Private Networks

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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

When Turkish appliance manufacturer Arçelik began its digital transformation journey in 2015, it had the opportunity to start from scratch with its new factory in Ulmi, Romania, which was in …

Swedish vendor Ericsson has completed the rollout of a private LTE network for regional US electric utility Evergy, covering 20 cell sites in Kansas and Missouri. Locally-headquartered engineering consultancy Burns …

Germany-based Becker Mining Systems, a supplier of systems and equipment for the mining industry, has agreed with Ericsson to resell the Swedish telecoms vendor’s private LTE and 5G bundle to …

An addendum of sorts, to the piece Enterprise IoT Insights compiled at the end of last week (October 21), on private networks in numbers; Analysys Mason has just issued a …

We need to talk about private networks (some more). Because earlier this month, Enterprise IoT Insights opened the European edition of Private Networks Forum with a salutary address about the …

Rogers will establish the Rogers Technology Center of Excellence at the Norcat Underground Center to develop new solutions for the global mining industry   Canadian operator Rogers Communications and skilled …

Samsung has been focusing on the provision of private 5G networks in a number of markets including Japan, Korea and the U.S.   Korean vendor Samsung Electronics announced it is …

Note, this is a revised version of the intro/outro statements at Private Networks European Forum earlier this month, presented then as a way to invite conversation about the state of …

Nokia hailed “notable strength in private wireless” for sending enterprise sales spiralling upwards by 22 percent during the third quarter of 2022. The firm’s enterprise unit outperformed the rest of …

A panel session at Private Networks European Forum earlier this month put the spotlight on the discipline of private 5G and edge system management, specifically, where traditional mobile operators are …

TCS also said it aims to use mmWave spectrum for its own internal operations   Indian company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), part of holding company Tata Group, has applied to …

US-based food manufacturing giant Mars has rolled out digital twin technology, marrying IoT sensor outputs with AI analytics inputs in a edge/cloud dashboard, across its factories in the US, specifically …

Taiwanese telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom has deployed a private 5G network for local electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics, in conjunction with state-owned telecommunications company National Telecom, formerly TOT PCL, and MVNO …

French regulator Arcep has awarded three new trial spectrum licences for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band, taking its total roster of enterprise trialists in …

This is a fairly straight writeup of a summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, from a couple of weeks …

The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Two, off the Yorkshire coast in England, has its own LTE network, courtesy of system integrator Vilicom, part of BAI Communications since late …

A new summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, makes for good reading. It concludes, ultimately, that industrial 5G is …

Swedish operator Tele2 has supplied an Ericsson-made private 5G network to local electric boat manufacturer X Shore, to drive its production processes and sustainability agenda. Ericsson called the private 5G …

A helpful snapshot of the developing IoT market, from a presentation at The Things Conference in Amsterdam a couple of weeks back; Paul Pinault, vice president of platform and market …

Open RAN will triumph in private 5G, first. So said Jagadeesh Dantuluri, general manager for private networks at Keysight Technologies, speaking at Private Networks European Forum this week. These twin …

KDDI-owned Soracom is offering “native support” for satellite messaging with its global IoT connectivity offer, so enterprise IoT users can pay for both terrestrial and satellite connectivity in a single …