
Real business outcomes and ‘one throat to choke’ – IBM on what Industry 4.0 wants
Another late entry from the MWC files, this time from a discussion with IBM; but another one, again, where the talk is somehow timeless, at least in a 2022/3 timeframe, …

AI, automation and the rise of cloud-out network architecture (IBM on 2022)
In the last two years, we have seen an explosion in the number of cloud providers used by enterprises. What started-out with deployments in one or two clouds has now …

IBM, Boston Dynamics extend data analytics to the edge with mobile robot
At Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA) last week, I met Spot, Boston dynamics’ dog-like robot first revealed in 2016. By pairing Spot’s athletic skills with IBM’s data analytics …

Verizon and IBM combine on 5G test cases, ‘management approaches’ for Industry 4.0
IBM and Verizon are collaborating on 5G use cases and ‘management approaches’ for Industry 4.0 at IBM’s ‘industry solution lab’ in Texas, in the US. The pair are offering industrial …

MNOs vs NEPs vs SIs – the pitched battle (in numbers) over private 5G management
Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run private 5G …

IBM taps telcos for hybrid-cloud push, defers decision on private 5G management
IBM has said it is undecided, as yet, about whether to offer 5G network management services to enterprises, despite commentators repeatedly suggesting the New York firm might yet shape up …

IBM and Samsung open Industry 4.0 studio to forge industrial 5G and AI in Asia Pacific
IBM has teamed up with network vendor Samsung and mobile operator M1 in Singapore to open an ‘Industry 4.0 studio’, in its own name, to develop and test 5G and …

Expanded IBM, Lumen enterprise offering extends the cloud to ‘anywhere’
Lumen Technologies and IBM have integrated IMB’s Cloud Satellite with Lumen’s edge platform across 180,000 global Lumen enterprise locations, in an effort to address a growing need for deployment flexibility, …

IBM on 2021: Five 5G predictions – including cloud security, cellular IoT, drone deliveries
2021 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for 5G as cellular carriers ramp up deployment, new handsets enter the market, and consumers remain more dependent than ever on …

Samsung, IBM make pact on private 5G and edge compute for ‘industrial-scale’ AI
Samsung and IBM are to collaborate on on-premise industrial 5G and edge computing to drive the Industry 4.0 market, they have said. The pair want to combine their expertise in …