
The trouble with co-creation in industrial IoT – why cities and telcos are dragging their heels on digital change
All this talk about a (industrial) revolution, and sometimes stuff gets left out. Scratching around for news last week, looking through half-written pieces from last year, this jumped out; about …

Deutsche Telekom annexes public network in Bonn to “milestone” 5G hospital
Deutsche Telekom has deployed a 5G ‘campus’ network in the 3.6 GHz spectrum band for University Hospital Bonn (UKB). The setup uses the German carrier’s public cellular network, optimised with …

A neutral-host 5G sky-network – for smart farming, industrial IoT, autonomous vehicles
In case you missed it, a Deutsche Telekom-backed 5G sky-network is gearing up for launch – offering country-wide 5G coverage for a decently-sized European country with just 60 masts – …

Software AG to make carriers go-to agents for private 5G in ‘vertical’ spectrum
Software AG wants to make carriers the go-to agents for private 5G campus networks in ‘vertical’ spectrum, and the collective face for new 5G-geared industrial change. The Darmstadt based company, …

67 local licences in 10 months – 5G in the home of Industry 4.0 and the jeapordy for carriers
Germany has issued 67 local spectrum licences for private LTE and 5G to enterprises since November 2019. What should we make of this number, and the run-rate so far for …

UAE operator du white-labels Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform
Telecoms operator du, formerly Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has partnered with Germany-based Software AG to offer a subscription-based digital-change offer to UAE based enterprises. The pair called it a …

Deutsche Telekom to build LTE campus network for drone deliveries to hospitals
Deutsche Telekom is to build a “new type” of LTE-based campus network using spectrum from its public network to test drone deliveries of medical supplies. The deployment is at the …

T-Systems and KUKA bundle edge-based robots, analytics, services for SMEs
Deutsche Telekom’s IT and cloud services division T-Systems has teamed up with robot maker and automation specialist KUKA to offer a combined Industry 4.0 package for small and medium-sized enterprises …

Deutsche Telekom launches LTE-M network in Germany
Deutsche Telekom has completed the rollout of its 5G-ready LTE-M network across Germany, the carrier said in a release. The German operator said that LTE-M technology is now commercially …

Ericsson offers industrial 5G trial kits via operators, starting with DT in Germany
Swedish network vendor Ericsson is offering trial kits of private industrial 5G networks to enterprises via its mobile operator customers. It has confirmed Deutsche Telekom in Germany as its first …