BROWSING: Germany
‘We are in planning’ – BMW to apply for ad hoc private 5G spectrum through 2020
German automotive giant BMW has confirmed it will apply for 5G spectrum licences in the 3.7-3.8 GHz industrial band in local factories at home on an ad hoc basis through the remainder of 2020, as use cases and experiments arise.
“Depending on the projects we...
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – spectrum / regulation (#2)
This article, in five parts, is continued from Step 1, about spectrum and regulation; this can be found here.
2. SPECTRUM / REGULATION
Another crucial part of the jigsaw-roadmap – a clearing of the road, rather than a shortcut – is with spectrum. The lack of...
Telefónica Deutschland selects Huawei for 5G build amid global tension
The German government is drafting security guidelines for the expansion of 5G networks
German mobile operator Telefónica Deutschland, which operates under the O2 brand, will allow Huawei to help build its 5G network despite the ongoing global tension around whether the Chinese company should be...
Deutsche Telekom tests 5G uplink at Berlin Marathon
Deutsche Telekom: "5G takes data transmission to a new level"
During the Berlin Marathon, German telco Deutsche Telekom successfully used a 5G uplink to transmit live television images. The telecom partnered with the marathon host broadcaster Infront Productions to run the test, which sought to explore...
Germany trusts in digital tech, and €40bn stimulus, as it winds down coal industry
Germany is to pump €40 billion into digital transformation of its old coal-mining regions, to drive enterprise and employment as coal mining is phased out in the country.
New legislation that is expected to pass by the end of the year, which will designate...
The ‘beauty’ of broadband powerline (BPL), and the advance of Germany’s energiewende
Germany has a good model for the adoption of renewable energy resources. The country has an aggressive decarbonisation agenda as part of its energiewende (‘energy transition’). It shut down seven reactors after the nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011, has since...
Germany earmarks £1bn for national 2019/20 AI funding
The German government has swelled its 2019 funding for artficial intelligence (AI) to €500 million and promised a further €500 million in 2020. The country wants to ensure advanced analytics and automation tools are in the hands of it entire industrial sector, it said....
Germany establishes €200m VC fund to build tech sector and transform industry
The German government has created its own state-backed venture capital fund to drive the digital transformation of industry and stimulate enterprise innovation in its home market.
The move comes as momentum appears to be building again for investments in the industrial IoT sector in the...
Siemens contracted to knock out data silos at leading Chinese steel manufacturer
Siemens will overhaul the production system and eliminate data silos at Mintal Group, the largest maker of carbon ferrochrome in China, and one of its biggest steel producers.
High carbon ferrochrome is the base material of stainless steel. The deal with Siemens covers the build...
Germany spurs AI with state incubator, JEDI network and BMW backing
Germany has made its move in the international AI arms race with state support for tech start-ups, a ‘JEDI’ innovation network with France, and backing for its ‘Cyber Valley’ set-up from industrial giants including BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Bosch.
The German government is to create...
How IoT sensors are helping predict failures and faults on German roads
By the Köln Ost junction on the A3 motorway in the North Rhine-Westphalia region in Germany, a group of engineers has mocked-up a 25,000 square-metre roadway network with a mash-up of internet-of-things (IoT) technologies in order to find ways to predict faults and failures...
Daimler, Bosch to intro driverless ride-hailing in California in 2019, select Nvidia for AI
Bosch and Daimler will test a fleet of autonomous vehicles in California, with a view to launching a driverless shuttle service on certain routes in the second half of 2019. The pair have selected US tech company Nvidia to provide the artificial intelligence (AI)...
Vodafone’s $21.8bn Liberty deal sets it up as European multi-play champ
British telecoms group Vodafone finally completes €18.4 billion ($21.8bn) monster deal for Liberty Global cable and broadband assets in Germany and eastern Europe to complete its decade-long journey from mobile-only carrier to the region's multi-play champ.
Vodafone has struck a deal to purchase Liberty Global’s...
German Aerospace Centre shows off AI and robotics for Industry 4.0
Among the showier turns at Hannover Messe in Germany last week, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) lifted the hood on its innovations, providing a glimpse of the application of Industry 4.0 artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
Germany spent almost €89 billion on research and development...
South Korea and Germany lead ‘automation index’; US and UK off the pace
South Korea, Germany and Singapore are best positioned to lead the world for industrial automation, thanks to their approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
These three, along with Japan and Canada, are the top five countries for “automation readiness”, according to a new report...
Deutsche Telekom intros Industry 4.0 data-sharing market, amid Messe splurge
Deutsche Telekom is to launch a data-sharing platform for industrial enterprises, in particular, that allows direct access to information between enterprises providing data, and those scheduled to receive it. The Germany-based telecoms group described it as a “key element for the digital factory,” ahead...
Automation doesn’t cost jobs in Germany, concludes Industry 4.0 report
Automation technologies are creating more jobs than they are destroying in Germany, according to a new report by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW).
Recent investments in digital technologies, including standard automation techniques like analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), have seen a one per...
EMEA: Secure your data – German style
We all know that Germany takes its rules, process and privacy seriously. I’m not being sarcastic; I live here, so I can say this. And you know what, there are a lot of good things about this. It’s a safe country, people are true...
Outgoing Deutsche Telekom CEO speaks out on privacy, European mergers
René Obermann may be in his last days as the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, but he is not leaving quietly. The 49-year-old exec has been making some bold statements in both German and U.S. newspapers about data privacy and the future of European telecoms.
Obermann,...
Telefónica prepares German IPO; could Latam units be next?
Telefónica is planning an initial public offering of its German O2 unit as a move to raise cash to pay-down debt and protect the company against América Móvil's efforts to expand its presence in Europe. In addition it would help Telefónica’s finances during the...
German operators complain about LTE approval delays
When Germany auctioned LTE frequencies in 2010, operators were required to first deploy the high-speed internet technology in rural areas before deploying to the more lucrative urban areas.
Now having met many of their rural obligations, carriers are complaining of bureaucratic delays for their big...
International consulting part of the Group’s growth strategy: Francis Deprez appointed new CEO of Detecon
Deutsche Telekom | August 25, 2011 | Press Release
Francis Deprez (46) is to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the international consulting company Detecon effective September 1, 2011. To date, he has been Head of Group Strategy at Deutsche Telekom. As a former...
International consulting part of the Group's growth strategy: Francis Deprez appointed new CEO of Detecon
Deutsche Telekom | August 25, 2011 | Press Release
Francis Deprez (46) is to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the international consulting company Detecon effective September 1, 2011. To date, he has been Head of Group Strategy at Deutsche Telekom. As a former...
Deutsche Telekom: U.S. staffing not linked to AT&T deal
Reuters | August 27, 2011 | Peter Maushagen
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) said it had not been cutting jobs at its U.S. arm T-Mobile USA in anticipation of the unit's sale to AT&T (T.N), as reported by a German online magazine on Friday.
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