Taiwanese advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and private network provider Ubiik has convened a gang of chipset makers and module makers to develop a working supplier ecosystem around the new 1.8 GHz ‘utility’ band in Canada, reserved for power utilities. These include GCT, Semtech (Sierra...
Netherlands-based mobile operator KPN has launched a new edge 4G/5G product for large enterprises combining private and hybrid cellular, on-premise computing, and indoor localisation services. It is pitching the product, called simply KPN Campus, as a higher-performing local network infrastructure, which is “safe and...
According to Sanchez of Dell'Oro, private 5G networks in industrial settings offer significant benefits but also have various security risks
Integrating IoT, AI and big data in Industry 4.0 poses significant security challenges for private 5G networks, increasing the attack surface due to numerous devices...
5G RedCap (short for ‘reduced capability’) is a new standard for devices that require some 5G advantages, such as high speed and ultra-low latency, without needing full 5G capabilities.
Full 5G is impractical and expensive for many IoT use cases, especially in markets without 5G...
NTT has said it is pulling eight billion data points from 140 sensors on every car at the Indianapolis 500 race, taking place this weekend (May 26) in Indiana in the US, into its analytics platform to provide insights and content to 300,000-odd fans...
France-based low-power IoT specialist Actility, operating and selling LoRaWAN infrastructure, is working with Italian IoT provider Urbana Smart Solutions to “overhaul” and extend Italy’s IoT infrastructure. The deal will see Urbana manage the rollout of LoRaWAN infrastructure “throughout Italy”, and the integration of combined...
Nokia has completed a deal to buy US-based defense-comms specialist and integrator Fenix Group. The agreement was originally announced at the end of last year. The acquisition, now ratified in a Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) review, has been a strategic...
“Demand will rise… but it will take years,” comments Daniel Mai, director of industrial wireless at Siemens, in conversation last month at Hannover Messe – picking up from where we left off here (see previous post: Private 5G and generative AI – ‘where...
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...
Qualcomm noted that the deal aims to boost advanced technologies for industrial use cases in the country
Qualcomm Technologies and Saudi energy firm Aramco signed an agreement for the joint contribution to connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing technologies for industrial use cases in...
Sweden-based LoRaWAN network operator Netmore Group, with infrastructure operations across Europe, and also in the US, has said it is ready to build IoT networks in Asia Pacific (APAC), as well. The firm is offering its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) to resellers and enterprises in the...
Verizon Business is probably the one operator-backed enterprise services provider – outside of China, at least – that is starting to look like it has the measure of the private 5G market. It speaks very well of its strategies and successes, of course, but...
The number of active IoT devices will more than double to 40 billion by the end of 2033, according to IoT analyst house Transforma Insights. Short-range IoT technologies will account for 73 percent of the total by the end of the period; cellular IoT...
Nokia has joined Verizon’s list of approved network equipment vendors with certified private network systems that can be deployed with its own licensed mid-band spectrum. The US operator has issued a statement to say Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private LTE/5G system has completed...
LG Uplus said its overall mobile user base climbed 27.8% y-o-y to 26.26 million in Q1
Korean operator LG Uplus ended the first quarter of 2024 with 7.19 million 5G subscribers, up 13.2% year-on-year, according to the company’s latest earnings statement.
The telco added a total...
UK tower company Cornerstone is to build an outdoor neutral host 5G and IoT platform across UK cities by deploying cellular-connected luminaries from Dutch lighting firm Signify in street lighting infrastructure. The firm, a radio infrastructure joint-venture originally between Telefónica and Vodafone in the...
Pairpoint, the blockchain-based trading venture owned by Vodafone and Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation, is working with smart label pioneer Sensos, a spin-off from Sony Semiconductor Israel, to combat supply chain fraud. They have combined the former’s so-called Economy of Things platform with the...
Qualcomm has a white paper, actually from last year, about the benefits of LTE Cat 1bis, which makes it hard to see much of a future in NB-IoT and LTE-M for low-powered IoT applications. Indeed, the comparison exercise suggests Qualcomm wants IoT providers to...
Vodafone is also an active member of LF Edge’s parent body the Linux Foundation
LF Edge, an umbrella organization within the Linux Foundation, announced that Vodafone has joined the project as a new member, the former said in a release.
Additional members of LF Edge include...
Satellite connectivity startup Skylo, offering Release-17 level NB-IoT on existing geostationary satellites, has certified the Altair ALT1250 chipset from Sony Semiconductor Israel for dual-mode cellular and satellite IoT communications. It is the fifth module to be certified by Skylo, RCR Wireless understands. Devices based...
Unabiz, owner of the Sigfox technology, has claimed to have enabled an 18-times reduction in energy consumption on Sigfox devices. It said Sigfox-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks around the world now support faster and fewer data transmissions, meaning Sigfox devices can use less power...
Note, this article is taken from a new editorial report from RCR Wireless about ‘private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype versus reality’. It follows on from an intro section, trailed here previously. The full report extends the discussion further, and is available to...
Celona has a deal with STC (Saudi Telecommunication Company) Group in the Middle East on private 5G. The operator will use Celona’s 5G system to stand-up its digital-change sales in the mining, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. The pair had a “full-scale” automated guided vehicle...
Industrial IoT provider Itron, specialising in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions for utilities, is working with Cairns Regional Council in Queensland, Australia, to deploy an NB-IoT system to manage usage, identify leaks, and lower costs in the district water distribution system. Itron is in...
