NTT Data has deployed a managed private 5G network from Celona at two manufacturing plants in Texas for chemical company Celanese, providing large-scale connectivity for worker safety and automation. New …
James Blackman
James Blackman
James Blackman has been writing about the technology and telecoms sectors for over a decade. He has edited and contributed to a number of European news outlets and trade titles. He has also worked at telecoms company Huawei, leading media activity for its devices business in Western Europe. He is based in London.
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Some kind of “niche-within-a-niche” reality emerged at The Things Conference in Amsterdam this week – about an IoT opportunity that is fragmented but also promising, and within reach. Growth within …
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Boldyn and Nokia have deployed a private 5G network at Finland’s Callio FutureMINE, one of Europe’s deepest mining environments and a testbed for new technologies. Various industrial tech collaborators are …
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Netmore has acquired Spain’s Arson Metering, strengthening its vertical utilities expertise with 500,000 smart water/gas deployments. The deal supports Netmore’s global LoRaWAN expansion, utility automation ambitions, and large-scale metering projects, …
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Verizon has upgraded Enterprise Center with advanced Wi-Fi for St. Louis Blues fans and staff, while also partnering with Tampa Police to equip officers with 950+ 5G smartphones under its …
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Newmont is the world’s leading gold company, and the leading industrial private 5G operator in the mining sector. Here, its networks director, Chris Twaddle, gives a blow-by-blow account of how …
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Future Technologies has won over $50 million in DoD contracts to deploy private 5G networks, enhancing battlefield communications, AR/VR training, drones, and AI-driven operations. In sum – what to know: …
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German companies Siemens and TRUMPF are partnering to integrate digital solutions and AI-ready technologies into smart factories, bridging IT and OT systems with open interfaces for enhanced efficiency, flexibility, and …
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Ericsson has integrated agentic AI into its NetCloud management platform for private 5G and wireless WAN to help to automate workflows, boost reliability, simplify operations, and lay groundwork for fully …
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Unabiz’s Sigfox IoT units in France have secured six months of court protection to restructure €5m debt, safeguard jobs, and ensure business continuity; global Sigfox operations remain unaffected. In sum …
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Small Cell Forum forecasts 61m small-cell shipments by 2030, driven by indoor enterprise demand, neutral-host growth, edge integration, 5G SA adoption, and mmWave use. The industry will generate $4.23bn revenues …
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Hitachi Rail has deployed a private 5G network at its Hagerstown factory in Maryland, designed by GlobalLogic with Ericsson technology – showcasing Hitachi’s ‘One Hitachi’ digital strategy to design and …
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Why has T-Mobile withdrawn (official) support for neutral-host deployments in CBRS spectrum? Has the CBRS brigade failed, and is its move justified, or is it just a classic carrier move …
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Volkswagen will invest €1bn in AI by 2030 to transform vehicle development, production, and IT, targeting €4bn savings, 25% faster innovation cycles, digital sovereignty in Europe, and “AI everywhere” across …
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Future Technologies is deploying a private 5G edge system from Nokia at Maher Terminals in the New York/Jersey maritime port complex. Separately, Nokia has unveiled ruggedized 5G tactical comms solutions …
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Unabiz’s Sigfox business in France has entered judicial reorganisation at the Singapore-based firm’s request, seeking debt relief and breathing space despite recent growth. Unabiz is seeking to preserve jobs, contracts, …
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Nokia has new deals with Supermicro and Kyndryl to deliver AI-ready, automated data centre networking – at a global channel level, and a local client level (via a global sales …
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Finnish vendor Nokia has opened a 55,000 square-metre campus in Oulu in its home country for 5G/6G design, manufacturing, and testing. It integrates a bunch of Industry 4.0 tech, and …
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Gilead Sciences is building an AI-enabled lab in Foster City, California, as the first part of a $32bn investment scheme that includes a number of a new high-tech Industry 4.0 …
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Industrial AI adoption is accelerating, says IFS, but enterprises face a critical execution gap: lacking skills, strategy, and trust, even as AI embeds deeply into operations, driving efficiency and profitability. …
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1Finity will bundle AI compute services from its parent Fujitsu with AI network management software from Arrcus for network, enterprise, and data centre operators. In sum – what to know: …
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Nearly 90% of industrial firms deploying private 4G/5G and edge report ROI within a year, with widespread AI and IoT adoption driving security, safety, and sustainability. Research firm GlobalData has …
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T-Systems has created a new Chief Sovereignty Officer role, appointing Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic to lead data sovereignty strategy. Andreas Schlegel joins as Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer. The appointments follow Deutsche …
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Vodafone IoT and Simetric are partnering to integrate their platforms, giving enterprises a single dashboard to monitor, automate, and manage global IoT operations across networks and devices efficiently. In sum …
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The GSMA has waded into the debate about whether India should allocate mid-band spectrum for private 5G, urging the government that a carrier-led model is best. Meanwhile, word on the …
