It is kind of funny to hear the top-feeders in the telecoms market talk about how they ‘get’ the enterprise sector, suddenly. It is kind of frustrating that, after years of hawking private 5G like it is a panacea for the diverse and dynamic...
Different private network spectrum suits different use cases, but is a challenge for cost-efficiency and ecosystem growth
A variety of airwaves are being used or proposed for private network spectrum, from low-band spectrum in the 400 GHz range to millimeter-wave spectrum allocations. That wide range...
There are a whole bunch of headaches, of course, that come with scaling private 5G systems to new venues and new markets. Even if they have been proven at one site, and the use cases and business cases have been mastered, the challenge to...
Cisco is to use France-based virtual network operator (MVNO) Transatel, owned by NTT Data, to provide enterprise customers with ‘out-of-the-box’ 4G and 5G cellular connectivity on its own eSIM solution in 180 countries. Cisco’s eSIM technology will be embedded initially into Cisco’s infrastructure solutions,...
There is “renewed enthusiasm” for cellular 4G and 5G networks in private and shared CBRS spectrum in the US, says SNS Telecom & IT. The firm reckons annual investments in 4G/LTE and 5G NR-based systems will grow at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of...
There was some good chat about the drivers behind the surging interest from enterprises in private 5G at Industrial 5G Forum earlier this month. In truth, the same talking points kicked off just about every session, probably, but Canadian network software firm iBwave and...
Appledore Research sees private 5G pulling $232 billion in annual enterprise spend by 2027
There was maybe always a disconnect between what the telecoms set wanted out of private 5G (and how quickly they wanted it) versus what the industrial sectors meant to spend big...
In case you missed it, California-based private 5G specialist Celona delivered a highly-engaging presentation to a highly-engaged audience at Industrial 5G Forum earlier this month – which prompted more questions than we could handle. Having presented for 20 minutes about ‘private 5G in and...
If you like lists – and who doesn’t? – and you also like private 5G, Industry 4.0, IoT, and all of that jazz (who doesn’t?), then the new report from SNS Telecom & IT might just be for you. It has lists coming out of...
There’s lots of good stuff in the new RCR Wireless report on private 5G in Industry 4.0 – which is out now, free to download, and available here. But not everyone responded in time, and not everything made the cut. Here, for example, is...
Boldyn Networks has introduced a new four-tiered private 5G service to offer enterprises differentiated performance and reliability at different subscription price points. The firm is offering monthly private 5G subscriptions to enterprises to cover equipment, deployment, and management of the service. The tiers are...
Nokia is putting major R&D focus on the mining industry, having won a number of deals for private 4G/5G infrastructure in the sector. Its research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, is working directly with Brazil-based mining company Value to create a “cognitive monitoring network service”...
Ushering in a new era of efficiency and innovation
This is the third blog in a continuing series on private mobile networks. Read part one for more on what the technology is and how it works, and part two to learn how private mobile networks...
Siemens has appointed Germany-based system integrator LS Telecom (stylised ‘LS telecom’) to distribute its private 5G system as part of a full consultancy and management offer for industrial enterprises in global markets. The news is significant, partly, because Siemens has only sold its private...
Making calls, writing reports, doing the rounds – RCR Wireless stopped by industrial juggernaut Siemens to ask, effectively, what it made of comments by US system integrator Kyndryl last week that even the best-laid 5G-IT/OT integration plans go awry when heavy-handed IT goes up...
Further to Nokia’s news yesterday (October 9) about new Industry 4.0 applications for its MXIE system – and actually announced yesterday, as well, in tandem, but lost in a Nokia PR deluge – the Finnish vendor has also released a flurry of new Industry...
ALERT: Last chance to sign up for the RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 (‘balancing customisation and simplicity in private industrial 5G networks’) on October 10 2024, featuring speakers from CCS Insight, Ericsson, EXFO, and Verizon Business. Sign up...
Nevada System of Higher Education is exploring private cellular to connect remote environmental sensors used in a range of research initiatives
LAS VEGAS—Ahead of the kick-off of Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, T-Mobile US sponsored a CIO Summit that brought together a range of enterprise...
Crossing the divide between public and private cellular network technologies occurs when there is a need to extend the feature-rich public services offered by mobile network operators deep into the enterprise network. Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) are one such well-established solution that is used...
In researching a new editorial report, out this month, about the state of private 5G in Industry 4.0, RCR Wireless asked around about the biggest impediments to make enterprise-owned 5G scale in industrial venues. Among the responses, Nokia and Siemens separately compiled a list...
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There is a loose 80/20 rule...
Nokia Bell Labs, the research arm of Finnish network vendor Nokia, has joined with UAE-based mobile operator e&, formerly Etisalat Group, to create AI-based use cases for industrial sectors. The pair have signed a non-binding 12-month Industry 4.0 research-and-development (R&D) deal, with a particular...
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