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NTT DOCOMO and Accenture in Web3 tangle – to “solve social issues”

NTT DOCOMO and Accenture have said they will put formal focus on so-called Web3 solutions, based on blockchain technology, to “solve social issues”. The pair said they will “address technology challenges and train talent” in the Web3 field in pursuit of social good. So...

Cradlepoint introduces 5G-optimized SD-WAN

NetCloud Exchange’s 5G optimizations will help enterprises with network slicing and SA deployments, said the company Cradlepoint on Wednesday announced that its NetCloud Exchange Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solution is now optimized for 5G networks. The new solution will help enterprises with network slicing...

Arm integrates IoT development tools into GitHub, autoML platforms Qeexo, Nota.AI

Arm has integrated its development tools for embedded devices into the open source GitHub developer platform, home to 90 million developers, for faster IoT development. It is also working with development workflow providers Qeexo and Nota.AI to make its digital-twin developer software available on...

Federated eyes role as 6 GHz spectrum coordinator, signs with Wi-Fi 6E suppliers

Federated Wireless has been conditionally approved as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to go alongside its role as gatekeeper for CBRS spectrum access for private cellular deployments in the US. The firm has already struck commercial...

SK Telecom unveils strategy to become an AI company

Last year, SK Telecom rearranged its business into five different groups, namely fixed and mobile telecommunications, media, enterprise, AIVERSE (AI+Universe), and connected intelligence   South Korea’s largest telco, SK Telecom, aims to become an artificial intelligence (AI) company, the telco’s CEO Ryu Young-sang said during a...

Sateliot plans first active NB-IoT nanosatellite launch

Nascent satellite-based 5G narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) wholesaler Sateliot continues to put together the pieces of its network, announcing this week that its first functional low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite is expected to hitch a ride on a SpaceX launch in the first quarter of 2023. The...

Tata Communications in talks with large firms for private 5G deals

Vishy Ramaswamy, Tata Communications’s VP for 5G and digital solutions incubation, said that the firm is currently in talks with nearly 40 companies   Indian company Tata Communications is currently in talks with at least 40 large businesses from different verticals about providing them with private...

Telecom Infra Project readies blueprint for cheaper, scalable cloud-native private 5G

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is to release a “blueprint”, it says, for how to deploy “cost-effective and scalable” cloud-native private 5G networks, based on an initial trial of a 5G-connected computer vision application led by Telefonica. Rakuten Symphony, Tech Mahindra, and NTT Data...

Deutsche Telekom kicks off 5G project at port of Duisberg

Deutsche Telekom said that the semi-automation with the help of 5G technology should increase the capacity of the cranes   German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced the start of the construction of a 5G field test at the port of Duisburg. The telco explained that the initiative stipulates...

How are energy and utility companies thinking about edge and security?

How are energy and utility companies thinking about edge computing and the security of that edge? A newly released report from AT&T looks specifically at how this sector is making use of edge computing and related security concerns. According to the September 2021 survey on...

Fujitsu tests private 5G for equipment inspection, remote recovery at data centres

Japanese IT firm Fujitsu is to start testing private 5G for equipment inspection at its major data centre in Yokohama, in the Kanagawa prefecture, as a springboard to drive “operational resilience and process automation” in the broader data centre market. The Fujitsu project, to...

New private 5G use-case shock! Paper manufacturer Holmen Iggesund gets smart

Okay, so not a new use case, as such; it is just another connectivity-in-manufacturing case. But still, it is process manufacturing… at a giant paper mill! Swedish pulp and paperboard company Holmen Iggesund has commissioned local system integrator Combitech to deploy a private 5G...

OneLayer opens private 5G network security lab – to stay “ahead of the bad guys”

Israeli private cellular security startup OneLayer has opened a network security lab in Tel Aviv for telecoms and security companies to test threats to private LTE and 5G networks, currently rolling out in enterprises across the globe. The firm has invited solution providers to...

From a standing start in Texas – the story of Dow Chemical’s multi-site private LTE push

US system integrator Kyndryl has published a nice-looking blog post, complete with videos, on its headline work, announced at the start of the year, to deploy private LTE for Michigan-headquartered Dow Chemical Company, manufacturer of plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. The post puts focus...

MSP airport tests private LTE for six critical applications

CTS exec: 'Private networks are like a Swiss Army Knife' Communication Technology Services (CTS) has completed a CBRS private LTE network-as-a-service (NaaS) trial at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) airport. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), the network was deployed to address six...

China unveils 5-year plan to boost virtual reality

The action plan, which will run from 2022 to 2026, aims to further integrate virtual reality with industrial applications   China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with other four Chinese government agencies, developed a five-year action plan targeting the shipment of 25 million virtual...

Challenges in planning, testing and assuring private networks

The process of deploying a private cellular network is different than enterprise Wi-Fi, but it's one that companies who wish to explore 4G or 5G private networks should be familiar with. In a session at the recent Private Networks European Forum, that topic was tackled...

Public LoRaWAN arrives in the Great Lakes – for regional IoT water management

US LoRaWAN specialist Senet has been recruited by US engineering firm LimnoTech to deploy a public LoRaWAN network across the Great Lakes region of the US, providing connectivity across area wetlands, parks, coastlines, rural and urban areas, and open waters. The work is part...

Market for cellular IoT gateways and routers rallies after (and despite) Covid impact

New research from analyst house Berg Insight says the market for cellular IoT gateways and routers was worth $1.15 billion in 2021, with 4.5 million units shipped in the year, representing robust sales growth of 14 percent. Market demand has recovered, and then-some, following...

Nokia and Nedaa partner on 5G smart city services in Dubai

Nedaa’s network already utilizes Nokia's infrastructure and can support many of the requirements for mission-critical networks   Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nedaa, the security network provider of the Dubai government. In a release, Nokia said that the...

Regional power utility Xcel Energy signs with Anterix for private LTE in eight US states

Regional US electric utility Xcel Energy has signed a deal with Anterix to lease its 900 MHz spectrum for private LTE across its service area in eight western and midwestern states. The deal is another sign of momentum for Anterix, which has signed a...

BMW tests 5G positioning with Vodafone and Nokia at Leipzig factory

Vodafone Germany has been busy with private networks for Industry 4.0. A new announcement, with Nokia, says the pair are testing high-accuracy indoor positioning (HAIP) services over a 5G ‘campus network’ (‘campus-netz’) at BMW’s factory in Leipzig, the car maker’s premier site for testing...

LG Uplus unveils new AI offering as part of its digital strategy

LG Uplus noted that the new offering is part of its long-term strategy to transform into a digital platform service provider   LG Uplus, South Korea's third-largest wireless operator, recently unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI) services, local news agency Yonhap reported. The new offering is part...

‘Don’t promise heaven and earth’: Bosch on industrial 5G now, and a 6G future

  When it comes to industrial 5G capabilities, the technology has yet to live up to the hype, according to Andreas Mueller, head of communication and network technology in the corporate research department of Robert Bosch. Speaking at the Brooklyn 6G Summit this week and...