BROWSING: Enterprise

Ligado Networks is using Sony Semiconductor Israel (née Altair) to make 5G IoT chips for its forthcoming mobile satellite network.

HANOVER, Germany—For all of the hype around tailoring industrial networks to meet the most demanding applications and connecting all sorts of automated and intelligent "things", private networks are, at this point in their development, largely being driven by companies wanting dedicated coverage and exclusive...

John Deere’s precision agriculture strategy was developed more than 10 years ago, and as a testament to its belief that farming is just outdoor manufacturing, the company is using what it’s learned from this success to improve and optimize its own internal manufacturing processes....

NTT Com said the new service will target clients that deploy equipment such as automobiles, construction or agricultural machinery Japanese company NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced the launch of IoT Connect Mobile Type A, or ICM(A), an IoT connectivity service for mobile connectivity via SIM...

Using AWS, Fujitsu will develop fully managed services that package everything from cloud infrastructure to services   Japanese company Fujitsu has recently announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the digital transformation of customers in the financial and retail industries with...

HANOVER, Germany—Industrie 4.0 as a concept originated in Germany, in 2011. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, Hannover Messe is back—and industry is operating amid a series of crises that are causing a fresh look at what problems technology can solve. Or as...

The Norwegian Armed Forces and Telenor had initially entered into a strategic ICT partnership in 2018 Norwegian operator Telenor and the country’s Armed Forces signed an agreement to collaborate to develop new 5G-based services, the former said in a release. The first phase of this collaboration...

Both Yokogawa and Docomo are members of the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation Japanese telco NTT Docomo and compatriot firm Yokogawa Electric Corporation have conducted a proof-of-concept (PoC) test of a remote control technology for industrial processing. In a release, NTT Docomo noted that...

Pelion provides global cellular connectivity coverage on 2G, 3G and 4G LTE as well as NB-IoT via several direct agreements with Tier 1 operator partners IoT connectivity service provider Pelion announced an extension of its partnership with BT Wholesale, which will provide Pelion customers access...

Nokia is to integrate Microsoft’s Azure Arc cloud management platform into its MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) solution for mission-critical Industry 4.0 environments. The tie-up will afford customers buying private wireless and edge computing from Nokia a way to also manage Azure workloads, in any...

Betacom is working with Airspan Networks and Druid Software, a familiar pairing for private RAN and core, to deliver a pirate 5G network in the CBRS band for the Digital Manufacturing Institute and National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing (MxD) in the US. The...

Tech Mahindra's goal is to develop mutli-vendor 5G solutions for enterprises Indian company Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, announced the opening of a 5G Lab in the United States. The new facility, located in Bellevue, Washington has...

UK telecoms group BT has revealed a ‘charter’ to invest almost £100 million over the next three years in its new Division X digital change unit, which is at the heart of its broader strategy to establish itself as a ‘tech-co’ (“not a telco”),...

Deutsche Telekom also said it is ensuring 5G coverage on a total area of more than 1.4 million square meters   German operator Deutsche Telekom has installed a private campus network at Hannover Messe, one of the world’s largest industrial trade fairs. The telco said that this...

Weird, and frustrating; Swedish vendor Ericsson has issued a press release, the day after Nordic rival Nokia, about a new working relationship with T-Mobile in the US on private 5G. It is the same press release, just with a different vendor attached, just as...

Austrian group A1 Telekom has acquired Bulgarian system integrator STEMO for an undisclosed fee, in order to bolster its proposition for corporate clients, notably international corporate clients, in Bulgaria and beyond. The deal will feed back into A1 group businesses across central and eastern...

German telecoms provider and system integrator Iconec (stylised iconec) is working with private LTE and 5G specialist Athonet to bring the Italian firm’s core network platform to the German enterprise market. Iconec has deployed an Athonet-made core network at its new lab in Nuremberg,...

What to say about the state of the private 5G market – about the state of ‘things’, if you like, at the top-end of the IoT game? I was asked to speak for five minutes to introduce the latest Private Networks Forum (PNF), put...

Cisco also enhanced its IoT Operations Dashboard to help operations teams more efficiently remotely operate and manage industrial IoT   Cisco announced the launch of its first outdoor Wi-Fi 6E-ready access point and enhancements for industrial remote operations. “People expect seamless Wi-Fi – outdoors, walking across campus...

German industrial giant Bosch has shifted its messaging, perhaps, in time for Hannover Messe, Europe’s big industrial trade fair, which sees its return next week after three calendar years of pandemic and disruption. Very squarely, the message from Bosch in its pre-show strategy update...

T-Mobile US has recruited Nokia to help it with private 5G and hybrid public-private 5G networks. The pair will develop products for T-Mobile’s new suite of network solutions for enterprise and government customers, which will afford a higher degree of network ownership and control,...

Nokia has released a glut of industrial 5G devices for deployment by enterprises, typically engaged in hard-nosed Industry 4.0 disciplines, in private 5G networks. The new products include an AI-laden video camera for various quick-time industrial analysis, wearable cameras for site surveillance and staff...

Orange said that the main goal of the 5G test was to detect the presence of people in unauthorized areas   The Port of Vigo, in Spain, recently hosted a demonstration of the use of a 5G network with a surveillance system that includes the deployment...

Humans are the key piece of successfully implementing digital change in augmented manufacturing Speaking during a World Economic Forum panel discussion today, industrial leaders drove home the point that the North Star for manufacturing isn’t full-on automation in a lights-out plant. Rather, the goal is...