Taiwanese advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and private network provider Ubiik has convened a gang of chipset makers and module makers to develop a working supplier ecosystem around the new 1.8 …
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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Netherlands-based mobile operator KPN has launched a new edge 4G/5G product for large enterprises combining private and hybrid cellular, on-premise computing, and indoor localisation services. It is pitching the product, …
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Swedish industrial machine maker Atlas Copco has reopened a UK facility as a smart factory and innovation centre with a private 5G network from country-mate Ericsson, and a showcase and …
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Hitachi and Google Cloud have signed a multi-year deal to collaborate on generative AI for Industry 4.0. Hitachi is to form a brand new business unit which will use Google …
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NTT has said it is pulling eight billion data points from 140 sensors on every car at the Indianapolis 500 race, taking place this weekend (May 26) in Indiana in …
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Finnish vendor Nokia’s private 4G/5G DAC system has been validated by UK-based IT solutions provider Black Box on a DAS setup from US-based Corning. The project paves the way for …
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France-based low-power IoT specialist Actility, operating and selling LoRaWAN infrastructure, is working with Italian IoT provider Urbana Smart Solutions to “overhaul” and extend Italy’s IoT infrastructure. The deal will see …
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Nokia has completed a deal to buy US-based defense-comms specialist and integrator Fenix Group. The agreement was originally announced at the end of last year. The acquisition, now ratified in …
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Japanese IT company Fujitsu is to deploy an AI model on a set of cameras around Hachijo Island in the Philippine Sea, one of 11 so-called “Tokyo Treasure Islands” about …
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“Demand [for private 5G] will rise… but it will take years,” comments Daniel Mai, director of industrial wireless at Siemens, in conversation last month at Hannover Messe – picking up …
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There’s a moment, late in conversation with Siemens at Hannover Messe last month, where RCR Wireless replays a friendly admonishment from a rival telecoms vendor for making too much of …
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Telefónica Tech has announced a global deal with Microsoft to offer an expanded roster of cybersecurity services to enterprise customers. The deal includes artificial intelligence (AI) solutions related to enterprise …
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UK operator Virgin Media O2 Business has signed a deal with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK government’s procurement and trading fund, to supply discounted technologies to government bodies …
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Smart ports are just about the easiest place to put a private 5G network right now – at this point in the development of 5G technology, when outdoor coverage and …
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Sweden-based LoRaWAN network operator Netmore Group, with infrastructure operations across Europe, and also in the US, has said it is ready to build IoT networks in Asia Pacific (APAC), as …
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US startup Hubble Network has claimed Bluetooth-based satellite comms is a reality, and a “revolution in IoT”, after transmitting data from standard Bluetooth devices to its new satellite constellation, launched …
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Local Sigfox specialists have sold 7,000 smart water meters to the municipality of Parga in the northwest of Greece, and declared they expect to “scale” Sigfox-based IoT solutions for water …
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Verizon Business is probably the one operator-backed enterprise services provider – outside of China, at least – that is starting to look like it has the measure of the private …
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The number of active IoT devices will more than double to 40 billion by the end of 2033, according to IoT analyst house Transforma Insights. Short-range IoT technologies will account …
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Just to add to the mess of forecasts about private 5G; annual spending on private 5G networks will grow at a compound rate (CAGR) of about 42 percent between 2024 …
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Nokia has joined Verizon’s list of approved network equipment vendors with certified private network systems that can be deployed with its own licensed mid-band spectrum. The US operator has issued …
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UK tower company Cornerstone is to build an outdoor neutral host 5G and IoT platform across UK cities by deploying cellular-connected luminaries from Dutch lighting firm Signify in street lighting …
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Nokia has announced another private-5G go-to-market deal, this time with the UK arm of Canada-based IT consulting giant CGI. It is unconfirmed whether the deal extends beyond than the UK …
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Pairpoint, the blockchain-based trading venture owned by Vodafone and Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation, is working with smart label pioneer Sensos, a spin-off from Sony Semiconductor Israel, to combat supply …
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Sigma Lithium, a lithium mining company producer, is to deploy a private LTE network from Nokia to improve worker safety and operational efficiency at a mine in Brazil. Nokia said …
