“A million private networks in the US” – boom time beckons for industrial LTE and 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The rise of private industrial networking should be measured by the number of new networks, and network operators, and not by the number of cell sites, reckons Italy-based industrial …
Network slicing for enterprises – misconceptions and opportunities (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSlicing should make enterprise networking as simple as electricity supply, and more dynamic, says Vassilis Seferidis, chief executive of Zeetta Networks. Here, he challenges the enterprise market to think bigger …
Chinese high-tech firms create industrial internet association: report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail A group of China’s largest tech companies have formed an association with the aim of accelerating initiatives to foster the industrial internet in the country, Chinese paper China South …
Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe world’s first standalone private NB-IoT network has been launched in Florida, using upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum and covering major urban centres in northern Florida initially. The operator, San …
Brussels offers SMEs €1m to test industrial IoT, make Europe leader in Industry 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission is offering manufacturing companies funding of €60,000 each to run collaborative smart manufacturing experiments at neutral hub sites, with a total funding pot stretching to almost €1 …
Private networks, indoor positioning and analytics – Nokia’s recipe for industrial change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor Nokia there are three critical technologies for enabling digital transformation of the supply chain, and all of the points along it, including the production, transportation, and storage of goods. …
Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …
Accenture snaps up security outfit Deja vu to combat $5.2 trillion cyber threat
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailProfessional services company Accenture has bought Seattle-based ‘security-of-things’ company Deja vu Security for an undisclosed fee, as it seeks to ramp up its cyber-security offer in the face of an …
LoRa shoots for 75% of IoT market, versus 25% for 5G; aims for stars with satellite constellation
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThree quarters of the IoT market will be given over to low-power wide-area (LPWA) network solutions, compared with just one quarter for high-bandwidth low-latency 5G applications. So says the LoRa …
Vodafone and PTC combine to simplify IoT and AR for industry and developers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has signed a deal with industrial IoT and AR specialist PTC to help developers and enterprises deploy digital-change applications. The deal is an extension of an existing three-year arrangement, …
