BROWSING: Wired Networks, Fiber

June 20th was recently celebrated as World Wi-Fi Day, a global initiative to help bridge the digital divide and to celebrate the legendary role Wi-Fi has played in “connecting the unconnected.” From humble beginnings as a privileged consumer network and a “Guest” network in...

More detail has emerged about NTT’s new private cellular as-a-service platform, launched last week for enterprises to deploy private LTE and 5G networks anywhere in the world. The firm has confirmed California-based private LTE/5G startup and CBRS champ Celona is providing the key LTE/5G...

UK satellite communications provider Inmarsat is to launch a global narrowband network for IoT connectivity, targeting the aviation, maritime, and government sectors. The new service, which goes by the name ELERA, and launches in trial mode with aviation customers in 2022, uses L-band spectrum...

IoT connectivity provider Kajeet has acquired network design consultancy Red Rover, specialising in supply of LTE connectivity to ‘community and educational’ outlets, to launch a new private LTE networks practice. The acquisition fee has not been disclosed. Kajeet, which has been supplying wireless connectivity and...

There are billions of IoT devices across the globe – from Google Homes and Amazon Echos to Ring Doorbells, Fitbits, Nest heaters, and more. And they are not just for consumers – many industries and businesses are implementing IoT to optimise workflows and increase...

NTT has launched a private cellular as-a-service platform for enterprises to deploy private LTE and 5G networks anywhere in the world. The Japan-based firm described the offer as an “end-to-end stack of services that goes beyond the network” to include infrastructure and device management,...

IBM and Verizon are collaborating on 5G use cases and ‘management approaches’ for Industry 4.0 at IBM’s ‘industry solution lab’ in Texas, in the US. The pair are offering industrial enterprises a test environment to experiment with 5G networking, cloud-and-edge compute, and analytics-based AI...

Nokia has deployed a private LTE network for electricity company Western Power Distribution (WPD) in the UK to test various smart grid applications including for monitoring of power networks, distributed generation, grid automation, and surveillance cameras. Nokia has deployed the LTE version (branded 4.9G LTE)...

Data centre company ITRenew and ‘edge-to-edge networking’ provider Vapor IO have devised a way for enterprises to run on-premise computing without the need for on-site data centres or IT equipment. The solution replaces enterprise-based IT equipment with a “near-premise” equivalent, delivered as a service. The...

California-based semiconductor maker Semtech has announced it is working with IoT developer and engineering services company Oxit, based in North Carolina, to develop smart energy solutions for LoRaWAN networks. Semtech said it will support Oxit’s “intelligent energy initiatives” by providing LoRa-based low-power wide-area (LPWA)...

Verizon has added compute and storage into its 5G network infrastructure in Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix. Its project to build-out its multi-access edge compute (MEC) infrastructure, in partnership with AWS, has now reached 13 cities in the US. The rest of the country’s “top-20”...

Note, this article is taken from an upcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next week; sign up here (last chance!) for the webinar on private 5G enterprise NOCs on August 11, featuring ABI Research, Radisys, Vodafone and...

US farming company AeroFarms has recruited Nokia on a multi-year deal to supply private 5G, computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous drones. The pair are testing the technologies with current crop varieties, as part of an autonomous drone-mounted machine vision application connecting between a...

Orange has struck a deal with Luxembourg-based satellite company SES Networks to bolster its connectivity offer for the maritime industry. The French operator said integration of satellite connectivity from SES will afford a way for merchant shipping customers to utilise IoT-based sensing and AI-based...

IoT connectivity firm Grid Connect launches Smart Power Cord for AWS Investments in connectivity, cloud-based data processing, and the internet of things (IoT), is a key part of many industrial firms' digital transformation strategies. While 5G is seen as major driver of IoT implementations, there's...

Massachusetts-based telecoms infrastructure provider Communication Technology Services (CTS) is working with core network provider Druid Software to bundle the Irish firm’s Raemis platform into its private LTE/5G offer in the US. CTS is offering a managed private LTE/5G service to enterprises leveraging the Citizens...

Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run private 5G enterprise NOCs, featuring ABI Research, Radisys, Vodafone and others. What do we think we know...

A new report by analyst house ABI Research says the traditional telco community is restructuring its enterprise operations, including by establishing brand new business units, in order to deliver custom 5G networks for private industrial usage, and to make 2021 a “boon year” for...

Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run private 5G enterprise NOCs, featuring ABI Research, Radisys, Vodafone and others. At times, during the...

Adoption of 5G could add £6.3 billion to the value of the UK manufacturing industry by 2030, according to a new report from Vodafone. Investment in 5G in manufacturing could increase growth in the sector across the country, especially in the UK industrial heartlands...

    Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company announced that are working together to commercialize autonomous ride hailing at scale. The partners said that this collaboration brings together all of the parts necessary to create a viable autonomous ride hailing service, including the self-driving technology, the...

Vodafone has kickstarted a trial with UK Power Networks to connect the UK electricity network on a dedicated slice of its national 5G network. The initiative is part of the grid operator’s new Constellation project, to bring compute resources into its substation network, connected...

Germany-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has acquired UK-based IoT airtime roaming and private network provider Pod Group for an undisclosed fee. Pod claims to have a hand in 600-odd private enterprise networks in 185 countries. It also offers global roaming SIM cards and connectivity...

Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘Software AG, StarHub and the blueprint for carrier-led industrial private 5G’, available here. Bernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software AG, is presenting the case for telcos as the go-to agents for private 5G. He...