Fujitsu tests private 5G for equipment inspection, remote recovery at data centres
Japanese IT firm Fujitsu is to start testing private 5G for equipment inspection at its major data centre in Yokohama, in the Kanagawa prefecture, as a springboard to drive “operational …
New private 5G use-case shock! Paper manufacturer Holmen Iggesund gets smart
Okay, so not a new use case, as such; it is just another connectivity-in-manufacturing case. But still, it is process manufacturing… at a giant paper mill! Swedish pulp and paperboard …
OneLayer opens private 5G network security lab – to stay “ahead of the bad guys”
Israeli private cellular security startup OneLayer has opened a network security lab in Tel Aviv for telecoms and security companies to test threats to private LTE and 5G networks, currently …
From a standing start in Texas – the story of Dow Chemical’s multi-site private LTE push
US system integrator Kyndryl has published a nice-looking blog post, complete with videos, on its headline work, announced at the start of the year, to deploy private LTE for Michigan-headquartered …
Public LoRaWAN arrives in the Great Lakes – for regional IoT water management
US LoRaWAN specialist Senet has been recruited by US engineering firm LimnoTech to deploy a public LoRaWAN network across the Great Lakes region of the US, providing connectivity across area …
Market for cellular IoT gateways and routers rallies after (and despite) Covid impact
New research from analyst house Berg Insight says the market for cellular IoT gateways and routers was worth $1.15 billion in 2021, with 4.5 million units shipped in the year, …
Regional power utility Xcel Energy signs with Anterix for private LTE in eight US states
Regional US electric utility Xcel Energy has signed a deal with Anterix to lease its 900 MHz spectrum for private LTE across its service area in eight western and midwestern …
BMW tests 5G positioning with Vodafone and Nokia at Leipzig factory
Vodafone Germany has been busy with private networks for Industry 4.0. A new announcement, with Nokia, says the pair are testing high-accuracy indoor positioning (HAIP) services over a 5G ‘campus …
1NCE debuts with Softbank in Japan – as gateway for 19 markets in Asia Pacific
Global cellular IoT provider 1NCE has launched in Japan with operator Softbank. Its debut in Japan comes six months after Softbank’s expanded stake in the firm was discussed, and four …
Electric utility Evergy deploys Ericsson-made private LTE across Kansas, Missouri
Swedish vendor Ericsson has completed the rollout of a private LTE network for regional US electric utility Evergy, covering 20 cell sites in Kansas and Missouri. Locally-headquartered engineering consultancy Burns …
