Ahead of its Network X trade event in Paris next week (October 24-26), UK publishing and exhibitions group Informa has said the telecoms industry faces a “pivotal moment” to monetise its fibre and 5G network investments and reassert its influence in the developing digital...
Global cellular IoT module shipments saw a three percent annual decline in the second quarter of 2023, compared with the year-ago period, according to the latest IoT module tracker by Counterpoint Research. The firm cited “lower demand and weaker economic sentiments”. China-based duo Quectel...
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has selected Nokia to deploy a private LTE/5G network at its container terminal in Kingston, Jamaica, in the Caribbean. The deployment has been handled by US-based system integrator EGC International. KFTL is taking both Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud private...
Private network specialist Betacom, cloud provider Google Cloud, and IT distributor Ingram Micro have opened an Industry 4.0 showcase at the Factory Floor Lab in the Digital Manufacturing (MxD) Institute, located at the National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing in Chicago in the US....
Nokia has hailed RedCap “successful” trials with telecoms firm BT Group and module maker MediaTek in the UK. Without saying much about the tests themselves, the trio took the opportunity to talk up the potential of reduced capability (RedCap) 5G to benefit both business...
In a major show of industry collaboration, Deutsche Telekom has combined with AWS and VMware, plus Mavenir and Dell, to develop a global private 5G network and edge compute platform for enterprises. The new proof of concept is dubbed a “globally distributed enterprise network”,...
The oil company said that the private network has improved operational efficiency and safety at its RGTSU Melaka facility
Malaysian oil company Petronas claimed to have deployed the country’s 5G private network.
In a release, Petronas said that the 5G private network has been successfully deployed...
Taiwanese advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and private network provider Ubiik has joined Electricity Canada, representing the electric power industry in Canada, to deliver private LTE networks for utilities in the 900MHz, 1.4GHz, and 1.8GHz bands. The arrangement furthers Ubiik’s international expansion, as well as...
Nokia has been selected by Brazilian agricultural machinery manufacturer Jacto to build a private LTE and 5G network at its new ‘smart factory’ in Pompeia, in the province of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new network will cover the entire factory floor, of 96,000 square...
Nokia has released a cut-down version of its Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private-cellular product for small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the industrial sector. Called DAC Compact, the new solution claims a smaller form factor to deliver LTE/5G coverage at smaller sites. The Finnish firm...
US-based system integrator Kyndryl is working with Palo Alto Networks to provide network and cybersecurity services for Industry 4.0 customers running private LTE and 5G networks. The pair are combining their network security services and platform security capabilities, respectively, to design, build, and manage...
The Polish government has released the 3800-4200 MHz (3.8-4.2 GHz) frequency band to cities and enterprises for private LTE and 5G network deployments. The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has allocated the 3800-3900 MHz band for use by local governments exclusively, which can apply...
Annual spending on LTE and 5G-based CBRS network infrastructure will account for more than $1.5 billion by the end of 2026 (2027). So says SNS Telecom & IT, promoting new research on the topic, timed to release with the CBRS hullabaloo at MWC in...
Nokia has launched a number of industrial 4G/5G devices for hazardous environments in ports, mines, chemical plants, and oil platforms. They are targeted at companies buying its private 4G/5G networks. The Finnish firm has also updated its own team comms application to align with...
Siemens has stuck out a press release to declare the open availability of its private 5G system for industrial-grade networking in Germany, the original home of Industrie 4.0. Is that news, really? The German industrial behemoth’s in-house 5G project has been one of the...
NTT exec: 'We used to say software is eating hardware; I think AI will eat software'
This week, during Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, NTT and Qualcomm announced a partnership focused on bolstering the 5G device ecosystem to accelerate the global private 5G market, which...
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US broadband services and cable television provider Cox Communications will resell the new multi-carrier neutral host CBRS solution from InfiniG, announced last week. It is the first channel partner for the brand new InfiniG service, which launched ahead of MWC Las Vegas last week...
US-based in-building cellular connectivity provider SOLiD has combined with Israeli edge-cloud and private cellular software company ASOCS to deliver an Open RAN solution for private 5G and industrial IoT networks in the developing Industry 4.0 sector. Their solution, targeted at private 5G deployments in...
The neutral host market is hotting up in the US, suddenly. Following on the heels of Celona’s tie-up with T-Mobile on extending public 4G-LTE coverage with its equipment into the CBRS band, US-based indoor connectivity specialist InfiniG has announced a double-deal with T-Mobile and...
If you want to know about what to do with sensitive data in operational technology (OT) systems – how to prioritise and segment it, where to place it between the edge and the cloud, and how to retrieve it at both ends (and anywhere...
US private networking specialist Celona has released an “end-to-end” neutral host service that operates over shared CBRS spectrum in the US. The cloud-based software solution allows organizations to extend public 4G-LTE coverage, initially with T-Mobile in the US, to environments with patchy mobile reception,...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a new managed edge service under the banner AWS Dedicated Local Zones. The new services means enterprises can build their own compute infrastructure on their own privately-owned premises, either at a main operational site or a dedicated server...
Finnish network vendor Nokia has launched new ‘edge charging’ software to give enterprises more control over how data running on private 5G networks is processed and analysed at the edge, and also marketed and sold. Nokia is targeting organisations in the cities, utilities, and...
