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 …
5G manufacturing use case spotlight: Automated guided vehicles
To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum. Automated guided vehicles are just one part of 5G manufacturing An automated guided vehicle (AGV) …
Soracom raises new funds from major customers and collaborators in Japan
KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has announced new investment from six technology firms, including from two major IoT customers, in the form Nippon Gas (NICIGAS) and Sourcenext Corporation in the …
Suntory recruits Hitachi to develop ‘next-gen factory model’ at water plant in Japan
Suntory Beverage & Food, the soft drinks division of Japanese drinks company Suntory, has recruited Hitachi to deploy its Lumada-branded IoT platform and IoT analytics applications at its newly opened …
Hitachi buys US software firm GlobalLogic for $9.5bn in ‘biggest deal’ for Japanese tech
Hitachi is to acquire Silicon Valley-based digital engineering services company GlobalLogic for $9.5 billion. The firm will be integrated into the Japanese firm’s Hitachi Vantara unit; its digital engineering capabilities …
Nokia boosts 5G private wireless ecosystem in Japan
Finnish vendor Nokia announced the ‘Nokia Local 5G Technology Partnership’, a new strategic alliance to accelerate adoption of 5G-based enterprise industry solutions in Japan. Members of the new alliance include …
The top five industrial IoT platforms – Microsoft and AWS make their moves
Time for an update on the state of play in the industrial IoT platform market; there are numerous studies and rankings of the principle platforms in the space, but Gartner’s …
Swiss Re and Hitachi offer insurance against misfiring AI in Industry 4.0
Swiss Re and Hitachi are offering to insure industrial companies against business disruption from bad or back-firing algorithms in critical AI-controlled processes and operations. It is the first time enterprises …
Hitachi installs a dedicated 5G network, tests robot/human collaboration
Hitachi has installed a dedicated 5G network at its Silicon Valley Research Center, part of the Hitachi America’s research and development division. The installation, done in partnership with Ericsson, will …
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 …
