One more private 5G panel write-up, and it’s another cracker. Here, Peter Cappiello, chief executive at Future Technologies, Johnathan Lewis, director of innovation at Miami International Airport, and Dheeraj Remella, chief product officer at Volt Active Data hunkered down for 40 minutes last month...
The great challenge for private 5G vendors and integrators in industrial sectors is to design solutions that are entirely unique and appropriate for the purpose of all kinds of different enterprises and applications, and at the same time to offer systems that can be...
Making calls, writing reports, doing the rounds – RCR Wireless stopped by industrial juggernaut Siemens to ask, effectively, what it made of comments by US system integrator Kyndryl last week that even the best-laid 5G-IT/OT integration plans go awry when heavy-handed IT goes up...
There’s a moment, late in conversation with Siemens at Hannover Messe last month, where RCR Wireless replays a friendly admonishment from a rival telecoms vendor for making too much of the German firm’s heavyweight influence in its coverage of the Industry 4.0 market. The...
The mood in the 5G Arena at Hannover Messe is muted, same as last year. All the buzz and excitement about private / industrial 5G at MWC, which seemed almost to bubble-over in the tight-knit halls of the Fira de Barcelona as the late...
California-based Industry 4.0 connectivity specialist Ataya has announced a flurry of system integrator and channel reseller deals to launch its Harmony industrial connectivity platform in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The firm has announced ADLINK, Wave-in Communications, Quanta Computer, Accuver Group, and...
Government officials said 5G mobile phone users in China reached 805 million by the end of last year
China ended 2023 with a total of 3.38 million 5G base stations at a national level, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said.
By the end...
The collaboration deal between 5G-ACIA and TAICS was facilitated by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
The 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS), with the aim of...
Industries stand on the brink of a transformative revolution, propelled by the advantages brought forward by 5G connectivity. The promise of low latency, high reliability and increased speed offered by 5G is poised to accelerate digital transformation in various industry verticals.
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Note, this article is continued from a previous instalement, available here.
There was lots of other good stuff during the Devil’s Advocate session earlier this month at Industrial 5G Forum. Notably, a couple of questions came up on regional spectrum policy, and the importance of...
This session, a couple of weeks ago at Industrial 5G Forum, was presented as a kind-of empire-strikes-back; an opportunity for established connectivity providers to put the boot into this new 5G rebel-force. It was supposed to provide a platform for the 5G bashers, who...
5G, AI, edge and digital twins are interconnected technologies that together offer new possibilities for real-time data analysis
5G, edge computing, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and digital twins are interconnected technologies that together offer new possibilities for real-time data analysis, intelligent decision-making and the optimization...
At the center of the Industry 4.0 ecosystem, agreed Industrial 5G Forum panelists, are the use cases
The complexity of the Industry 4.0 ecosystem, coupled with the disparate needs of different verticals, means that a variety of technology players have entered the arena. However, while...
Has 5G failed? No. Except you’d be forgiven for thinking so given everything that has been written about it in recent months – at least among the things I read, by the people I rate (and you all read, too). It’s like the critics...
Cargill site director gives a view from the factory floor—5G use cases aren’t clear and don’t justify in the investment
In a refreshing reality check from the Industrial 5G Forum (available on demand here), a site director for process manufacturing giant Cargill made clear that...
Note, this article is taken from the RCR editorial report on Critical 5G Edge Workloads, published in September. The following is the first part of the foreword to the report. Go here to download the full report. The subject will be further explored in the upcoming...
Note, this article is taken from the RCR editorial report on Private 5G for IoT, published in July. The following is the first part of the foreword to the report. Go here to download the full report. It also takes and collates excerpts from...
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...
Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, called Private 5G for IoT – plotting timelines, defining applications and making bets. The full report is available to download for free here. An on-demand webinar on the same topic is available here.
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Wireless connectivity is increasingly becoming a necessity for business critical services in industrial processes, especially those related to assembly lines and other modes of production. Many industries are looking at 5G to play a pivotal role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this webinar,...
The 5G inter-network roaming trial will be launched in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
Telecom operators in China said they will jointly launch what they claim to be the world's first commercial 5G inter-network roaming service trial.
According to local press reports, the trial will be...
Siemens has said its new home-grown industrial 5G system will be available in the summer finally, with availability in Germany initially, followed by Brazil subsequently, and other European and global markets in line with demand. The Brazilian launch is made simple by the fact...
Future Technologies said that the partners' Living Lab will open in April 2023 for virtual and in-person visits
Future Technologies Venture said it is collaborating with Intel to open a private 5G "living lab" in Atlanta, Georgia.
In a release, Future Technologies said that the lab...
As part of the deal, Bouygues Telecom’s 5G network and private network solutions will be coupled with Siemens France’s IoT solutions
French companies Bouygues Telecom Entreprises, Alten and Siemens France have signed a three-year partnership with the aim of developing solutions to boost industrial 5G...
