EU reveals final 5G funding under Horizon 2020, focused on transport and industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Union (EU) has signed off 11 new research projects into development of 5G industry and use cases in Europe, with a focus on mobility, supply chains, and manufacturing, …
Unlocking the promise of IoT with standards (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailToday, users are discovering new ways to manage virtually every facet of their lives from their mobile devices, meaning the number of connected devices is set to grow over the …
FCC approves ‘small-but-mighty’ 900 MHz tranche for private LTE for US utilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to approve usage of six megahertz of 900 MHz spectrum for private networking by utility companies in the US, declaring the ‘juice is …
FCC to rule on 900 MHz spectrum for private LTE and 5G networks for smart utilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said it will consider allowing the 900 MHz band in the US to be used by energy companies for private LTE and 5G networking. …
Industry 4.0 at tipping point for telcos – the story that would have been told (but for COVID-19)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February is the major venue and the key date for the telecoms industry. Yes, the cards have been dealt, but the show works …
Huawei heads new IIC testbed on critical and non-critical LTE for metro trains
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has announced a new testbed to show the feasibility of adapting LTE for the urban rail sector. The new project is being led by Huawei, …
Federated Wireless on CBRS – 40 networks in bag, 100 in pipe, white-label offer on way
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailConnectivity has been the main blocker for industrial IoT, and not the fragmented hardware and software markets. So says Federated Wireless, one of the companies pioneering usage of private LTE …
“Humans should be arbiters of AI decisions” – Bosch sets down ‘red lines’ on industrial AI
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany industrialist Bosch has set out a ‘code of ethics’ around the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in its connected products, which says humans should be the arbiter of any …
5G should cover 70% of industrial sites by 2025, tech sector tells EU leaders
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBy 2025, 5G connections should cover 40 per cent of Europe’s workforce, 70 per cent of its industrial sites, and 80 per cent of its main logistics routes. This was …
Three LTE ‘campus’ networks – DT debuts public-private LTE in Austria, Czech, Hungary
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom has public-private ‘campus’ networking setups with various customers, offering a kind of proto-slicing, as a precursor to industrial 5G. It has so far announced deals with German lighting …
