Volkswagen to build private 5G networks from 2020; invites tenders from kit vendors
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman automotive manufacturer Volkswagen will start construction of its own 5G mobile networks in 122 factories in Germany in 2020, according to a report in Wirtschaftswoche, the German business magazine. …
Deutsche Telekom: “People underestimate what it takes to manage a network”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom said private networks are easy to talk about, but hard to manage, at Hannover Messe 2019 last week, swatting away the perceived jeapordy for operators in the industrial …
Schneider Electric intros IoT collaboration platform, pre-packed analytics apps
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSchneider Electric has launched a new digital ecosystem, called Exchange, to foster collaboration between industry, software, and startup elements within the IoT space. The French automation specialist wants to drive …
Orange on URLLC (and private 5G): “The economics favour public networks”
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Software AG: “The skills-gap will harm growth; we won’t double sales by relying on data scientists”
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Software AG: “You don’t go to a Chinese restaurant for wienerschnitzel; telcos aren’t players without 5G”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software AG, is sitting in a side room, off a busy booth at Hannover Messe 2019. The Darmstadt outfit looks a different proposition, he …
Automatic for the people – why private networks are public affairs (impressions of Hannover Messe 2019)
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Microsoft and BMW corral industry around open platform for digital factory solutions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMicrosoft and the BMW have combined to foster easier, cheaper, faster innovation in the manufacturing sector. The pair have launched an ‘open manufacturing platform’ (OMP) to “break down” barriers with …
Digital transformation investments focused on process automation, Accenture says
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFuture 5G investments will focus on creating service revenues HANNOVER, Germany–Despite major marketing efforts coming out of the telecoms sector, industrial manufacturers today aren’t focused on “leveraging 5G within the …
Bosch: The only fixed assets with industrial 5G will be the floors, walls and ceilings
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Bosch has set out a vision for a 5G-enabled factory where every part of the production environment is fluid, except for the floors, walls, and ceilings. Industrial …
