technology, and a path forward for telecom managers.
Keyword: 5G,
Corda,
distributed network management,
Huawei,
inter-carrier collaboration,
media & telecom,
mesh network,
mobile payment,
Reliance Jio,
SDG 10,
SDG 11,
SDG 9,
T-Mobile,
Verizon,
Vodafone
Webinar #7: Distributed Connectivity: The Blockchain-Enabled Future of Telecommunications
File Type: Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/webinar-7-distributed-connectivity/
Feb 22, 2018 - Hosted by BRI Managing Director Hilary Carter and featuring Christian Keil, MBA Candidate at the University of California's Berkeley-Haas School of Business, and the author of the BRI's "Blockchain and Telecommunications" project. The webinar explores how telecom executives can prepare for a future where connectivity is distributed, democratized, and decentralized. In that future, blockchain, "a protocol built to manage decentralized systems of value” will likely play a leading role.
Keyword: 5G,
Corda,
distributed network management,
Huawei,
inter-carrier collaboration,
media & telecom,
mesh network,
mobile payment,
Reliance Jio,
SDG 10,
SDG 11,
SDG 9,
T-Mobile,
Verizon,
Vodafone
Reinventing Healthcare on the Blockchain
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/reinventing-healthcare-on-the-blockchain/
Jan 12, 2018 - The healthcare systems of many countries work for neither the medical professionals nor the patients they serve. It is the only industry where innovation drives costs up. The problem ultimately resides in industrial-age thinking about healthcare delivery, where intermediaries hoard data, assume patient ignorance, and exclude anyone without insurance. This project flips the model: patients co-create and own their data, have full access to it, and can monetize it on the blockchain.
Keyword: clinical trial,
data security,
disease management,
healthcare,
medical IoT,
medical records,
patient identity,
pharmaceutical,
SDG 10,
SDG 17,
SDG 3,
SDG 9,
single-payer
The Digital Yuan and Cross-Border Payments
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-digital-yuan-and-cross-border-payments/
Aug 17, 2022 - Central banks, rev up your digital currency engines! The race to global adoption is on, and this case study of China’s e-yuan captures the first mover in action. Co-led by PhDs—one a fintech advisor, strategy consultant, and researcher based in Hong Kong/Singapore, and the other a professor at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto—the case digs into the Chinese government’s approach to the research, development, and roll out of its digital yuan. The authors analyze China’s digital currency electronic payment in terms of the government’s joint venture with SWIFT, its Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Belt an...
Industry Ecosystems and Blockchain: What Enterprise Leaders Should Know about Consortia
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/industry-ecosystems-and-blockchain/
Feb 18, 2020 - This research describes many industry consortia within the blockchain enterprise space and describes the goals of three in particular—Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, and Hyperledger, hosted by the Linux Foundation. The project involved interviews with twenty-five executives and thought leaders who are innovatively deploying blockchain technology in industries ranging from artificial intelligence to healthcare. It lays out the business case for joining blockchain consortia including developing standards for technologies and building trust and confidence in new technology solutions. It distills the best...
Keyword: B3i,
EEA,
governance,
intellectual property,
open source,
R&D,
R3,
Ripple,
SDG 17,
SME,
talent,
technology,
Trusted IoT Alliance
Using Blockchain To Power The 5G Bypass
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/5g-bypass/
May 21, 2019 - This research takes a deep dive into 5G and its challenges. Its authors, Charlie Morris and Dieter Fishbein, then shift the conversation to peer-to-peer mesh networks, which have the potential to disrupt the current monopolistic structure of the telecommunications industry around the world. What blockchain brings to the Internet stack is an incentive layer for rewarding participation.
Keyword: CMCC Global,
Firechat,
Freifunk,
Helio,
Internet of Things,
media & telecom,
mobile broadband,
mobile virtual network operator,
Nodle,
OmniMesh,
Open Garden,
RightMesh,
Samsung,
SDG 11,
SDG 8,
SDG 9,
technology,
Vapor IO
