Qualcomm: Industrial 5G will start late 2019, taking its cues from consumer 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe industrial 5G market will benefit from the consumer 5G market, with network deployments starting in earnest in late 2019 and early 2020, as industrial devices take advantage of the …
Nokia lines up private 5G test network for Chinese auto-maker FAW
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish vendor Nokia will build a private 5G test network for Chinese auto-maker FAW to spur digital transformation of its industrial machines and processes. The pair have signed a “strategic” …
Audi: ‘Could a carrier run our 5G network? Why not? Everything’s on the table’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCar maker Audi, like other giants of German manufacturing, is sitting on a tranche of vacant radio spectrum that has been liberated by the German telecoms regulator for test purposes …
Nokia targets industrial automation startups via innovation challenge
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish vendor Nokia announced the launch of its Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC), through which the company aims to attract technology startups with innovative and disruptive solutions for the industrial …
Rockwell intros “predictive analytics without a data scientist” to cover the skills gap
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe drive to make advanced industrial analytics more accessible is gathering pace. Rockwell Automation has just released a new articificial intelligence (AI) module for “predictive analytics without a data scientist”, …
Ericsson loops mobile operators into private 5G deal for mining sector
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has teamed up with Canadian systems integrator Ambra Solutions to sell private LTE and 5G networks to mining companies worldwide. Ambra will partner with Ericsson customers, in the shape …
Nokia headlines “giant” Finnish 5G research project into industrial “megatrends”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia will provide the cellular plumbing for a new €18 million public-private research initiative into the application of 5G in the industrial space. The project, which goes under the moniker …
ZTE inks smart manufacturing deal in China
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChinese vendor ZTE has signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with compatriot heavy equipment manufacturing company Sany to promote the integration of 5G and industry while accelerating the digital transformation …
Nokia and Ukkoverkot tie-up another private LTE deal with another Finnish port
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish network vendor Nokia and Finnish private LTE provider Ukkoverkot have signed a four-year deal to bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence to the Port of Kokkola, also in Finland. The …
Hitachi enters robotic SI business in North America
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese giant Hitachi entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a robotics business operated by American firm JR Automation Technologies. The acquisition price for JR Automation is US$ 1.42 …
