Mobile broadband, industrial IoT and 5G in the lights? How, where and why?
With the roll-out of 5G networks, the shrinkage of radio cells, and challenge to negotiate cell sites, lighting infrastructure presents a valuable opportunity for city operators and building owners to …
The three most innovative deployments of streetlighting-as-a-platform for smart cities
What smart-city lighting deployments are particularly innovative? That was the question Enterprise IoT Insights put to market commentators, during its research for a new editorial report (available tomorrow), which considers …
Vertical farmer harvests light and data with Current, Ocado – the story of Jones Food Co.
The vertical farming industry in its infancy, with most practitioners stuck in hobbyist production. But the fragile case for growing food in warehouses – automated and dynamic local production, using …
VW and BMW raise industrial 5G stakes – how German car giants are tooling up for Industry 4.0
German car giants Volkswagen and BMW have confirmed massive Industry 4.0 investments, and firmed up their interests in private industrial 5G as a means to factory automation and slicker production. …
‘Defcon 1’ for supply chain – how to manage coronavirus and implement digital change
The Digital Supply Chain Institute, a US research group focused on the evolution of supply chains in the digital economy, has recommended supply chain companies set up ‘war rooms’ to …
Three LTE ‘campus’ networks – DT debuts public-private LTE in Austria, Czech, Hungary
Deutsche Telekom has public-private ‘campus’ networking setups with various customers, offering a kind of proto-slicing, as a precursor to industrial 5G. It has so far announced deals with German lighting …
Why 5G doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, and it is not enough for operators
Telecoms operators must do more than just sell connectivity. It is a maxim that gets repeated, often, and always – and one that, in the end, becomes more like a …
Where in the world is Industry 4.0 strongest? Napkin analysis of the ‘smartest factories’
As the headline suggests, this analysis should be seen in context. It offers only rapid arithmetic around the World Economic Forum’s (expanding) list of ‘lighthouse’ factories, which claim the most …
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – licences / fees (step #3)
This article, in five parts, is continued from Step 2, about spectrum and regulation; Step 2 can be found here. “Once frequency usage fees have been clarified – a significant …
18 of the smartest factories in the world – featuring Hitachi, Infineon, Renault, Unilever
The World Economic Forum has named 18 new factories, mostly from Asia (and mostly in China), as part of its ‘global lighthouse network’ of advanced manufacturers. They join the existing …
