
Paris La Défense preps 5G neutral-host and use-case trials in 26 GHz mmWave bands
Paris La Défense, the major metropolitan business district in Paris, has called for applicants to run 5G neutral-host and use-case trials in 26 GHz mmWave spectrum at its site in …

Five thousand private 5G networks in China? BS! Talking definitions, storms in teacups
Someone somewhere said something about 5,000 ‘private networks’ in China. (Forgive me for not having the reference to hand; I am trying to write quickly and cover ground.) The point, …

Soracom bundles Astrocast into ‘blended’ cellular-and-satellite IoT offer
KDDI-owned Soracom is offering satellite IoT connectivity via its global IoT connectivity platform, following a deal with Switzerland-based nanosatellite operator Astrocast. The deal enables Soracom to offer a “blended IoT …

‘Below expectations’ – near-term private LTE and 5G forecasts adjusted down, again
Analyst house Dell’Oro Group has adjusted down its near-term forecast for the private LTE and 5G market. It said its calculations show that radio access network (RAN) shipments and revenues …

Flight of the navigator – the Airbus quest to build, run its own multi-market 5G network
European aviation and aerospace firm Airbus effectively headlined the latest Private Networks Forum (PNF), hosted by RCR Wireless and Enterprise IoT Insights, in May, as the premier (the first, at …

Integration, simplification, multiplication – three signs private 5G has come of age
This is a rehash (and extension, in the end) of a previous post, to an extent; but it distils the message from before, and says there are sure signs, at …

Astrocast to buy Dutch IoT scale-up Hiber, raise further funds for satellite network
Consolidation in the satellite IoT space, already, and again; Swiss satellite IoT operator Astrocast has agreed a deal to acquire busy Dutch industrial IoT scale-up Hiber. Astrocast, with a network …

Critical and complementary – setting the record straight on 5G and Wi-Fi
Time to set the record straight on cellular 5G and Wi-Fi 6/7, a panel of Industry 4.0 luminaries suggested at Private Networks Forum (PNF) a couple of weeks back; these …

Totally overhyped and utterly indispensable – why private 5G matters
What to say about the state of the private 5G market – about the state of ‘things’, if you like, at the top-end of the IoT game? I was asked …

Lufthansa Technik, United Airlines intro predictive MRO for Boeing, Airbus operators
German airline services company Lufthansa Technik has introduced new condition monitoring tools for Airbus and Boeing operators, available with its AVIATAR digital platform. The new releases have come out of …