
Rogers launches managed solution for wireless private networks
Rogers sees private network opportunity in verticals like mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing Canadian operator Rogers announced the launch of a managed solution for wireless private networks (WPN), the …

Federated Wireless on 2021: CBRS-based 5G takes hold – as Wi-Fi 6 is ‘dead on arrival’
The race to make 5G a viable platform for Industry 4.0 has shifted up a gear with the availability of shared CBRS spectrum for private wireless networks, and private 5G …

MulteFire Alliance on 2021: More variety and volume for private LTE and 5G
Industry 4.0 is here, and private wireless is enabling industry verticals to capitalize on the promise of this ‘fourth industrial revolution’. 2021 will see a major transformation in automation of …

Telia on 2021: Private 5G will play key role in digital change for critical industries
2020 has been a year of reckoning with a devastating human toll. Technology was a silver lining. It has helped us – as people, businesses and societies – to cope …

Verizon on 2021: 5G and MEC to deliver ‘untold breakthroughs for business’
While the Covid-19 global pandemic upended the world’s expectations in 2020, fortunately, the technology industry has weathered the challenges as an essential component of daily life. Innovations in 5G and …

Bouygues Teleco and IBM team up on 5G for factories, hospitals, utilities, cities
France-based Bouygues Telecom has joined with IBM to collaborate with enterprises on industrial 5G use cases in the manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, energy and utilities, and smart city sectors. Bouygues Telecom …

Manufacturing, construction, agriculture to drive 80% of £15bn 5G boom in UK
Over three quarters of projected economic growth from 5G in the UK will be driven by just three sectors: manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. These industries, considered to be linchpin ‘verticals’ …

Vodafone builds NB-IoT remote control and product recall system for white goods
Vodafone has built an NB-IoT prototype that allows appliance manufacturers to notify consumers of faulty or dangerous electrical goods, and shut them down remotely if needed. It is targeted as …

Aveva to buy OSIsoft for $5bn to service ‘largest digital-change projects in history’
UK based software company Aveva, majority owned by France based automation specialist Schneider Electric, has struck a deal to acquire US data management outfit OSIsoft for $5 billion. OSIsoft is …

DoCoMo joins global alliance to promote use of 5G in manufacturing sector
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo announced that it has joined the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA), with the main goal of further advancing the use of 5G technology …