BROWSING: 5G Manufacturing

The GSMA report also forecasts that licensed cellular IoT connections in China will reach 3.6 billion by 2030 China ended 2022 with 1.84 billion cellular IoT connections in 2022, a GSMA report showed, citing figures from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). According to...

Nokia said that the proof-of-concept was deployed in a Bosch production plant in Germany Nokia and Bosch are jointly working on the development of a 5G-based precision positioning technology targeting new Industry 4.0 use cases, the vendor said in a release. The two firms have deployed...

This report, a companion to the 5G Manufacturing Forum, aggregates, analyzes and contextualizes the wide-ranging discussions from expert speakers, including technology buyers, sellers, policy makers and innovators on the cutting edge of bringing the power of 5G to bear on the manufacturing vertical.

ABI Research noted that revenues from 5G network slicing deployments in APAC will grow from $151 million in 2022 to $12 billion by 2028   The deployment of 5G private networks in Asia Pacific is expected to reach revenues of $13 billion in 2028, up from...

Industry 4.0 represents a shift from 'islands of automation' to cyber-physical systems Four industry experts came together at the 5G Manufacturing Forum to offer insight into how some of the biggest barriers effecting digitalization — like the changing role of data, legacy integration and workforce...

Airtel has implemented two industrial use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s facility   Indian operator Bharti Airtel said it has completed a trial of what it claims to be India’s first 5G private network, at the Bosch Automotive Electronics India (RBAI) facility...

  Ericsson said that the demo addressed 5G’s capability to provide real-time data transfer with low latency that will enhance safety across industrial operations   Ericsson and Turkish telco Turkcell said they have successfully performed what it claims to be the first industrial use case demonstration of...

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and local carrier STC have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to establish a new company, with focus on the Internet of Things (IoT). The partners said that the JV still needs to obtain the relevant approvals from...

  Haier, China’s largest consumer electronics and home appliance producer, collaborated with Huawei and China mobile to apply innovative manufacturing solutions combining 5G and mobile edge computing in its smart factories. Developed at a joint-innovation base established in February, the solutions integrate 5G edge computing with...

MEC, AI, ML and IoT all have a part to play in 5G manufacturing 5G is a powerful technology but the notion of 5G manufacturing—using 5G to drive digital transformation within a manufacturing enterprise—includes more than just the network. To drive efficiency gains in manufacturing...

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.  Differences between wired and wireless connectivity at factory floors When it comes to deploying connectivity on the factory floor, choosing whether to deploy wired or wireless connectivity chiefly depends on the...

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.    How 5G could improve factory floor communications?   Factory or plant floor communications refers to the control and data communications typically found in automation environments, on a manufacturing plant floor or process...

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.    What are the main benefits of Coordinated Multipoint? In future cellular networks, the demand for very high capacity is expected to grow at a quick pace, casting challenging requirements to the...

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.  The development of Release 17 and 18 and its potential impact in 5G manufacturing   3GPP release 18 represents a major evolution of the 5G System and due to this the 3GPP...

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.    The emergence of 5G technology will have a great impact in the way Industry 4.0 manufacturers, or “smart factories,” produce and distribute goods. The key elements of 5G, which are...

5G enables adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies that improve machine and process efficiency, system availability and reduce defects

Automated quality assurance enables an early detection of production errors, which result in significant saving for manufacturers

In the discrete manufacturing field, each process can be individually started or stopped and can be run at varying production rates

Singtel said that the emergence of 5G will make robot use in manufacturing faster and more efficient without the heft or limitation of cables

Verizon said 5G could help improve visibility in supply chains and prevent inventory shrink as well as provide more accurate product location

According to tech research firm ARC Advisory Group, 5G will play a key role in enabling the full potential of IIoT in the manufacturing field

AR remote assistance is used in many industries and offers opportunities for different actors to collaborate in real-time for solving problems

5G networks offers manufacturers the possibility to take advantage of technologies such as automation, AI, AR for troubleshooting, and IoT.

One of the ways digital twinning of production facilities is expected to help manufacturers is in the area of maintenance and repair