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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.

  • Semtech collaborates on LoRa monitoring solutions for gas utilities

    by James Blackman August 10, 2021
    by James Blackman August 10, 2021

    California-based semiconductor maker Semtech has announced it is working with IoT developer and engineering services company Oxit, based in North Carolina, to develop smart energy solutions for LoRaWAN networks. Semtech …

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  • Verizon and AWS add MEC to 5G for IoT developers in Chicago, Houston, Phoenix

    by James Blackman August 10, 2021
    by James Blackman August 10, 2021

    Verizon has added compute and storage into its 5G network infrastructure in Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix. Its project to build-out its multi-access edge compute (MEC) infrastructure, in partnership with AWS, …

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  • Telstra snaps up healthcare software company MedicalDirector for $350m

    by James Blackman August 9, 2021
    by James Blackman August 9, 2021

    Telstra Health, the digital healthcare business of Australian telecoms provider Telstra, has said it is poised to acquire Sydney-based medical software company MedicalDirector for $350 million. It follows the firm’s …

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  • Telefónica to build private 5G NOCs to serve industry in Spain, Brazil, UK, Germany

    by James Blackman August 9, 2021
    by James Blackman August 9, 2021

    Note, this article is taken from an upcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next week; sign up here (last chance!) for the webinar …

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  • Nokia to scale-up drone-mounted 5G-powered machine-vision farming solution

    by James Blackman August 9, 2021
    by James Blackman August 9, 2021

    US farming company AeroFarms has recruited Nokia on a multi-year deal to supply private 5G, computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous drones. The pair are testing the technologies with current …

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  • Orange teams up with satellite firm SES to bolster maritime services

    by James Blackman August 9, 2021
    by James Blackman August 9, 2021

    Orange has struck a deal with Luxembourg-based satellite company SES Networks to bolster its connectivity offer for the maritime industry. The French operator said integration of satellite connectivity from SES …

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  • Opportunity knocks for IoT antenna firms, as complexity spirals and shipments jump

    by James Blackman July 30, 2021
    by James Blackman July 30, 2021

    A new report by analyst company ABI Research says the growing breadth of IoT devices and use cases, combined with additional radio spectrum and protocols, is creating more complexity in …

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  • Druid Software signs with CBRS specialist CTS on private 5G managed service bundle

    by James Blackman July 30, 2021
    by James Blackman July 30, 2021

    Massachusetts-based telecoms infrastructure provider Communication Technology Services (CTS) is working with core network provider Druid Software to bundle the Irish firm’s Raemis platform into its private LTE/5G offer in the …

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  • MNOs vs NEPs vs SIs – the pitched battle (in numbers) over private 5G management

    by James Blackman July 29, 2021
    by James Blackman July 29, 2021

    Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run private 5G …

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  • Boom year for private 5G? Telcos restructure to take enterprise bull by network horns

    by James Blackman July 29, 2021
    by James Blackman July 29, 2021

    A new report by analyst house ABI Research says the traditional telco community is restructuring its enterprise operations, including by establishing brand new business units, in order to deliver custom …

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  • Will operators build dedicated NOCs to run private 5G for key industrial enclaves?

    by James Blackman July 28, 2021
    by James Blackman July 28, 2021

    Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run …

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  • 5G could add £6.3bn to UK manufacturing sector by 2030, says Vodafone

    by James Blackman July 27, 2021
    by James Blackman July 27, 2021

    Adoption of 5G could add £6.3 billion to the value of the UK manufacturing industry by 2030, according to a new report from Vodafone. Investment in 5G in manufacturing could …

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  • Alphabet launches robot software company Intrinsic to drive localised Industry 4.0

    by James Blackman July 26, 2021
    by James Blackman July 26, 2021

    Google parent company Alphabet has announced the launch of a new robotics software company called Intrinsic, spun out of its X research lab, or so-called ‘moonshot factory’. The X division …

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  • Vodafone slices 5G network for UK Power Networks as part of major smart grid trial

    by James Blackman July 23, 2021
    by James Blackman July 23, 2021

    Vodafone has kickstarted a trial with UK Power Networks to connect the UK electricity network on a dedicated slice of its national 5G network. The initiative is part of the …

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  • G+D buys UK Pod Group to add roaming SIMs and private networks to IoT portfolio

    by James Blackman July 23, 2021
    by James Blackman July 23, 2021

    Germany-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has acquired UK-based IoT airtime roaming and private network provider Pod Group for an undisclosed fee. Pod claims to have a hand in 600-odd …

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  • SIs in trouble, hyperscalers indifferent – the case for carrier-led private 5G

    by James Blackman July 22, 2021
    by James Blackman July 22, 2021

    Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘Software AG, StarHub and the blueprint for carrier-led industrial private 5G’, available here. Bernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software …

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  • Intel ramps up private LTE with Federated Wireless, California school districts

    by James Blackman July 21, 2021
    by James Blackman July 21, 2021

    Federated Wireless has signed with Intel to use its Smart Edge platform to pursue private network trials using CBRS spectrum in the education sector in the US. The move is …

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  • Senet makes Tampa Bay network the ‘largest metro LoRaWAN deployment’ in US

    by James Blackman July 21, 2021
    by James Blackman July 21, 2021

    US-based LoRaWAN platform provider Senet has said it is expanding its public LoRaWAN network in the Tampa Bay metropolitan region in Florida. The network extension, covering over 1,600 square miles …

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  • ‘Open to any discussion’ – Sigfox on hooking up with LoRaWAN, scaling up with Google

    by James Blackman July 21, 2021
    by James Blackman July 21, 2021

    Let’s cut to the chase: will Sigfox and LoRaWAN, painted as arch rivals at the low-power end of the IoT space, ever be combined into a single IoT solution? Will …

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  • ‘The right tool for the right job’ – Vodafone doubles NB-IoT cell sites in the UK

    by James Blackman July 20, 2021
    by James Blackman July 20, 2021

    Vodafone UK has restated its commitment to NB-IoT and doubled the number of sites in its narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network to meet increasing demand for IoT services, it says. The …

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  • ‘The quality is in the radio, not the core’ – Nokia questions new rivals in private LTE/5G

    by James Blackman July 20, 2021
    by James Blackman July 20, 2021

    The magic in private cellular networks comes with the radio, and not with the core, says Nokia. And the magic in the radio cannot be so easily copied or imitated; …

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  • Soracom intros ‘blended’ IoT support for NB-IoT, LTE-M, Sigfox, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, satellite

    by James Blackman July 16, 2021
    by James Blackman July 16, 2021

    KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom, flush from an injection of new funds from Hitachi and Sony Group, has launched a new platform to allow IoT developers to connect devices using …

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  • Deutsche Telekom, China Mobile, Vodafone lead AT&T, Verizon for enterprise 5G

    by James Blackman July 16, 2021
    by James Blackman July 16, 2021

    Deutsche Telekom, China Unicom, Orange, China Mobile, and Vodafone have ranked top, apparently in order, in an assessment of 20 mobile network operators for enterprise 5G connectivity. These five are …

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  • Software AG, StarHub and the ‘blueprint’ for carrier-led industrial private 5G

    by James Blackman July 15, 2021
    by James Blackman July 15, 2021

    Software AG remains set on its strategy to make mobile operators the go-to agents for private 5G in ‘vertical’ spectrum, and particularly in the Industry 4.0 space where it retains …

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  • Edzcom installs 5G at machine maker MGA’s Industry 4.0 biopharma lab in France

    by James Blackman July 15, 2021
    by James Blackman July 15, 2021

    Finnish private networking specialist Edzcom has been appointed by industrial machine manufacturer MGA Technologies to build a private 5G network at its new Industry 4.0 innovation lab near Lyon, in …

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