Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi has hooked up a private cellular network from Ericsson and an on-site edge engine from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run computer vision checks on a production line at its electric motor vehicle manufacturing plant in Berea, Kentucky, in the...
Another angle on (postcard from) the critical 5G edge, in support of an upcoming editorial report on the matter; industrial IoT software provider Factry, tackling the challenge of industrial automation as “hard-boiled IT experts”, suggests the entrenched paranoia and control freakery that tends to...
Andy Purdy, chief security officer at Huawei USA, noted that the company has been increasing its focus on the provision of digital solutions for verticals
While the telecoms industry, at large, is pinning great hopes on public and private 5G for enterprises, many mobile operators...
The business arm of UK-based operator Virgin Media O2, owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, is offering a Nokia-made private standalone 5G (5G SA) network-and-compute system in a portable hold-all for “businesses of all sizes”. The logic is to make private cellular accessible to...
IoT investments in APAC are expected to reach $435 billion in 2027
Internet of Things (IoT) spending in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecasted to reach $277.5 billion in 2023, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year, according to IDC's latest Worldwide...
A panel discussion with Microsoft and Intel at Private Networks Forum in May yielded some helpful insights about the push-and-pull for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks. The conversation, under the heading Mastering Each Vertical Via New Partnership Ecosystem, zipped through a number of...
Huawei said it will actively support AIM Global with case studies on industrial AI implementation
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Huawei, and other partners have officially launched their "Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing" (AIM Global).
Led by UNIDO, AIM Global...
Ericsson said that new European hub is expected to be operational in early 2026
Swedish vendor Ericsson announced an investment $169 million to build a next-generation smart manufacturing and technology hub in Tallinn, Estonia.
The vendor said that the main aim of the initiative is to...
Nokia has announced a go-to-market deal for private LTE and 5G in Latin America with Spain-based mobile operator Telefónica. The pair will target the ports, mining, energy, and manufacturing sectors, described as the “most promising industries in the region”. The deal covers “Hispanic geographies”;...
IDC said the overall investment in the IoT ecosystem is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2026
Global Internet of Things (IoT) spending is forecast to reach $805.7 billion in 2023, an increase of 10.6% compared to 2022, according to a new report by International...
Note, this article, a direct transcript of a conversation with Kathiravan Kandasamy, vice president of product management at US-based carrier services company Syniverse, continues from a previous entry, which can be found here.
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You mentioned also that, in your experience with customers, that the private...
So, is the correct way to look at this, then, that the private 5G market, when it talks about private 5G, is obsessed with a future where Volkswagen is animating its production lines using Release 18-level URLLC 5G networks? But that the wider enterprise...
Jio is seeking to attract firms across automobile, healthcare, manufacturing and other industries to develop possible use cases of 5G
Indian operator Reliance Jio is said to be in negotiations with U.S. company Tesla for the deployment of a private 5G network for the latter’s...
The 5G private network was activated at a supply site owned by Ericsson in Tallinn, Estonia
Ericsson and Telia said they have jointly launched what it claims to be the first enterprise 5G private network in the Baltics.
In a release, the two companies said that...
Airbus listed the key benefits of private cellular networks, more or less in order, at Hannover Messe last week, and said, as it has before, that the initial business case hinges on coverage, mostly, in terms of both outdoor reach and indoor penetration. The...
DTC will work with companies including Open Health Systems Laboratory (OHSL), Axomem and Dell Technologies
The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced it has expanded its regional branch organizer (RBO) program to include India and Southeast Asia.
In a release, DTC said it will work with members...
There are 2,497 cities with commercial 5G networks, across 92 countries
Viavi Solutions’ latest report looking at the global state of 5G revealed that 47 of the world’s 70 largest economies by GDP now have active 5G networks. Further, the company found that 5G Standalone...
The 5G project, which required the investment of over £10 million ($12.4 million), was completed at the end of March
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) carried out a demonstration of what it claims to be U.K.’s first, fully operational 5G Standalone...
Logicalis claims to be the first U.S. partner to deliver Cisco's private 5G as-a-service, including professional services
Managed service provider Logicalis U.S. announced the launch of its private network services, supported by compatriot networking company Cisco.
Logicalis, which is a Cisco integrator, said it combines its...
Bharti Airtel expects that the 5G technology would generate more revenue in the B2B segment compared to the B2C segment in the coming year
Indian carrier Bharti Airtel is engaged in talks with nearly 50 companies to co-develop enterprise use cases in the 5G field,...
Verizon Business is working with local logistics and supply chain operators for the deployment of private 5G networks
Verizon Business is seeing growth opportunities in the private 5G market in India, said Robert Le Busque, regional VP of Asia Pacific at Verizon Business Group in...
HFCL said that the private 5G collaboration will target verticals including manufacturing, retail, warehouse, mining, education, defence and smart city
Indian company HFCL, which focuses on digital networks for telcos, enterprises and governments, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to create converged private 5G solutions.
In...
The private 5G market – or at least the hard-nosed Industry 4.0 end of it – has reached an “inflection point”, reckons global system integrator Kyndryl. So much so, the firm has had to move hard to keep up with demand. “Our biggest concern...
IoT connections related to the manufacturing and public facilities sectors will reach approximately 300 million and 2.2 billion by 2026
China is expected to experience a strong growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector and and the Asian nation is expecting its overall base...
