BMW Group has opened a new IT and software hub in Romania to accelerate the company’s digital transformation across both its driver-facing automotive software activities and its production-based Industry 4.0 …
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 quick thoughts on the big IT outage today, which grounded planes, trains, banks, hospitals, shops, telcos, and broadcasters around the world. Reports on the radio this morning – when …
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French LoRaWAN specialist Actility has acquired a France-based LoRaWAN startup called API-K, which produces a LoRaWAN tracking system for mountain sports and rescue teams, and was co-founded by LoRaWAN luminaries …
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NTT Data, the global system integrator division of Japanese group NTT, has introduced a new edge AI platform that “integrates and synthesises” data from sensors, devices, and systems in enterprise …
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Nokia saw its (“comparable”) operating profit slide by 32 percent in the second quarter of 2024, finishing at €423 million, versus €619 million a year ago. Sales fell alongside, down …
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KDDI-owned cellular IoT provider Soracom is offering satellite NB-IoT in a phased and controlled commercial launch to key enterprise customers. The move follows integration with US-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) service …
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More, here, from Ericsson about private 5G, after the Swedish vendor replied formally to questions in email from RCR Wireless about its enterprise strategy; its responses arrived after Monday’s post …
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India-based IT consultancy and system integrator Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a generative AI aggregation platform for enterprise customers and a new IoT lab in the US, with a …
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Fujitsu is working with US data security and privacy outfit Cohere on a number of industry-geared AI projects, including joint development of a Japanese large language model (LLM) for enterprises …
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In a briefing room at MWC in Barcelona at the end of February, when presented with the idea that, for all its successes with the mobile operator crowd, Nokia is …
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Speaking at an event in London on Wednesday (July 10), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) presented its portfolio of joint AI solutions and integrations with Nvidia, along with its channel strategy …
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The Artificial intelligence (AI) Act has been published today (July 12) in the Official Journal of the European Union, the gazette of record for the European Union (EU). It confirms …
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Note, this article forms a (concluding) part of a recent editorial report from RCR Wireless about ‘private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype versus reality’. The full report, which extends …
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The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has claimed triumphant IoT trials of new Wi-Fi HaLow technology in different enterprise venues. Its ‘phase-two’ tests of the technology, listed as 802.11ah in the …
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Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has said 66 licences have been granted so far in the country for enterprise-owned private 5G networks in the country. Thirty-four licences have been issued for …
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The only way out of this mess is with technology, an old Labour prime minister told a new Labour prime minister in London today (June 9) – four days after …
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ENGIE Vianeo, the electric vehicle (EV) charging business of France-based energy company ENGIE Group, has appointed international comms outfit BICS to connect around 50,000 charging stations to cellular-based IoT networks. …
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Note, this article forms a (middle) part of a recent editorial report from RCR Wireless about ‘private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype versus reality’. The full report, which extends …
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Satellite IoT operator Kinéis has a deal with Hyderabad-based space engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space to produce compatible devices and solutions to grow low-power satellite IoT applications in India. Kinéis …
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Nine billion cellular smartphone and IoT devices with embedded and integrated SIMs (eSIMs and iSIMs) will be in the market by 2030, reckons Counterpoint Research. This total will mean nearly …
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NTT Data, the global system integrator division of Japanese telecoms conglomerate NTT, has deployed a private 5G network and digital twin in support of various sports analytics and fan experiences …
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Japanese automotive antenna manufacturer Harada Industry is to design and produce a range of retro-fitted and embedded Sigfox-based IoT tracking solutions for the automotive industry. R&D teams from Harada Industry …
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State-owned UAE oil company ADNOC is working with state-owned UAE telecoms company e&, formerly Etisalat Group, to build the “energy industry’s largest private 5G network”, it has said. There is …
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France-based operator Orange shared hands-on experience of bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into its network operations last month at Telco AI Forum 2024, hosted by RCR Wireless. In interview, Alexis Koalla, …
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IBM has completed its acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG for a fee of about €2.13 billion ($2.3 billion). The double-deal, announced at the end of last year, …
