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Telecom Infra Project readies blueprint for cheaper, scalable cloud-native private 5G

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is to release a “blueprint”, it says, for how to deploy “cost-effective and scalable” cloud-native private 5G networks, based on an initial trial of a 5G-connected computer vision application led by Telefonica. Rakuten Symphony, Tech Mahindra, and NTT Data...

Fujitsu tests private 5G for equipment inspection, remote recovery at data centres

Japanese IT firm Fujitsu is to start testing private 5G for equipment inspection at its major data centre in Yokohama, in the Kanagawa prefecture, as a springboard to drive “operational resilience and process automation” in the broader data centre market. The Fujitsu project, to...

New private 5G use-case shock! Paper manufacturer Holmen Iggesund gets smart

Okay, so not a new use case, as such; it is just another connectivity-in-manufacturing case. But still, it is process manufacturing… at a giant paper mill! Swedish pulp and paperboard company Holmen Iggesund has commissioned local system integrator Combitech to deploy a private 5G...

OneLayer opens private 5G network security lab – to stay “ahead of the bad guys”

Israeli private cellular security startup OneLayer has opened a network security lab in Tel Aviv for telecoms and security companies to test threats to private LTE and 5G networks, currently rolling out in enterprises across the globe. The firm has invited solution providers to...

From a standing start in Texas – the story of Dow Chemical’s multi-site private LTE push

US system integrator Kyndryl has published a nice-looking blog post, complete with videos, on its headline work, announced at the start of the year, to deploy private LTE for Michigan-headquartered Dow Chemical Company, manufacturer of plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. The post puts focus...

American Tower seeks permit to carry out 5G private network trial

ATC noted that this project is chiefly aimed at testing the performance of a private 5G wireless network inside a commercial mall in Las Vegas U.S. tower firm American Tower is seeking a 180-day authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to allow the use of...

BMW tests 5G positioning with Vodafone and Nokia at Leipzig factory

Vodafone Germany has been busy with private networks for Industry 4.0. A new announcement, with Nokia, says the pair are testing high-accuracy indoor positioning (HAIP) services over a 5G ‘campus network’ (‘campus-netz’) at BMW’s factory in Leipzig, the car maker’s premier site for testing...

Ericsson tees-up Becker Mining Systems as private 5G reseller for global mining sector

Germany-based Becker Mining Systems, a supplier of systems and equipment for the mining industry, has agreed with Ericsson to resell the Swedish telecoms vendor’s private LTE and 5G bundle to its mining customers. The deal is a multi-country reselling agreement, said Ericsson. Becker Mining...

JMA Wireless, RIVA Networks to supply private 5G to Air Force lab

JMA and RIVA are outfitting the lab with sub-6 GHz and 5G millimeter wave radios JMA Wireless and telecommunications equipment supplier RIVA Networks are adding private 5G capabilities to the legacy cellular networks at the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Rome Research Site (RRS) —...

Private 5G market to rise to $7.7bn in 2027 – and higher if cost and complexity get sorted

An addendum of sorts, to the piece Enterprise IoT Insights compiled at the end of last week (October 21), on private networks in numbers; Analysys Mason has just issued a report that says private LTE/5G network deployments are “growing rapidly”, to the point spending...

Private networks in numbers – surge or stasis? (Down a rabbit hole with a calculator)

We need to talk about private networks (some more). Because earlier this month, Enterprise IoT Insights opened the European edition of Private Networks Forum with a salutary address about the market, going so far as to suggest business is “flying” in most major industrial...

‘All eyes were on Germany; now they’re now on the US’ – a picture of private 5G at large

Note, this is a revised version of the intro/outro statements at Private Networks European Forum earlier this month, presented then as a way to invite conversation about the state of ‘things’ in Europe, and re-presented now as a think-piece for the same. It considers...

Nokia claims “strength in private wireless” as enterprise sales outrun the rest

Nokia hailed “notable strength in private wireless” for sending enterprise sales spiralling upwards by 22 percent during the third quarter of 2022. The firm’s enterprise unit outperformed the rest of the business, with overall sales rising six percent over the same period a year...

The first rule of 5G club – and other lessons from Private Networks Europe Forum

A panel session at Private Networks European Forum earlier this month put the spotlight on the discipline of private 5G and edge system management, specifically, where traditional mobile operators are increasingly facing-off with rival factions in the developing Industry 4.0 supplier market. These other...

Chunghwa deploys private 5G network at Delta Electronics factory in Thailand

Taiwanese telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom has deployed a private 5G network for local electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics, in conjunction with state-owned telecommunications company National Telecom, formerly TOT PCL, and MVNO and IoT airtime provider The WhiteSpace. The network has been installed at Delta Electronics’...

French regulator Arcep awards 13 private 5G licences in 3.8-4.0 GHz band

French regulator Arcep has awarded three new trial spectrum licences for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band, taking its total roster of enterprise trialists in France to 13. The band is being liberated for French enterprises, in line with...

‘Human glue’ and ‘humility to learn’ – 10 lessons in private 5G (#1-3, on people)

This is a fairly straight writeup of a summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, from a couple of weeks back, about findings from the UK’s grand £200 million trials and testbeds (5GTT) scheme...

KT plans to build private 5G network testbed

KT said that its private 5G network testbed runs on the 4.7 GHz spectrum band   Korean telco KT unveiled plans to build a specialized 5G testbed running on the 4.7 GHz band with the aim of enabling multiple customers to access its core network equipment...

Operators upended by hard graft of private 5G – a classic IoT tale, stuck on repeat

A new summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, makes for good reading. It concludes, ultimately, that industrial 5G is the same as industrial IoT – that it is a discipline that is massive...

Tele2 supplies Ericsson-made private 5G to electric boat factory in Sweden

Swedish operator Tele2 has supplied an Ericsson-made private 5G network to local electric boat manufacturer X Shore, to drive its production processes and sustainability agenda. Ericsson called the private 5G deployment, at X Shore’s new factory in Nyköping, south of Stockholm, “one of the...

Cheap, easy, capable enough – why open RAN will triumph in private 5G, first

Open RAN will triumph in private 5G, first. So said Jagadeesh Dantuluri, general manager for private networks at Keysight Technologies, speaking at Private Networks European Forum this week. These twin technologies (or tech splinter movements) represent “two of the most important things in wireless...

Ericsson, Tele2 to deploy private 5G at Swedish boat factory

The deployment supports X Shore's mission of becoming the 'world’s most sustainable and efficient boat factory' Ericsson announced that Tele2 is using its private 5G network portfolio at X Shore’s electric boat factory in Nyköping, Sweden to help the manufacturer achiever higher efficiency and sustainability. “Our...

Nokia targets “explosive” Industry 4.0 sectors with new industrial 5G devices

Private network vendor Nokia has bolstered its portfolio of industrial 5G devices with new ruggedised versions of its key 5G field-router and XR20 smartphone for the oil and gas sector. The new versions are designed for use in “hazardous, flammable, explosive, and dusty” environments,...

Las Vegas taps NTT for ‘largest’ open private 5G network – to drive innovation, revenue

Japan-based NTT has expanded an already-major private LTE and 5G project in the City of Las Vegas, in Nevada in the US, by leading a vendor collective to double the number of network access points across the city, and also to open the infrastructure...