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Xcel Energy taps Nokia for private LTE in Anterix band across eight US states

Nokia is to deploy a private LTE network in the Anterix-owned 900 MHz band in the US for energy provider Xcel Energy. The deployment will support the firm’s grid modernisation and renewable energy strategies, plus optimised delivery of electricity and natural gas. The deployment...

Celona intros PROFINET ‘tunnelling’ fix for industrial private 5G systems

US-based private network vendor Celona has introduced important – critical for hard-nosed Industry 4.0 – fixes to its private LTE/5G system to support key layer-two operational technology (OT) protocols to network industrial machines – including with PROFINET, most significantly, but also BUS, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT,...

Softbank forms $100m warehouse-AI joint venture to drive $500m of tech sales

Softbank Group has agreed with US-based supply-chain technology supplier Symbiotic to create a new joint-venture company, GreenBox Systems, to sell the latter’s AI-geared warehouse automation systems. As part of the deal, the new business has been appointed as the exclusive supplier of Symbotic’s warehouse...

‘Millions of sensors’ – LoRa Alliance trumpets H1 LoRaWAN surge in APAC

The LoRa Alliance has trumpeted growth in the Asia Pacific region, ahead of its bi-annual meetup in Tokyo in October. It claimed “millions of sensors” have been added in the region in the first half of 2023 on the backs of “large projects” in...

Private 5G – five tech drivers, five business drivers (part 2)

Where were we? Oh yes; a quick-fire summary of a panel discussion with Intel and Microsoft from Private Networks Forum in May, which presents, in random order, five technology drivers and five business drivers (or other business concerns) for the rollout of 5G in...

Enabling private networks – the value of private-to-public network interoperability

Private 4G and 5G networks present enterprises with advanced options for connectivity by combining the higher performance, reliability and security of cellular technology with the practicality and control of local Wi-Fi infrastructure. They give rise to new and improved enterprise applications, ranging from better...

How Nextivity is bringing private LTE to the middleprise

Nextivity sees solving for complexity and risk management as key to driving private LTE adoption While there’s industry consensus that it will be a marathon, not a sprint, for private LTE and/or private 5G to be broadly implemented across the massive world of enterprise, investment...

Private-LTE AMI specialist Ubiik buys New Zealand industrial IoT firm Mimomax

Taiwanese advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and private network provider Ubiik has acquired New Zealand industrial IoT solution outfit Mimomax Wireless for an undisclosed fee. The pair said the deal created a “best-of-breed wireless solutions provider for utilities and critical infrastructure”. Ubik said it will...

Private 5G – five tech drivers, five business drivers (part 1)

A panel discussion with Microsoft and Intel at Private Networks Forum in May yielded some helpful insights about the push-and-pull for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks. The conversation, under the heading Mastering Each Vertical Via New Partnership Ecosystem, zipped through a number of...

Siemens opens private 5G – and other industrial IoT – test lab for Industry 4.0

As a sign of where industrial-grade 5G is really up to, the announcement from German firm Siemens that it has opened a mainly-5G test lab at its main research campus in the south of the southern city of Erlangen says it remains a technology-under-review...

Private 5G – gateway apps, supply taps, knowledge gaps (five enterprise memos)

A panel session at Private Networks Forum in May discussed what 5G delivers for enterprises now and what it promises to deliver in the future, with a keen eye on the applications that will swing the business case for them to invest in all-singing...

The case for a converged 0G-WAN standard to deliver Europe-wide IoT (Reader Forum)

Patrick Griffin, Chief Product Officer, Heliot Europe, the largest Sigfox network operator in the European Union; here, he expands on the importance of the new unlicensed LPWAN working group proposing a new 0G-WAN standard to deliver network redundancy, reliability, and scale to support a...

An MVNO killer? An MNO land-grab? Verizon intros global IoT eSIM platform

An IoT MVNO killer? It sure sounds like it, almost – if the whole rest of the global operator market could just pick it up. But no, says the global enterprise arm of US operator Verizon; IoT-geared MVNOs will plug into its new global...

How private cellular networks enable Industry 4.0 

Solving for cost, complexity and differentiation to accelerate private cellular adoption The market for private cellular solutions has materialized somewhat slowly and in fits and starts, but major NEPs and SIs are working to stake their claim on what will eventually be a high-value global...

Industrial 5G vs 5G-for-industry – making sense of a two-speed private 5G market

Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, called Private 5G for IoT – plotting timelines, defining applications and making bets. The full report is available to download for free here. An on-demand webinar on the same topic is available here. There is...

The four pillars of an enterprise wireless strategy

Public and private cellular, Wi-Fi and low-power sensors all have a role to play in enterprise wireless for Industry 4.0 The vision of Industry 4.0 sees businesses of all sizes and in all sectors harnessing wireless connectivity and other complementary technologies to drive operational efficiency....

Orange intros managed hybrid-private 5G service for French enterprises

The business division of France-based mobile operator Orange is offering a hybrid public/private (‘private’) standalone 5G (SA) solution in its home country, combining simultaneous access to its public network with private network deployments for enterprises. It is the first time it has offered a...

Huawei unveils new AI model for industries

Huawei intends to expand its AI-powered cloud services into new areas, including government, finance and manufacturing Chinese vendor Huawei has introduced the latest version of its pre-trained Pangu AI model, as well as AI cloud services focused on industry needs. In a release, the Chinese company...

Ondas gains “at least” $15m in two-part round to fund US private networks play

US private cellular and drone services provider Ondas Holdings, parent of Ondas Networks, has raised “at least” $15 million in a two-phase venture funding deal with Charles & Potomac Capital (C&P Group). The new investment will go to “accelerate production, fulfill backlog and support...

Understanding enterprise wireless: Part 3—cellular vs. Wi-Fi

In the third installment of a four-part podcast series presented in partnership with Nextivity, Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Kowal reiterates the importance of both cellular and Wi-Fi in enterprise connectivity. However, he points out that Wi-Fi does have limitations, and as enterprises invest in...

UNIDO, Huawei launch AI alliance for industry and manufacturing

Huawei said it will actively support AIM Global with case studies on industrial AI implementation The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Huawei, and other partners have officially launched their "Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing" (AIM Global). Led by UNIDO, AIM Global...

A question of money – why all private-5G hopes are pinned on RedCap

Sooner or later, it all comes down to money – and there just aren’t that many clear-cut use cases to bankroll a private 5G deployment. That is the consensus. Yes, industrial AR for remote assistance, reliable mobility for AGVs and AMRs, and, most convincingly,...

Cellnex & Nokia: Boosting the digitalization, automation and sustainability of rail freight transport (Episode 3)

Rail freight transport operators face pressure to improve the capacity and efficiency of their operations while keeping expenditures and environmental impact low. As a result, they are increasingly looking for new ways to move more for less. Adif Logistics Centers in Spain is working with...

Telefónica-led telco alliance teams with Qualcomm to corral XR startups

A novel alliance of eight mobile operators, spearheaded by Telefónica and seeking to cajole “disruptive” startups to build applications for their global 5G networks, has signed with Qualcomm in a bid to stimulate the AR/VR startup community, specifically. The group has issued a “global...