
From 5G to 6G with Industry 4.0 – and the $1tn telco boom that might never come
(Am I really going to write this?) 6G is a trillion dollar opportunity, apparently. So says the headline in a PR missive about a new report from research firm IDTechEx, …

‘IoT is not about LoRa vs Sigfox anymore; it is about Design Process X vs Design Process Y’
The low-power wide-area (LPWA) end of the IoT sector is characterised by the capabilities and limitations of its main connectivity technologies. But this is wrong. These technologies – the likes …

UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre gets private 5G for Industry 4.0 tests
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry in the UK, established by the UK government as an independent research and technology organisation for academia and industry, is to be equipped …

Druid signs with Pierson, Winncom for CBRS-based private LTE deployments
Private cellular network vendor Druid Software has announced new distribution deals for its private LTE core networking solution in the US with Nebraska-based network engineering firm Pierson Wireless and Ohio-based …

Sigfox chief Le Moan exits, replaced by USA boss, as IoT firm kickstarts new ‘evolution’
Sigfox co-founder and chief executive Ludovic Le Moan has stepped down from the French IoT firm with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Jeremy Prince, who has served as …

Deutsche Telekom to build ‘a million square metres’ of private 5G at Hanover Fairground
Trade fair operator Deutsche Messe has secured a private 5G licence from German network agency BNetzA for the Hanover fairground in Germany, home to Germany’s flagship Industrie 4.0 event. It …

Verizon agrees deal for industrial robotics firm to bolster Industry 4.0 edge-5G portfolio
US carrier Verizon has signed a deal to acquire Austrian industrial robotics software company Incubed IT (stylized as incubed IT) for an undisclosed fee. Its rationale is to complement its …

Vodafone intros 10cm GNSS positioning to zone-in on ‘needle in industrial IoT haystack’
Vodafone is launching a higher-accuracy GNSS-based positioning technology for enterprises to remotely track vehicles, machines, and devices to within 10 centimetres, compared to around three metres with standard satellite systems. …

COSMOTE, Ericsson, PTC combine on ‘first’ LTE smart-factory network in Greece
Mobile operator COSMOTE has deployed the first LTE-based private campus network in Greece for smart manufacturing, it has announced. The new deployment, at a production facility belonging to Greek solar …

Telefónica, Leonardo put private 5G to work on UK’s next-gen Tempest fighter plane
The UK divisions of Spain-based mobile operator Telefónica and Italy-based aerospace manufacturer Leonardo have announced a deal to collaborate on private 5G for Industry 4.0, including for the “high-pace” manufacturing …