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Operators ‘uniquely placed’ to serve Industry 4.0 market, claims NGMN report

Mobile network operators are “uniquely placed” to provide a fully integrated solution for ‘verticals’ that encompasses networking, edge and cloud-based compute infrastructure, and data and device management platforms, according to the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance. The alliance, representing mobile operators across the globe,...

New Nokia CEO focused on ‘transformation, refinement, and improvement’

Pekka Lundmark returns to Nokia after two decades in Industry 4.0-target verticals Pekka Lundmark, after spending two decades in roles ranging from managing partner of startup-focused VC firm to CEO of both an energy company and heavy equipment provider, returns to Nokia this week as...

T-Systems and KUKA bundle edge-based robots, analytics, services for SMEs

Deutsche Telekom’s IT and cloud services division T-Systems has teamed up with robot maker and automation specialist KUKA to offer a combined Industry 4.0 package for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector. The pair have compiled a ready-to-go bundle of industrial IoT...

Research firm sees 10x increase in digital twin investment by 2025

Digital twin growth led by automotive, energy and manufacturing sectors At a high level, the goal of investing in the internet of things is to capture and analyze data from the physical world--machines, people, products, nature, everything--in pursuit of process efficiencies. For a manufacturer, for...

Unlocking the benefits of the industrial internet of things (Reader Forum)

The industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) is here to stay. Many heavy industry companies in fields such as engineering, mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing are accelerating their adoption of digital transformation journeys due to recent global events. The barriers to adopting IIoT technology has also...

Spectrum licences like phone contracts – industrial 5G a ‘game changer’, says Siemens

Siemens sounded rather chuffed last week with the progress of and prospects for industrial 5G, home and abroad. The company said at its digital enterprise summit that 5G, when it finally comes available as a viable networking alternative for industry, will be a “game-changer”. In...

Orange, HPE automate 5G slicing for Industry 4.0; HPE opens global 5G test lab

Orange and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have demonstrated 5G network slicing in a robot-powered Industry 4.0 setup. The pair said they will expand the demo into an “end-to-end campus trial” as they plot its broader availability. HPE has also announced a new 5G lab...

Huawei out of private 5G in UK, too – and carriers’ Industry 4.0 games will suffer

While the UK decision to ban Huawei from national 5G infrastructure does not, as it stands, cover the China-based firm’s ability to supply private cellular to UK enterprises, it will effectively disrupt its involvement in the space – and its scope may yet expand...

German giants Bosch and Siemens reorganise for renewed Industry 4.0 assault

Cars featured about 10 million lines of software code a decade ago; they will have closer to 500 million lines of code by the time they drive themselves, some time after 2030. That was the line from Bosch, this week, as it set out...

Verizon and IBM pool 5G, IoT, edge analytics and networking in Industry 4.0 drive

Verizon and IBM are combining their capabilities in 5G connectivity, edge and cloud computing, and data analytics to service the industrial market’s pursuit of digital change, as part of the so-called Industry 4.0 movement. The collaboration will see the pair collaborate on these various technologies...

5G and edge cloud are driving the need for programmable network fabric (Reader Forum)

The digital era of 5G and the cloud is triggering a new cycle of network investment to address emerging opportunities such as the digital enterprise, Industry 4.0 and smart cities. There is a big opportunity for private 5G services for enterprises — especially those...

Renault recruits Google to bring order and insight to global production data

Groupe Renault will use Google’s cloud platform and analytics engine to bring tighter integration and keener insights to its centralised Industry 4.0 data management platform, the company has announced. Renault has been developing its own digital platform since 2016 to connect and aggregate industrial data...

Ericsson to deploy private 5G for Groupe ADP, Air France at three Paris airports

Ericsson is to deploy private LTE and 5G networks at three major Paris airports as part of a new contract with Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris) and Air France, as well as Groupe ADP’s digital tech subsidiary Hub One. The Swedish vendor will install a...

Over 70% of indoor private, shared cellular to be operated by new entrants by 2026

As much as 30 percent of the installed base of outdoor small cell networks and 71 percent of indoor enterprise systems in the next five years will be operated by new entrants to the cellular segment. This is the conclusion of a new market...

Will 5G Change the World? Jason Marcheck, Gartner (Bonus episode)

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Jason Marcheck, Gartner (Bonus episode) Enterprise software licensing in a 5G world Gartner Research Director Jason Marcheck looks at how, as enterprises strategically consider 5G adoption, software licensing and procurement adds an additional layer of cost and...

Solving the climate crisis with Industry 4.0 (Reader Forum)

We are currently facing a climate crisis that is becoming more severe with every continent it affects. Despite multiple warnings, energy usage continues to grow and countries are falling behind in adopting solutions to meet their 2030 climate goals. It’s no surprise that now...

Ericsson to build private 5G for Grundfos, help lead Danish Industry 4.0 charge

Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is to replace wired connections with a private 5G network from Swedish vendor Ericsson and local operator TDC NET at its production plant in Bjerringbro, north of Aarhus, in Denmark. The project is a trial-run, with a view to a...

Ready, set, OnGo! CBRS to unleash Industry 4.0 in US, says Nokia (Reader Forum)

Anyone who has used a public Wi-Fi hotspot for more than the occasional web browsing and emailing knows how unpredictable it can be. Wi-Fi’s lack of predictability has held back the deployment of wireless in many enterprise applications where predictable performance is essential. Fortunately...

Phoenix Contact intros first industrial router for private 5G – with Ericsson and Quectel

Germany-based industrial IT hardware company Phoenix Contact has produced the first industrial 5G router for private networks, using a 5G module from China-based Quectel, and with impetus and testing from Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson. The trio had collaborated from an early stage, they said, to...

Ericsson offers industrial 5G trial kits via operators, starting with DT in Germany

Swedish network vendor Ericsson is offering trial kits of private industrial 5G networks to enterprises via its mobile operator customers. It has confirmed Deutsche Telekom in Germany as its first operator partner to resell the test networks to local industry. Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom already...

Nokia intros second-gen 5G C-RAN to bring new dynamism to carrier IoT endeavours

Nokia has launched a new cloud RAN (C-RAN) solution to enable operators to more easily activate new 5G services and revenue streams, including as they target new ‘vertical’ customer segments with industrial-grade networking in 5G network slices of both public and private networks. C-RAN offers...

EU reveals final 5G funding under Horizon 2020, focused on transport and industry

The European Union (EU) has signed off 11 new research projects into development of 5G industry and use cases in Europe, with a focus on mobility, supply chains, and manufacturing, as well as on Europe-based innovation around 5G hardware itself. The new projects are among...

Huawei Webinar: 5G: Between Value and Policy

5G networks are already delivering advanced, secure connectivity and value around the world. But the journey to maximum value and benefit to society must be aided and accelerated by sensible, growth-oriented policies. On June 17, join us for a thoughtful, informative webinar: “5G: Between Value...

HPE arms carriers with edge compute and networking bundle to attack Industry 4.0

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) has introduced an 'edge orchestrator' to enable telecoms carriers to bundle-up and resell edge-based compute, connectivity, and apps to verticals on a subscription basis, and to attack the Industry 4.0 space. The offer is presented by HPE as a means for...