Manufacturers seeking better operational efficiencies, with reduced downtime and higher yield, are at the leading edge of the Industry 4.0 transformation. With mobile system components and reliable wireless connectivity between them, flexible manufacturing systems can be reconfigured quickly for new tasks, to troubleshoot issues,...
The utility of industrial automation is inextricably linked to mobility and portability, says the chief technology and information officer of O2 Telefónica. And mobile network operators bring to the managed network table, managed spectrum (and experience in managing it for millions of users), security...
The enabling ecosystem for LTE private cellular networks has matured significantly, but there's still quite a ways to go when it comes to private 5G. And the network, as one participant put it, "is only one piece of the puzzle." Spectrum availability, end-user device...
More operator-bashing this morning at a two-day Informa event in London (Private Networks in a 5G World, June 14 and 15); the opportunity to take cellular into enterprise premises is “fading away” from them, remarked Pablo Tomasi, principal analyst at Omdia, kicking-off the conference...
Everything on the Netcracker platform is cloud native and is driven by machine learning and artificial intelligence
Last week, Netcracker announced Filipino mobile operator Globe Telecom has chosen the company's Managed Services offering to achieve a higher level of operational efficiency. Globe Telecom will use the...
GSA said that the manufacturing sector was the largest private networks adopter
A new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) found that at least 794 organizations in 68 countries and territories are deploying private mobile networks based on LTE or 5G technologies.
The...
This is a rehash (and extension, in the end) of a previous post, to an extent; but it distils the message from before, and says there are sure signs, at last, that the private cellular market, covering localised installations of enterprise-geared 5G, nominally, has...
HANOVER, Germany—For all of the hype around tailoring industrial networks to meet the most demanding applications and connecting all sorts of automated and intelligent "things", private networks are, at this point in their development, largely being driven by companies wanting dedicated coverage and exclusive...
German telecoms provider and system integrator Iconec (stylised iconec) is working with private LTE and 5G specialist Athonet to bring the Italian firm’s core network platform to the German enterprise market. Iconec has deployed an Athonet-made core network at its new lab in Nuremberg,...
What to say about the state of the private 5G market – about the state of ‘things’, if you like, at the top-end of the IoT game? I was asked to speak for five minutes to introduce the latest Private Networks Forum (PNF), put...
Nokia has added Wi-Fi 6 and 6E to its seminal Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private LTE and 5G networking product, available from the fourth quarter of 2022. DAC support for Wi-Fi is included for non-critical industrial applications, it said; the Finnish outfit maintains cellular...
Ericsson has restructured its business and management to reflect its new growth strategy, which hinges on private 5G and cloud services, and has set a group target of 15-18 percent EBITA margin “within two-to-three years”. The Swedish vendor said its strategy is to be...
NTT is deploying a pilot private LTE/5G and Wi-Fi network for specialty chemicals company Albemarle Corporation at the company’s lithium mine in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.
Global communication is a priority for Albemarle, as it operates mining and manufacturing facilities across three continents, particularly when...
Qualcomm on how to hide technical complexity and deliver private network use cases to enterprise
Delivering a private network to carpeted enterprises and heavy industries is a multi-billion dollar, long-term opportunity. But the very notion of serving the needs of a college campus and an...
This is the introduction to a new report on Industrial 5G Innovation – From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard. To read more, download the report here, or click on the image above; a webinar on the same topic is also available, here, with speakers...
Ericsson has announced Norway-based Tampnet, a prime mover in the supply of private LTE and 5G networks, is using its IoT Accelerator platform for the management of industrial IoT sensors and monitoring equipment in the offshore oil and gas, wind energy, and maritime industries.
Tampnet,...
Ericsson exec: 'Private cellular networks are principal catalysts for the utilities sector'
Ericsson has opened a Global Utilities Innovation Center at its facility in Plano, Texas that houses a purpose-built operating lab and demo environment locations designed for utilities to experiment with 4G and 5G use cases...
Private networks are expected to be one of the primary ways in which 5G services are monetized. A recent IDC forecast estimated that on a worldwide basis, private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure revenues will reach $8.3 billion by 2026, compared to $1.7 billion in 2021...
Nokia said that new lab will allow local firms to test their solutions and services, including interoperability tests for 5G private wireless networks
Nokia announced that it has launched a Private 5G Open Lab, as part of its existing Advanced Technology Center at its...
Another challenge, apart from devices, with the mission to scale industrial 5G is with sales channels. Speaking a while back, following its “flagship” arrangement with system integrator Kyndryl for its various Industry 4.0 gear, Nokia says its strategy on private networks has shifted, decisively....
The partnership is targeting key industries including education, healthcare and Industry 4.0
Private network technology provider Athonet is teaming up with BearCom, a wireless integrator, to deliver private LTE, 5G and Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) solutions throughout North America.
The partnership is targeting key industries including...
NTT’s Managed Campus Networks solution complements NTT’s Managed SD-WAN and Managed Private 5G offerings
NTT, a global technology and business solutions provider, announced a number of enhancements to its Managed Campus Networks service, a portfolio of consulting, technical and managed services designed to provide integrated...
Deloitte is seeing 'a lot of experimentation' around private network deployments
Private cellular networks for enterprises are considered a major monetization opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs) to set up bespoke networks in support of industrial internet of things projects, as long as they carefully...
