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Ericsson pre-packs private LTE and 5G for factories and warehouses

Ericsson has launched a private network solution that seeks to simplify the deployment and management of private LTE and 5G networks for industrial enterprises with no prior experience of cellular network operations. Compatriot transport company Scania has already implemented the package, dubbed Ericsson Industry...

LTE and 5G for industrial IoT: What are private networks, and how do they work?

Private cellular networks are standard 3GPP-based cellular networks offering a combination of low-power wide-area (LPWA), broadband LTE, and even ‘massive’-scale, ultra-reliable 5G connectivity for exclusive use by private parties. They are deployed and managed separately of public cellular networks, but function in the same way....

European tech giants buying digital startups, China buying European tech giants

Traditional industrial technology giants are transforming their businesses by buying, funding or partnering with connected and intelligent manufacturing technologies and data management companies. The trend is most notable in Europe, among companies like like Bosch Rexroth and Siemens. At the same time, China is...

Teracom, Loriot launch commercial IoT network in Denmark

  Loriot said it aims to complete the deployment of 5-6 new IoT networks this year   Danish broadcaster and telecom firm Teracom, together with global internet of things provider Loriot, is launching a nationwide long-range IoT network in Denmark. Loriot provides the management system of the LoraWAN-based...

Private networks and public slices will combine in hybrid industrial 5G, says Nokia

Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘Industrial companies are building private networks because they have to, says Nokia’. Click here to go to the previous article.  Where were we? Oh yes: part-way through a narrative about the desire of industry to...

NTT bundles in FogHorn’s edge AI software to round out industrial IoT offer

Japanese telecoms giant NTT is working with California-based industrial IoT software developer Foghorn to deliver edge-based machine intelligence to industrial clients. NTT-subsidiary NTT Data, offering systems-integration and IoT consultancy services, has selected Foghorn’s Lightning software for its on-premise analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, which...

Industrial companies are building private networks because they have to, says Nokia

Industrial companies will invest in their own private LTE and 5G networks because the business case for digital change is irresistible, and because they want control of their own infrastructure. This leaves operators, betting on new revenue from enabling industrial transformation, in the cold,...

“There are 1,500 IoT platforms; few know what they’re doing” – Software AG talks IoT tactics

Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled 'Software AG cites deals with AT&T, AWS, Dell in pursuit of €24bn IoT opportunity'. Click here to go to the previous article.  New Software AG chief Sanjay Brahmawar has been seven months in the...

Software AG cites deals with AT&T, AWS, Dell in pursuit of €24bn IoT opportunity

Germany-based Software AG has reorganised its channel strategy to prioritise IoT platform deals with the likes of AT&T, ‘hyper-scale’ cloud deals with the likes of AWS, edge hardware deals with the likes of Dell, and IT and IoT reseller deals with the likes of...

Private networks, guaranteed service, total control – “We are proving 5G for Industry 4.0,” says Vodafone

Vodafone will use a range of private networking options to serve industrial verticals, it has said, as it develops its advanced LTE and emerging 5G proposition for enterprises. These options include spot usage of unlicensed LTE, localised usage of public LTE, and dedicated slices...

IBM intros industrial AI and IoT suite to help manage asset downtime and maintenance

IBM has introduced a new suite of industrial internet of things (IoT) solutions for preventative and predictive downtime and maintenance that leverage artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. The solution will reduce the risk of failure of physical assets including vehicles, manufacturing robots, turbines, mining...

Arm targets Chinese IoT market with new China Unicom agreement

  Through the partnership, both companies will provide IoT solutions for Chinese firms and foreign companies operating in China   Arm and China Unicom announced a long-term partnership to deliver internet of things solutions to Chinese enterprises and global companies which are seeking a local presence in...

Nokia inks deal with Japan’s Rakuten for IoT deployment

With Nokia’s IoT platform, the Japanese company will be able to offer IoT services for sectors including agriculture, industry and automotive BARCELONA--Nokia announced that Japanese operator Rakuten has selected its Impact IoT platform for the deployment of internet of things services across Japan. With the deployment of...

‘It’s never a good idea to compete with your own customers’ – Ericsson talks private LTE for industry

Ericsson sought to set itself apart from Nokia in its approach to industrial markets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as it made clear it will serve new industrial customers via its traditional operator customers. Finnish vendor Nokia has stated it will go direct to...

Telstra and Ericsson tie-up on global NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity

Telstra and Ericsson are combining their cellular IoT and connectivity services, in the shape of the former’s narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M networks and the latter’s IoT Accelerator connectivity and device management platform, respectively. The move will enable the deployment and management of IoT...

GSMA counts 94 LTE-M and NB-IoT networks, up 130% in 12 months

A total of 94 commercial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M have been launched in 50 markets, according to the GSMA’s latest count of low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks operating in licensed spectrum. This is an increase of 53 mobile IoT networks, or 130 per cent, in...

“There hasn’t been an opportunity like this until now” – the CBRS buzz about IoT

Dave Wright, president of the CBRS Alliance, wants to be clear: the 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band should not be considered an IoT band. “It's very much a multi-purpose band,” he says, really in response to persistent questioning about IoT scenarios for private operation...

American enterprises rule, transport leaves automotive for dust – Vodafone IoT poll

American enterprises rule for IoT, and the transport industry leaves the automotive sector for dust when it comes to connecting 'things'. These are the conclusions of a new study by Vodafone, which nevertheless finds higher adoption, higher confidence, and higher urgency among global enterprises. One...

Siemens-led IoT security charter doubles members, puts focus on supply chains

Eight further organisations have joined the Charter of Trust for cybersecurity, an initiative launched by Siemens last year to raise security in the internet of things (IoT) market. Membership of the charter now stands at 17. Siemens said the group’s first task is to...

Report: AI and IoT at the edge – when to move intelligence closer to the action

For industry, many critical applications cannot wait for artificial intelligence (AI) in the cloud. Instead, they demand insights and decisions at the edge -- closer to the source, where the real action is. A new report by Enterprise IoT Insights considers the balance enterprises are...

Sigfox opens radio specifications to capture new IoT markets and use cases

Sigfox has publicly released the specifications of its radio protocol for connected objects. The company said it expects a “boom” in the number of objects, including consumer devices, connecting to its network as a result. The release of its radio specifications means any manufacturer, developer,...

State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 3): Use case modelling

This article is the third instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018. The report tells the story of smart manufacturing in four chapters. The first two examine the...

Talking heads: What to consider when matching industrial IoT use cases to edge-cloud setups

Jean-Philippe Provencher, vice president, manufacturing strategy and solutions, PTC “The governing factors are the facilities, the cost of downtime, and speed of product development. "Cloud computing could hit a snag with these factors as facilities in lower cost areas may struggle with intermittent or costly...

Allot sees growing business opportunities in the US for its IoT solution

  The Israeli company recently inked a deal to provide its IoT solution to a Tier 1 U.S. network operator   Network intelligence and security provider Allot is seeing business opportunities in the U.S. market for its IoT solution, Ran Fridman, executive VP of worldwide sales at...