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James Blackman

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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.

  • Ericsson deploys private 5G with Telefónica and Vodafone for German car industry

    by James Blackman June 27, 2019
    by James Blackman June 27, 2019

    Ericsson is to be carrything-through with its promise to fall in line with operators for rollout of private networks, as new 5G slicing projects in the automotive manufacturing space have …

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  • Making IoT add-up for smart grids: “Reliability is 99.9999% – there isn’t a case for another nine,” says Fingrid

    by James Blackman June 27, 2019
    by James Blackman June 27, 2019

    Some time back, Finnish transmission operator Fingrid ran due diligence on the sector’s transformation, with the decarbonisation and decentralisation of the power supply, and advancements in digital technologies bringing cheaper …

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  • Ondas Networks intros private cellular for ports and utilities in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico

    by James Blackman June 27, 2019
    by James Blackman June 27, 2019

    Industrial connectivity provider Ondas Networks has started offering private wireless connectivity for mission-critical services in the State of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, plus certain adjacent counties. The company …

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  • Nokia and Industry 4.0 country-mates seed private LTE/5G testbed for cargo ports

    by James Blackman June 27, 2019
    by James Blackman June 27, 2019

    Three Finnish industrial-change specialists, including telecoms vendor Nokia, have banded together on a collaboration project to construct a private LTE test network for developing industrial IoT applications for shipping ports …

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  • Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | “Digital twins will enable energy transition,” says Siemens

    by James Blackman June 26, 2019
    by James Blackman June 26, 2019

    The only way the planet will hit sustainability targets is through comprehensive electrification and digitisation of the energy market, and of society at large, reckons German tech giant Siemens. Consumption …

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  • The way to decarbonised, decentralised power: What is a smart grid anyway?

    by James Blackman June 26, 2019
    by James Blackman June 26, 2019

    The German Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has a good definition of ‘smart grids’, which needs no embellishment. “The basic idea is that each device which is connected to …

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  • Deutsche Telekom, Nokia proclaim 5G slicing for industrial IoT after Hamburg port tests

    by James Blackman June 26, 2019
    by James Blackman June 26, 2019

    The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Deutsche Telekom and Nokia have completed an 18-month field test of 5G slicing and industrial IoT at the Port of Hamburg. The Port of Hamburg …

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  • Ericsson reveals smart factory in US to accelerate production of 5G radios

    by James Blackman June 26, 2019
    by James Blackman June 26, 2019

    Ericsson is to build a fully-automated smart factory in the US, opening from 2020, to build its 5G radios and accelerate 5G rollout in the country. The factory will use …

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  • Smart cities: 76% are single-sector apps; revenues to reach $263bn by 2028

    by James Blackman June 25, 2019
    by James Blackman June 25, 2019

    Annual revenue for the global smart city technology market will jump from $97.4 billion in 2019 to $263 billion by 2028, a rise of more than 150 per cent, with …

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  • BT and NHS use 5G to demo connected ambulance and remote ultrasound

    by James Blackman June 25, 2019
    by James Blackman June 25, 2019

    UK medics and telecoms engineers have demostrated a 5G connected ambulance and a remote-controlled ultrasound scan over a public 5G network. The showcase has been carried out by telecoms provider …

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  • Energy management Q&A: “NB-IoT and AI are game-changers,” says Honeywell

    by James Blackman June 25, 2019
    by James Blackman June 25, 2019

    New Jersey-based Honeywell is a stalwart in smart energy systems, with focus particularly on industrial and enterprise solutions. It is proviidng managed smart grid services as a way for utilities …

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  • Editorial Report | Making Industry Smarter Report Series: Energy & Power

    by James Blackman June 24, 2019
    by James Blackman June 24, 2019

    With localised power generation, the flow of electricity and data has to go both ways. New electricity metering infrastructure establishes an integrated system of meter hardware, communications networks, and data …

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  • Telefónica O2 and UK Space Agency test 5G and satellite for autonomous vehicles

    by James Blackman June 24, 2019
    by James Blackman June 24, 2019

    UK operator Telefónica O2 has joined with the UK Space Agency on a new four-year public-private sector partnership to test 5G and satellite communications for autonomous vehicles. Project Darwin, announced …

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  • Vodafone proves LTE-based RPS tech for controlling drones in no-fly zones

    by James Blackman June 24, 2019
    by James Blackman June 24, 2019

    Mobile connectivity can be used to construct airspace geo-fences as virtual barriers to prevent drones from entering no-fly zones such as airports, or indeed leaving their designated fly zones. This …

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  • Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung

    by James Blackman June 24, 2019
    by James Blackman June 24, 2019

    AT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …

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  • Video surveillance and industrial AI will drive 80ZB of data from 40bn IoT devices by 2025

    by James Blackman June 20, 2019
    by James Blackman June 20, 2019

    There will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025. So says International Data Corporation (IDC), which calculates at the same time the amount …

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  • Accenture snaps up security outfit Deja vu to combat $5.2 trillion cyber threat

    by James Blackman June 20, 2019
    by James Blackman June 20, 2019

    Professional services company Accenture has bought Seattle-based ‘security-of-things’ company Deja vu Security for an undisclosed fee, as it seeks to ramp up its cyber-security offer in the face of an …

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  • AT&T and HPE team up on edge networking and hardware for industrial IoT

    by James Blackman June 20, 2019
    by James Blackman June 20, 2019

    AT&T will work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to help businesses harness edge capabilities. The two companies have agreed a go-to-market programme for the sale of edge connections and edge …

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  • ABB and HPE join on industrial IoT networking for connected maintenance

    by James Blackman June 19, 2019
    by James Blackman June 19, 2019

    ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have struck a deal on wireless connectivity for large industrial customers, where ABB sensors attached to industrial equipment are connected to the cloud via …

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  • Nokia and SP Telecom deploy 5G alongside Singapore’s power grid

    by James Blackman June 18, 2019
    by James Blackman June 18, 2019

    Nokia and SP Telecom are set to roll out 5G network, Singapore’s first, alongside the country’s power grid. The new data fibre network, slated for launch in 2020, will support …

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  • LoRa shoots for 75% of IoT market, versus 25% for 5G; aims for stars with satellite constellation

    by James Blackman June 18, 2019
    by James Blackman June 18, 2019

    Three quarters of the IoT market will be given over to low-power wide-area (LPWA) network solutions, compared with just one quarter for high-bandwidth low-latency 5G applications. So says the LoRa …

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  • Vodafone and PTC combine to simplify IoT and AR for industry and developers

    by James Blackman June 14, 2019
    by James Blackman June 14, 2019

    Vodafone has signed a deal with industrial IoT and AR specialist PTC to help developers and enterprises deploy digital-change applications. The deal is an extension of an existing three-year arrangement, …

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  • National Grid’s energy-tech fund reaches $90m, taps San Francisco start-up power

    by James Blackman June 14, 2019
    by James Blackman June 14, 2019

    National Grid, the UK-based electricity and gas utility, has pumped money into a group of new energy tech providers, taking its total investment portfolio to $90 million. It has also …

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  • New French model for public-private 5G networks will prevail, says Orange

    by James Blackman June 13, 2019
    by James Blackman June 13, 2019

    Orange told 5G World in London yesterday (July 12) that private networks are too expensive, and that hiving off spectrum for the industrial sector to run private networks will throttle …

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  • Verizon’s Dunne on the transatlantic 5G disjunct, and why the US leads Europe

    by James Blackman June 12, 2019
    by James Blackman June 12, 2019

    Europe will follow the US and offer unlimited 5G data plans as standard to consumers and enterprises, and European operators will be forced to respond to the pinch on capacity …

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