AT&T and Accenture prep private 5G network for Phillips 66 refinery
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and Accenture have teamed up on private cellular for US oil company Phillips 66. The trio are developing a bespoke industrial LTE and 5G setup for low-latency refinery automation …
Finland issues first private LTE/5G licence, urges industry to pile in
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinland has issued its first private cellular licence for industrial LTE and 5G at 2.3 GHz. State-owned energy company Fortum Power and Heat will use the licence at its power …
Ericsson to build private 5G for Grundfos, help lead Danish Industry 4.0 charge
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDanish pump manufacturer Grundfos is to replace wired connections with a private 5G network from Swedish vendor Ericsson and local operator TDC NET at its production plant in Bjerringbro, north …
Three times LPWA networks work best for backhauling short-range IoT sensor systems
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSometimes IoT technologies work better in concert. The standard model for IoT networks to combine two or more different connectivity technologies is when short-range wireless protocols are used in the …
Avnet offers NB-IoT and LTE-M with cellular-embedded IoT modules after BICS deal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS electronics distributor Avnet is selling IoT modules ready-bundled with cellular IoT connectivity following a deal with international carrier services company BICS. Avnet’s semiconductor division, Avnet Silica, is offering IoT …
Football trials real-time BLE-based tracking and analytics ahead of new season
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailReal-time Bluetooth-based sports analytics is coming to football (soccer), says Finnish duo Wisehockey and Quuppa after putting their real-time locating system (RTLS) to the test in their home country. Player …
Ready, set, OnGo! CBRS to unleash Industry 4.0 in US, says Nokia (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAnyone who has used a public Wi-Fi hotspot for more than the occasional web browsing and emailing knows how unpredictable it can be. Wi-Fi’s lack of predictability has held back …
Phoenix Contact intros first industrial router for private 5G – with Ericsson and Quectel
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany-based industrial IT hardware company Phoenix Contact has produced the first industrial 5G router for private networks, using a 5G module from China-based Quectel, and with impetus and testing from …
Nordic and Qorvo team up on dual-mode BLE and UWB for short-range IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChipset makers Nordic Semiconductor and Qorvo have said they will collaborate on dual-mode IoT products running low-power short-range Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and ultra wideband (UWB) technologies, they have announced. …
Verizon joins UK accelerator scheme to foster new 5G retail experiences
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS carrier Verizon has joined with UK digital accelerator Digital Catapult to develop 5G solutions for retail. The pair will make use of Verizon’s new 5G Lab in London, opened …
