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‘AR is more forgiving’ – HPE on connectivity and compute setups for industrial AR/VR

In research for a new report on industrial AR, Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with Ian Henderson, chief technologist for manufacturing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to discuss the challenges with contemporary AR (and VR) setups in the industrial space. Here is the interview, in...

OSIsoft releases edge IoT software for remote monitoring of industrial assets

Industrial IoT data management firm OSIsoft has announced the general availability of its Edge Data Store software for remotely monitoring critical assets. The product, released from testing with limited customers, allows industrial operators to collect, store, and access data from assets and sensors in remote...

New editorial report out now: ‘Industrial AR – and the rise of the workers’

The trick with AR in industry is to keep lights on and services flowing even during periods of absence, as enforced in extremis by the new coronavirus pandemic. The kinds of remote assistance tools being offered by companies like Microsoft and PTC, and some...

Nokia keeps business on track with 19% enterprise surge on private LTE sales

Nokia’s enterprise business showed growth of almost 20 percent during the first quarter of 2020, compared with a year ago, on the back of continued sales momentum for private LTE networks to the industrial sector. The Finnish firm, in the process of fielding a hostile...

Quarter of private LTE and 5G networks will be managed by smart cities in 2025

By 2025, almost one quarter (23 percent) of all private LTE and 5G networks will be deployed by smart cities, either at local or national government level. Other major industrial sectors to negotiate their own spectrum and manage their own wireless networks will be,...

Bosch ramps-up production after 17% COVID reverse with focus on efficiency, innovation

Bosch is preparing to ramp up production again after shutting down production at nearly 100 facilities globally in the COVID-19 pandemic, on the back of a 17 percent slowdown in March, a 7.3 percent fall in the first quarter, and a refusal to forecast...

Industrial groups combine to stop IoT fragmentation in the automotive industry

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) have agreed to work together to define architectural principles to prevent fragmentation of the industrial internet for the automotive industry. The pair said they will seek to harmonising various aspects of Industry 4.0...

Crossing the IT/OT divide – co-configuration and real scale (part 4)

This article continues from here. It is an excerpt from a full report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is...

Crossing the IT/OT divide – bridge-building and co-creation (part 3)

This article continues from here. It is an excerpt from a full report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is...

Crossing the IT/OT divide – the blame game and the magic box (part 2)

This article continues from here. It is an excerpt from a full report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is...

Crossing the IT/OT divide – IT solutions and OT problems (part 1)

This is an excerpt from a full report called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is available to download (for free)...

Altran looks to federate MEC to deploy Industry 4.0 on private networks anywhere

Paris based system integrator Altran is working with London edge-cloud startup Ori Industries to promote federated multi-access edge computing (MEC) so developers can deploy Industry 4.0 solutions on private LTE and 5G networks, in any geography, and telecoms operators can serve industrial partners on...

BMW talks €30bn future-tech fund, new blockchain experiment, plus COVID impact

German car giant BMW will invest €30 billion in “future-oriented” technologies during the next five years. The group has confirmed it will expand a blockchain pilot for purchasing front lights to suppliers of other car parts. The announcements, made at the end of last month,...

SAP recruits startups for Industry 4.0 foundries in Singapore, Tokyo and Berlin

SAP has announced a trio of Industry 4.0 initiatives in Singapore, Tokyo, and Berlin to help startups integrate with its solutions and customers. The programmes are run by so-called ‘foundry’ setups in each market, organized by SAP.iO, the company’s early-stage venture arm. In each case,...

By the numbers: Industry 4.0, 5G, and Wi-Fi 6

Listen to the podcast here Our guest this week is Will Townsend, Senior Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. He travels the world spending time with enterprise infrastructure providers and operators. So, he understands the technology and the services that get layered over it. And he’s...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – unique challenges, cellular solutions (part 3)

This article continues from here (part 2). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – first principles, primary applications (part 2)

This article continues from here (part 1). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has...

Teracom recruits Ericsson for Industry 4.0-geared LTE/5G rollout in Sweden

Telecoms provider and broadcaster Teracom has said it will use radio and cloud products from Ericsson as it starts to roll out LTE and 5G in the 450 MHz band in Sweden. Teracom will offer critical-grade LTE and 5G to public and private national...

5G and MEC on the WING, as Nokia fuels carriers’ global Industry 4.0 push

Nokia’s IoT roaming service, WING, now includes support for 5G networking and edge computing, as the Finnish vendor seeks to help mobile operators drive industrial change in global markets. Its so-called Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) affords operators a way to offer cellular IoT services...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – rough terrain, rich potential (part 1)

This article is available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has also covered Energy & Power, Agriculture &...

Mobile broadband, industrial IoT and 5G in the lights? How, where and why?

With the roll-out of 5G networks, the shrinkage of radio cells, and challenge to negotiate cell sites, lighting infrastructure presents a valuable opportunity for city operators and building owners to get smart. Netherlands-based Signify has been leading the development of smart poles to host a...

Nokia to deploy private LTE for Grand Paris Express metro network

The Société du Grand Paris (SGP), the state owned industrial company responsible for the Grand Paris Express metro project, has contracted Nokia to deploy a private LTE as part of the network extension in Paris, France. Development of the Grand Paris Express is billed by...

Deutsche Telekom expects to manage most private 5G networks at 3.7-3.8 GHz, too

Deutsche Telekom expects, in most cases, to manage private networks for enterprises, even if they are deployed in privately-owned spectrum, which is not licensed directly by the operator itself. Following its deal with BMW last month to install a dual-slice private LTE ‘campus network’ at...

Industry 4.0 at tipping point for telcos – the story that would have been told (but for COVID-19)

Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February is the major venue and the key date for the telecoms industry. Yes, the cards have been dealt, but the show works as a useful barometer of its high mood. It kick-starts the season, effectively, after...