
Siemens, Ondas in radio supply exclusive for rail sector, amid US spectrum shakeup
Siemens has struck a deal with private network provider Ondas Networks to range the California firm’s wireless radio systems under its own brand in North America, as part of its …

Sidewalk Labs blames Covid economy for shock shutdown of $1bn Toronto venture
Sidewalk Labs, the smart-city side project of Google-parent company Alphabet, has pulled the plug on its controversial tech-fuelled urban re-development project in Toronto, blaming “economic uncertainty” brought on by the …

Nokia keeps business on track with 19% enterprise surge on private LTE sales
Nokia’s enterprise business showed growth of almost 20 percent during the first quarter of 2020, compared with a year ago, on the back of continued sales momentum for private LTE …

Quarter of private LTE and 5G networks will be managed by smart cities in 2025
By 2025, almost one quarter (23 percent) of all private LTE and 5G networks will be deployed by smart cities, either at local or national government level. Other major industrial …

Scottish island builds 5G-powered digital twin of smart energy system
The island of Orkney in Scotland has developed a 5G-powered digital twinning system to help residents participate in the delivery of its new energy network. Led by Heriot-Watt University’s Global …

Dassault Systèmes supplies digital thread for rapid construction of COVID-19 hospitals
France-based industrial software provider Dassault Systèmes and China-based facilities management company Aden Group are combining their digital twin and modular architecture platforms to fast-track hospital construction. The arrangement is in …

How fast, how near, how private? The role of 5G and AI in industrial AR
Note, this article is taken from an editorial report on industrial AR, called Industrial AR – and the rise of the workers. The report is available to download here. Let …

Danfoss deploys private LTE network at Finnish factory with Nokia, Edzcom, Etteplan
Danish engineering firm Danfoss is piloting a private LTE network at its factory in Vaasa, in the northwest of Finland. It is working with Finnish systems integrator Etteplan, which has …

Altran looks to federate MEC to deploy Industry 4.0 on private networks anywhere
Paris based system integrator Altran is working with London edge-cloud startup Ori Industries to promote federated multi-access edge computing (MEC) so developers can deploy Industry 4.0 solutions on private LTE …

Industrial AR surges on COVID-19 demand for remote assistance – and free licences
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has put focus on various communications technologies, if only as an adjunct to disciplines like healthcare and government, and as a means to work and play …