
Verizon strikes deal with Google Cloud to complete the 5G-MEC set in the US
Verizon and Google Cloud have confirmed a partnership on 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC). Verizon said it is the first US operator to offer “5G mobile edge computing” with …

Hyperscalers and telcos at the industrial edge – a royal couple or a battle royale?
The kaleidoscope has been shaken, and the pieces are in flux; it is a quote from when British politics was supposed to change forever. But it captures very well an …

ArcelorMittal France partners with Ericsson, Orange to launch industrial 5G
The industrial 4G and 5G trial is part of the France Recovery plan Steel producer ArcelorMittal France, Orange Business Services and Ericsson announced the launch of 5G Steel to test …

Nokia signs MoU with ATU to drive Industry 4.0 in Africa
Nokia has signed a deal with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) to leverage industrial 5G, and other technologies, to drive the Industry 4.0 movement on the continent, as well as …

Wirepas secures €10m funds to hasten launch of non-cellular private ‘5G’ system
Wirepas has received an additional €10 million cash injection from Estonia-based early-stage venture capital firm Karma and Finnish state-owned investment firm Tesi to accelerate development of its new mesh-based non-cellular …

The ‘failure’ of private 5G – another telco bungle, or just industrial inertia? (Is the window really closing?)
Did you see the writeup last week (or the week before?), that the window of opportunity for telcos to reinvent themselves with private 5G, as more than just dinosaur utility …

Deutsche Telekom builds industrial 5G network for Berlin’s Future Factory Hub
Deutsche Telekom is to build a private 5G campus network at the Future Factory Hub, a research campus being built at the Werner-von-Siemens Centre for Industry and Science in Siemensstadt, …

‘The quality is in the radio, not the core’ – Nokia questions new rivals in private LTE/5G
The magic in private cellular networks comes with the radio, and not with the core, says Nokia. And the magic in the radio cannot be so easily copied or imitated; …

Software AG, StarHub and the ‘blueprint’ for carrier-led industrial private 5G
Software AG remains set on its strategy to make mobile operators the go-to agents for private 5G in ‘vertical’ spectrum, and particularly in the Industry 4.0 space where it retains …

‘Fleets of AGVs driving mile after mile’ – Siemens teases new private 5G system
In a stage-managed webinar about industrial 5G, Siemens took the opportunity yesterday to talk up its emerging private 5G portfolio yesterday, including in-house radio and core networking elements. Private 5G, …