Private Networks

Verizon Business and Nokia showcased their special relationship at the US firm’s first European ‘innovation session’ yesterday – at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. They were joined by Axa, Michelin, …

Private 5G firm Celona has cut a chunk of its global workforce – possibly about 20 percent, mainly in sales – as it adjusts to slower industrial deployments and macroeconomic …

Three recent deployments – in defence, mining, and manufacturing – illustrate how localized private 5G networks are powering mission-critical operations in Industry 4.0. In sum – what to know: Industrial …

Boldyn Networks is advancing its dual strategy of private and neutral-host networks with projects in Gran Canaria, London, and New York – deploying private 5G, urban small cells, and subway …

Private networks are booming, but security blind spots exist without proper device visibility. GSMA Device Database and GSMA Device Map enable private network operators to validate, secure, and optimize their …

Airbus is expanding its private 5G rollout with new networks in Hamburg and Toulouse, partnering with Ericsson. The deployments support factory digitalization, enabling advanced use cases like augmented reality, asset …

EE is also relying on small cells to boost its 5G coverage across the country In sum – what to know: EE eyes nationwide 5G+ by 2030 – Coverage is …

Private 5G and generative AI, the twin hype engines of industrial tech, are converging as enabling technologies for Industry 4.0 – driving automation, efficiency, and edge innovation despite differing enterprise …

Across industries and continents, enterprise AI is no longer an abstract ambition but a physical, operational, and financial reality. From automotive plants to hospitals, banks, and burger chains, organisations are …

Hitachi is building a global AI Factory using Nvidia GPUs to deliver physical AI – industrial AI, plus domain-specific SLMs/LLMs – for rail, energy, factories, and infrastructure, integrating IoT, digital …

Private 5G is essential to Industry 4.0, says Tech Mahindra; here, it discusses its expanding private 5G portfolio with global enterprises, as well as big opportunities in its home market …

NTT Data has deployed a managed private 5G network from Celona at two manufacturing plants in Texas for chemical company Celanese, providing large-scale connectivity for worker safety and automation. New …

Boldyn and Nokia have deployed a private 5G network at Finland’s Callio FutureMINE, one of Europe’s deepest mining environments and a testbed for new technologies. Various industrial tech collaborators are …

Newmont is the world’s leading gold company, and the leading industrial private 5G operator in the mining sector. Here, its networks director, Chris Twaddle, gives a blow-by-blow account of how …

Future Technologies has won over $50 million in DoD contracts to deploy private 5G networks, enhancing battlefield communications, AR/VR training, drones, and AI-driven operations. In sum – what to know: …

Ericsson has integrated agentic AI into its NetCloud management platform for private 5G and wireless WAN to help to automate workflows, boost reliability, simplify operations, and lay groundwork for fully …

Small Cell Forum forecasts 61m small-cell shipments by 2030, driven by indoor enterprise demand, neutral-host growth, edge integration, 5G SA adoption, and mmWave use. The industry will generate $4.23bn revenues …

Hitachi Rail has deployed a private 5G network at its Hagerstown factory in Maryland, designed by GlobalLogic with Ericsson technology – showcasing Hitachi’s ‘One Hitachi’ digital strategy to design and …

Why has T-Mobile withdrawn (official) support for neutral-host deployments in CBRS spectrum? Has the CBRS brigade failed, and is its move justified, or is it just a classic carrier move …

Nearly 90% of industrial firms deploying private 4G/5G and edge report ROI within a year, with widespread AI and IoT adoption driving security, safety, and sustainability. Research firm GlobalData has …