industry 4.0

UK telecoms firm BT has unveiled a new augmented reality (AR) demo as part of its ‘connected industry’ showcase at its Adastral Park science campus. The enhanced industrial IoT exhibit …

Bosch has started to build a private industrial 5G network at its semiconductor factory in Reutlingen, in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, to test for Industry 4.0 compatibility and network optimisation, along …

The UK government has awarded £30 million to six new 5G testbeds, as part of a wider £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to energise the UK industrial sector, and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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, …