The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has established a ‘smart printing factory testbed’ in collaboration with Fujitsu, IBM, Real-Time Innovations (RTI) and Toshiba to develop technologies to help the printing industry automate production and maintenance processes.
The IIC said the group is using the testbed to...
5G NEW HORIZONS WIRELESS SYMPOSIUM
Hosted by 5G Americas, for the first time the bi-annual Global 5G Event was held in the U.S. and co-located with 5G North America and the Big Communications Event in Austin, Texas, May 16-17, 2018. Many thanks to RCR Wireless News...
Japanese company says blockchain will be key in the development of future smart cities
Fujitsu has opened its international blockchain innovation center in Brussels, Belgium in a move to explore how the technology can improve the design and implementation of smart cities.
Fujitsu said that the...
Orange said in a statement it supports the French government’s new plan on artificial intelligence (AI), and announced in tandem the acceleration of its own use of AI. The France-based company said it will help train 500 people in the field, and recruit 200...
Samsung and Fujitsu announce further investments in artificial intelligence
French president Emmanuel Macron said his government would invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.85 billion) into artificial intelligence (AI) research until the end of his term in 2022 as part of a strategy to accelerate innovation.
“We have...
Nuage Networks to expand and upgrade Fujitsu Enterprise Cloud Service K5
Fujitsu has chosen Nuage Networks, Nokia’s software-defined networking (SDN) subsidiary, to extend and update its enterprise cloud service.
Fujitsu Enterprise Cloud Service K5 is the world’s biggest OpenStack cloud service, according to the company, providing...
The partners said the alliance will work to ensure stable communications in smart manufacturing environments where various wireless systems coexist
A group of companies and research institutions in Japan have formed the Flexible Factory Partner Alliance (FFPA) in order to encourage the use of IoT...
The Asian nation aims to launch commercial 5G services in 2020
TOKYO--Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has recently started a trial of a 5G system in Japan, Yukihiko Okumura, the leader of the 5G Mobile Communications Promotion Forum Japan’s 5G Trial Promotion...
Fujitsu recently participated in a ROADM trial with AT&T and Ciena in the Dallas area, which highlighted potential benefits from the open platform.
On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check,” we speak with Blake Hlavaty, software solutions architect at Fujitsu, to discuss the company’s recent trial...
The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is.
The transformational nature of the telecommunication industry’s march towards a software future should not be...
C-RAN and 5G create much stricter latency and capacity requirements for backhaul and fronthaul, and expand the role of fronthaul in transport. In this webinar, we talk about the evolution of backhaul and fronthaul, the emergence of xhaul/midhaul models, and the use of mmW...
The two companies plan to jointly develop IoT solutions designed to improve safety for emergency services.
Japanese ICT firm Fujitsu announced a strategic partnership with DHL Supply Chain U.K. to develop new services based on wearable technology and the "internet of things."
Under...
Carrier claims success in deploying 100 Gbps optical wavelength on the AT&T network in Dallas area using open ROADM technology.
AT&T claimed success in its move to redesign a network switch with software control and open hardware specifications.
Andre Fuetsch, CTO at...
Rivada Networks confirmed it has filed a protest over its exclusion from the FirstNet bidding process, with reports indicating AT&T is likely selected bidder.
AT&T is reportedly in the driver’s seat in winning a network service contract with the federal government’s First Responder...
A conversation with Dr Femi Adeyemi, Distinguished Solutions Architect, Fujitsu Network Communications about C-RAN
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete in depth report “C-RAN and 5G take transport to new capacity and latency levels. Trends in backhaul, fronthaul,...
Fujitsu said that it aims to cut 1,800 jobs in the U.K.
Japanese IT equipment and services company Fujitsu has plans to cut nearly 1,800 jobs from its U.K. operation in a move to improve margins, international press reported, citing the firm’s chair for the...
5G will require new approaches to spectrum sharing, in particular in bands below 6GHz, and could see vertical industries become MVNOs.
The November 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC15) came to the conclusion that IMT2020, that is 5G, will require spectrum allocations below 6 GHz and above...
The new initiative will allow partners and customers to test internet of things applications at no cost
Japanese company Fujitsu has set up an environment at the firm’s Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Tokyo, a co-creative workshop space for testing internet of things systems combining...
Since its beginning, Black & Veatch has had close ties to the public sector. Engineers E.B. Black and N.T. Veatch had been in business for just two years when the U.S. government asked them to supervise construction of military training camps during World War...
Fujitsu's new sensor-based sewer system flood detection solution promises both higher efficiency and lower deployment costs.
Amid high levels of urbanization and repetitive torrential downpours, Japanese ICT company Fujitsu announced it will start selling in Japan a sewer system flood detection solution, which aims to minimize...
Fujitsu plans to install the Oracle Cloud platform in its Japanese data centers
Fujitsu and Oracle Corporation Japan signed a strategic alliance to deliver cloud platform and services to customers in Japan and their subsidiaries around the world.
Under terms of the agreement, Oracle Cloud application...
Rivada fleshed out its FirstNet plans, announcing a handful of vendor partners, claims of agreements with a nationwide LTE carrier and regional telecom operators
Fresh off plucking a former Sprint executive to help lead its cause, Rivada Mercury unveiled vendor partners lined up to help...
Awareness and intent is growing around IIoT manufacturing, but companies have yet to see significant impact
The 2016 edition of the global MESA international and LNS Research survey on "Metrics that Matter in the manufacturing world” shows the industrial "Internet of Things" manufacturing sector’s take on IoT...
Awareness and intent is growing around IIoT manufacturing but companies have yet to see significant impact
The 2016 edition of the global MESA International and LNS Research survey on ”Metrics that Matter in the manufacturing world” shows that the IIoT manufacturing sector’s take on IoT is changing...
