Digital twins of 500 smart cities by 2025, says report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigital twins of smart cities will number 500 by 2025, from a handful today, according to ABI Research. The concept of digital twins will start move from smart factories, where …
Google-backed Canvass serves up AI takeaway to ‘biggest’ automation companies
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGoogle-backed analytics provider Canvass Analytics has signed with the two “largest industrial automation companies” to resell its takeaway AI solution for industrial companies. The Toronto-based firm, founded in 2016, is …
‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The world is changing, and changing extremely fast,” Swedish manufacturer Sandvik told PI World 2019 in Gothenburg this week. The firm, a ‘lighthouse’ smart manufacturer for the World Economic Forum, …
OT industry puts IT industry back in its ‘magic box’ in battle for IoT hearts and minds
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe operational technology (OT) industry moved to shore up its position as the arbiter of industrial change at PI World 2019 in Sweden today by declaring that new-fangled digital technologies …
Ericsson completes Europe-US-Asia smart-factory axis to accelerate global 5G rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has completed a SEK 500 million ($52 million) overhaul of its Nanjing factory in China, where it produces LTE (4G) and 5G gear, to create what it claims to …
Siemens deepens digital twin offer with purchase of Process Systems Enterprise
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Siemens has announced it will acquire UK based Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a supplier of advanced data modelling software for process industries, including the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, …
Gatwick’s ‘smart airport’ ambitions take flight as Vodafone rolls-out 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has deployed a high speed, high capacity fibre optic network at Gatwick Airport in the UK to support 5G services, and enable higher levels of automation and intelligence in …
Big Mac and AI: McDonald’s drives-thru deal for second AI firm in six months
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMcDonald’s has announced a deal to acquire Silicon Valley speech recognition startup Apprente for an undisclosed fee. It is the burger chain’s second acquisition of an artificial intelligence (AI) software …
Nokia joins with DoCoMo and Omron to test industrial 5G for ‘layout-free’ factories
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia has agreed with NTT DoCoMo and Omron to run a series of joint field trials of 5G at production sites in Japan to assess the reliability of industrial 5G …
Telstra and Ericsson deploy private LTE at Queensland silver mine
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTelstra and Ericsson have announced a deal with Perth-based mining and metals company South32 to deploy “one of the largest underground mining LTE networks in the world”. The new private …
