Digital factory revenues to to top $1tn in 2030, spurred by 5G, AI, AR, AGVs
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe global manufacturing sector will spend over $1 trillion on smart software, hardware and services in 2030, almost quadrupling the $259 billion spend in 2019. The volume of wireless connections, …
Why (most) industrial IoT platforms suck – and solve nothing by themselves
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSometimes content gets left on the cutting room floor, and sometimes it does not even make the edit. And often that content is excellent, and deserves a feature all of …
Nokia tees-up band of five to push private 5G ahead of spectrum release in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia has said it is building a “strategic partnership ecosystem” to bring private LTE and 5G networks to industrial and government customers in Japan. Spectrum for local LTE and 5G …
NGMN and 5G-ACIA to unite operators and industrialists around 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) are looking to drive cooperation between operators and industries to capitalize on opportunities …
Nokia on saving lives with private wireless (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigital technologies present many exciting opportunities for improving patient outcomes. Remote monitoring with medical sensors, shared access to patient records, personalized care plans, remote robotic surgery — and, the list …
NXP pushes industrial IoT with $1.8bn deal for Marvell’s connectivity assets
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDutch firm NXP Semiconductors has completed the $1.76 billion acquisition of the wireless connectivity assets of Bermuda chip firm Marvell Technologies. The cash deal, agreed at the end of May, …
Itron to install 280,000 smart water meters in Kentucky
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLiberty Lake based IoT provider Itron has signed a contract with Louisville Water Company, in Louisville, Kentucky, to replace around 280,000 water meters. Itron will install smart meters in their …
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – technology / standards (#1)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G will only gets its wings in 2023, or thereabouts, when its full functionality is revealed in a standalone version of the new radio (NR) standard. That is when it …
Senet partners with IoT firm Zenseio to target the agriculture sector
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail U.S. IoT company Senet has inked a partnership with Zenseio, an IoT system integrator specializing in embedded technology, sensors and telemetry devices for the agriculture and industrial markets, the former …
Why the 5G revolution is over-hyped nonsense – in every respect except one
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFirstly, that headline: too much? Perhaps, but let us make the case – and draw breath, for this may take some time. Industrial 5G is the only version of 5G …
