Hitachi looks to digital transformation of railways with Thales business unit acquisition
Hitachi Rail purchasing Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business for approximately $2 billion Japanese industrial heavyweight Hitachi Rail has entered into exclusive negotiations with French multinational Thales Group to purchase the …
Fujitsu, AWS partner with a focus on enterprise digital transformation
Japanese ICT company Fujitsu announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to accelerate the digital transformation of the mobility industry. The Japanese firm said that …
Telia on 2021: Private 5G will play key role in digital change for critical industries
2020 has been a year of reckoning with a devastating human toll. Technology was a silver lining. It has helped us – as people, businesses and societies – to cope …
Editorial Report: Smart Manufacturing and OEE – Transform Your Performance
Technology investments are typically made to solve specific business problems. Smart manufacturing is about more than investments in digital transformation and the attendant technologies. Smart manufacturing, at its core, is …
Editorial Webinar: Smart Manufacturing and OEE – Transform Your Performance
Technology investments are typically made to solve specific business problems. Smart manufacturing is about more than investments in digital transformation and the attendant technologies. Smart manufacturing, at its core, is …
Europe agrees “most ambitious” €95.5bn Horizon mega-fund for digital change
The European Council and the European Parliament, representing the governments and citizens of European Union member states, have approved the European Commission’s new €95.5 billion Horizon Europe fund for the …
Greece reserves prime spectrum, quarter of auction revenues for industrial 5G research
Greece has reserved spectrum in low, mid, and high frequency bands for 5G innovation projects, geared towards digital change. It will offer 25 percent of the income (upwards of €90 …
Australian rail firm ARTC gets on track for digital change with Hitachi-ABB
Australia is both the flattest continent on earth and, with the exception of Antarctica, the driest. You can travel 2,000-odd miles across its plains, between Sydney and Perth, without seeing …
‘Defcon 1’ for supply chain – how to manage coronavirus and implement digital change
The Digital Supply Chain Institute, a US research group focused on the evolution of supply chains in the digital economy, has recommended supply chain companies set up ‘war rooms’ to …
Digital transformation – four milestones for IIoT success (Reader Forum)
After leading the early automation revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, manufacturers are once again seeking a technological edge. A whopping 72% of manufacturing companies plan to significantly …
