More industrial Wi-Fi 6, fewer IoT platforms, new mMTC entrants – it ain’t gonna happen
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailABI Research has poured water on the idea Wi-Fi 6 will gain mass adoption in the IoT space in the near-term. It has also said a few dominant chipset vendors …
Why 5G doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, and it is not enough for operators
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTelecoms operators must do more than just sell connectivity. It is a maxim that gets repeated, often, and always – and one that, in the end, becomes more like a …
Spending on factory data apps and analytics to rise 50% to $27bn in five years
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSpending on factory data applications will grow from $18 billion in 2019 to just over $27 billion in 2024, a rise of 50 per cent in the period, according to …
Ireland sets out five-year Industry 4.0 strategy to drive digital skills and tech
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Irish government has unveiled a five-year Industry 4.0 strategy to help manufacturing firms to respond to technological change. The plan, announced last month, includes €23.5 million of funding for …
Where in the world is Industry 4.0 strongest? Napkin analysis of the ‘smartest factories’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAs the headline suggests, this analysis should be seen in context. It offers only rapid arithmetic around the World Economic Forum’s (expanding) list of ‘lighthouse’ factories, which claim the most …
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – licences / fees (step #3)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThis article, in five parts, is continued from Step 2, about spectrum and regulation; Step 2 can be found here. “Once frequency usage fees have been clarified – a significant …
Bosch positions AI next to 5G at heart of industrial change strategy
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBosch wants to be an “innovation leader” in AI, it told CES last week. The German industrial giant, one of the manufacturing sector’s most outspoken champions of industrial 5G, is …
HPE opens IoT development centre in India as part of $500m investment
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new ‘customer experience centre’ in Bangalore (Bengaluru), in India, to offer IoT solutions to customers and partners from across industries. The facility, on …
18 of the smartest factories in the world – featuring Hitachi, Infineon, Renault, Unilever
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe World Economic Forum has named 18 new factories, mostly from Asia (and mostly in China), as part of its ‘global lighthouse network’ of advanced manufacturers. They join the existing …
Walmart intros pick-and-pack robots to automate drive-thru grocery collections
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWalmart has put automated pick-and-pack robots to work at a so-called ‘supercenter’ in Salem, New Hampshire. The new system, called Alphabot, is live in a 20,000-square-foot warehouse-style extension at its …
