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Private 5G – gateway apps, supply taps, knowledge gaps (five enterprise memos)

A panel session at Private Networks Forum in May discussed what 5G delivers for enterprises now and what it promises to deliver in the future, with a keen eye on the applications that will swing the business case for them to invest in all-singing...

Cisco to acquire Accedian to bolster service assurance

Cisco has announced plans to buy out private-equity-backed network monitoring and assurance company Accedian, which has been partnering with the IT and networking giant on assurance for telco networks. Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, and the transaction is expected to...

Qualcomm Webinar: The global state of 6GHz Wi-Fi – updates on spectrum regulations, Wi-Fi 6E and 7 adoption and deployments

In the 3-year period since the FCC opened the 6GHz band for unlicensed use in the U.S, the 6GHz Wi-Fi momentum has been nothing short of phenomenal - with adoption around the world and a device ecosystem spanning key market segments, 6GHz Wi-Fi is...

Wipro, Cisco launch managed private 5G-as-a-service solution

Wipro said that new offering enables enterprises to integrate private 5G with their existing LAN/WAN/Cloud infrastructure Indian IT services and consulting firm Wipro launched a managed private 5G-as-a-service solution in partnership with Cisco, the former said in a release. Wipro said that new offering enables enterprise...

Argentina allocates the 6 GHz band to boost Wi-Fi 6 adoption

The government of Argentina said the decision to allocate the 6 Ghz for Wi-Fi 6 will enable this technology to be available for universities, large industrial factories and also for residential users The Argentine government confirmed it will allocate the entire 6 GHz band to...

NTT and Cisco combine on LoRaWAN IoT sustainability push for big businesses

Global system integrator NTT has announced a deal with Cisco to jointly “develop and deploy” IoT sustainability solutions for large organisations, mostly based on LoRaWAN. The new applications will be available on subscription, as-a-service, in order for enterprises to wrap their bids for sustainability...

OT-grade, IT-friendly, telco-made – Nokia eyes Industry 4.0 ‘sweet spot’

This article continues from another post, under the header: ‘They’re still figuring it out; we've moved beyond’ – Nokia expands Industry 4.0 view. Click here to read the previous instalment. The problem with Industry 4.0 in brownfield sites is that playground software is fighting for...

‘They’re still figuring it out; we’ve moved beyond’ – Nokia expands Industry 4.0 view

A couple of years back, Nokia talked up its private 5G cloud system like a Netflix-style content platform; almost three years later, it is looking to deliver on that concept by loading its MXIE edge-compute servers with Industry 4.0 applications. It is a telling...

Cisco announces plans to start manufacturing in India

Cisco said the move will drive over $1 billion in combined domestic production and exports in the coming years Cisco announced that it will start manufacturing in India, as part of its plans to expand its footprint in the Asian nation. In a statement, the...

Private 5G depends on Wi-Fi 6 for its success, says the Wi-Fi crowd

Wi-Fi has a critical role to maximise the potential of private 5G in the enterprise space, says a new report by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The vision, for the likes of Cisco and HPE, major Wi-Fi players with 5G interests and a hand...

The big shake-up in the cellular IoT platform market (Reader Forum)

A new Position Paper from Transforma Insights analyses the substantial changes occurring in the Connectivity Management Platform (CMP) space, including the impact of unit economics on the approach of the various CMP vendors and the operators that use them. Until recently the Connectivity Management Platform...

Cisco named official network provider for FIFA Woman’s World Cup

The Women's World Cup is expected to be watched by 2 billion fans around the world, says FIFA Cisco has been appointed by FIFA as the official network infrastructure provider for the Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023. In this role, Cisco will...

NTT deploys Cisco/Airspan private 5G system at RWTH university in Germany

The first fruit of NTT’s new tie-up with Cisco on private 5G; the pair have combined to deploy a private 5G network for research purposes at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) in Aachen, in Germany. It is that valuable thing for an industry looking...

Logicalis US launches private network services with Cisco

Logicalis claims to be the first U.S. partner to deliver Cisco's private 5G as-a-service, including professional services Managed service provider Logicalis U.S. announced the launch of its private network services, supported by compatriot networking company Cisco. Logicalis, which is a Cisco integrator, said it combines its...

NTT goes big game hunting with Cisco in global private 5G market

The third part in a loose trilogy on the late rise of the IT crowd in the new private cellular space, following announcements by HPE and Cisco at MWC last month, and a direct followup to the Cisco entry a couple of weeks back;...

Cisco works with Indian telcos to boost 5G private networks: Report

Cisco said that the initial use cases and trials are starting to emerge in India Cisco is working with telecom operators in India for the monetization of 5G use cases, primarily private 5G as a service model, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Anand...

Just-in-time Cisco warns againt private 5G silos

News out of MWC a couple of weeks back that Cisco had teamed with NTT to get serious about big-ticket private 5G for multinational enterprises was somewhat overshadowed by rival HPE’s purchase of core network specialist Athonet to do the same. But that was...

New Samsung UWB chipset for auto and IoT; plus new short-range portfolio brand

Samsung Electronics has announced its first ultra-wideband (UWB) chipset, the Exynos Connect U100, for use in mobile, automotive, and IoT devices. The new hardware solution offers precise distance measurements, down to “single-digit centimetres”, reckons the South Korean firm. It has introduced the U100 as...

Record WLAN shipments and revenues in Q4 – Cisco shipped ‘more than ever’

The fourth quarter of 2022 saw record shipments of enterprise-geared wireless LAN (WLAN) devices, mostly Wi-Fi devices, with volumes topping 10 million in the period, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group. Revenues spiralled upwards, alongside, to reach $3 billion, also a record. Cisco shipped...

HPE takes a seat in the private 5G dining car – and sees no telcos aboard

Put a pin in the bombast and a rinse in the dazzle; if MWC is an industry waypoint on the telecoms road, then the 2023 version said private cellular, as a bountiful diversion, is probably just about on the horizon line. Unlike two years...

Cisco and NTT collaborate on private 5G solutions for global enterprises

Cisco and NTT announced a deal to collaborate on private 5G in the automotive, logistics, healthcare, retail, and public sectors. They said they will “co-innovate”, and combine to bring to market both “technology and managed services”. Specifically, they said they would combine NTT’s managed...

Cisco selects Federated Wireless AFC system for Wi-Fi 6E APs

AFC is a spectrum use coordination system designed specifically for 6 GHz operation BARCELONA, SPAIN - Cisco has announced that it will integrate Federated Wireless’ Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) solution into its wireless 6 GHz-capable access points. The pair said the collaboration will help bring Wi-Fi 6E capabilities...

Cisco closes IT/OT divide with new cloud tools for remote IoT management, security

Cisco has introduced a number of new cloud services in its IoT operations dashboard to increase industrial asset visibility and manage assets remotely and securely. At its annual Cisco Live event in Amsterdam, the firm said it had focused on ways to bridge the...

1&1 to launch O-RAN network in additional German cities

1&1 said its O-RAN network will be soon available in Hamburg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Munich and Freiburg German operator 1&1 announced plans to expand its cloud-based Open RAN in new cities across the country in the coming weeks, the telco said in a release. Some...