Smart Mobile Labs

Boldyn pauses M&A – after a rapid acquisition spree, and despite rumours in the market, Boldyn says it has shelved future deals (on paper); its new $1.2bn debt facility in …

ICYMI (because we did): Last week, Airspan Networks announced a deal to acquire Jabil’s open RAN portfolio and associated intellectual property rights for an undisclosed fee. It follows on the …

Shared infrastructure provider Boldyn Networks has signed a deal to acquire Germany-based private 5G specialist and Industry 4.0 integrator Smart Mobile Labs (SML) for an undisclosed fee. It signals 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 …

Nokia is preparing an ultra-compact version of its private cellular network solution to pitch to the small-and-medium sized enterprise (SME) market, particularly as it aligns with its focus on selling …

Verizon Business has deployed a “highly-customised” private 5G “environment” at a vehicle test track in Neustadt, Germany, belonging to automaker Audi. The setup uses multiple cores, radio frequencies, and network …

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 …

Nokia has added a number of applications from third-party Industry 4.0 vendors to its new MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) solution, released last week, including PTC’s ThingWorx IoT platform and Kepware …

The importance of ‘vertical’ domain expertise, obtainable through partnership with industry-specific system integrators, has been a feature of the developing go-to-market strategies of private LTE and 5G players in recent …

German system integrator Smart Mobile Labs is working with Nokia to deploy a private 5G network at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany, according to the Finnish vendor. It called …