
Private 5G for industrial IoT in smart ports – payback in two years, says Ericsson
Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent returns) within five. The Swedish vendor …

COSMOTE, Ericsson, PTC combine on ‘first’ LTE smart-factory network in Greece
Mobile operator COSMOTE has deployed the first LTE-based private campus network in Greece for smart manufacturing, it has announced. The new deployment, at a production facility belonging to Greek solar …

Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom bundle cellular and compute in global ‘campus’ offer
Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom are bundling private cellular and edge computing into an integrated ‘campus’ networking package for enterprises globally. The pair are offering the same in Germany, already; their …

Ericsson provides private 5G for EU Industry 4.0 pilot at Ford plant in Spain
Ericsson is to deploy a standalone private 5G network at a Ford engine plant in Valencia, in Spain. The trial installation is part of a European Union initiative to drive …

‘5G helped us through Covid’ – Lufthansa Technik on private 5G with Nokia, Vodafone
Categorically, it seems, private 5G has helped some businesses stay on track during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic over the last 12 months. That was the message last week from Lufthansa …

Ericsson intros 5G RAN slicing to help guarantee private 5G for industry
The capability works with radio slicing of public 5G networks, for carriers to offer and guarantee virtual private (or ‘dedicated’) mobile networks; it also works with radio slicing of dedicated …

‘Automation favors capital’ – WEF to take on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The World Economic Forum pushed back its annual meeting from January in its perennial home of Davos, Switzerland, to May in Singapore, but the group is still convening political, business …

E-scooter brand Voi picks Ericsson and Arkessa for global IoT management
Electric scooter brand Voi has selected UK-based IoT roaming provider Arkessa and Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson to provide cellular IoT airtime and management to manage its scooter fleets worldwide. Arkessa …

Ericsson (again) on 2021: IoT to drive change in healthcare, manufacturing, public safety
2020 was a disruptive and also exceptional year for connectivity, as the world grappled with remote working, social distancing and lockdown mandates. While the pandemic brought many challenges, it emphasized …

Ericsson on 2021: The year Industry 4.0 takes off – rocket-fuelled by private 5G
In 2021, increasing availability of 5G will provide the launching pad for manufacturing to truly evolve to Industry 4.0, the new industrial revolution that will push industries forward. Connected factories …