Ireland looks to put cities in charge of coordinated neutral host 5G networks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIreland has put city administrators and neutral host networks at the centre of a new five-year roadmap to bring 5G connectivity to the nation, and to stimulate economic growth. Dublin …
Vodafone and Centrica to build ‘first’ 5G-ready private network for oil and gas sector
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone is to build a private LTE network, upgradeable to 5G, for Centrica Storage Limited (CSL), the gas storage and processing unit of UK gas and electricity supplier Centrica. The …
BAE Systems, Nissan line up behind new £30m UK fund for industrial 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe UK government has awarded £30 million to six new 5G testbeds, as part of a wider £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to energise the UK industrial sector, and …
Operators ‘uniquely placed’ to serve Industry 4.0 market, claims NGMN report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMobile network operators are “uniquely placed” to provide a fully integrated solution for ‘verticals’ that encompasses networking, edge and cloud-based compute infrastructure, and data and device management platforms, according to …
Ericsson stirs a heady 5G brew, as Verizon takes first 5G kit from US 5G factory
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has revealed the first product off the production line at its new Texas-based 5G-geared smart factory has been delivered, to US operator Verizon. The item, itself, is notable: a …
Bird’s-eye view – why 5G MEC on streetlights is the only way for autonomous vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA three-year industrial research project in Germany into how to bring safety and intelligence to next-generation transport systems has concluded the only way to is to combine IoT sensors, edge …
Private 5G is ‘only’ way for Industry 4.0 – first private 5G network goes live in UK with BT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK telecoms provider BT has been appointed as the lead technology partner for the Worcestershire 5G Testbed (W5G), billed as the UK’s first live private 5G network. Swedish vendor Ericsson …
Spectrum licences like phone contracts – industrial 5G a ‘game changer’, says Siemens
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens sounded rather chuffed last week with the progress of and prospects for industrial 5G, home and abroad. The company said at its digital enterprise summit that 5G, when it …
Orange, HPE automate 5G slicing for Industry 4.0; HPE opens global 5G test lab
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOrange and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have demonstrated 5G network slicing in a robot-powered Industry 4.0 setup. The pair said they will expand the demo into an “end-to-end campus trial” …
Huawei out of private 5G in UK, too – and carriers’ Industry 4.0 games will suffer
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWhile the UK decision to ban Huawei from national 5G infrastructure does not, as it stands, cover the China-based firm’s ability to supply private cellular to UK enterprises, it will …
