
Docomo, Yokogawa conduct test of remote control tech using 5G and AI
Both Yokogawa and Docomo are members of the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation Japanese telco NTT Docomo and compatriot firm Yokogawa Electric Corporation have conducted a proof-of-concept (PoC) …

Mitsubishi Electric, NTT Docomo team up on private 5G for Industry 4.0 in Thailand
Japanese manufacturing group Mitsubishi Electric has inducted country-mate NTT Docomo into its new Industry 4.0 alliance in Thailand in order to offer private 5G with smart manufacturing solutions from other …

GSMA and 5G-ACIA team up on industrial 5G for Industry 4.0
The GSM Association (GSMA) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) are to collaborate more deeply on industrial 5G for smart manufacturing. The pair have signed a …

Deutsche Telekom, China Mobile, Vodafone lead AT&T, Verizon for enterprise 5G
Deutsche Telekom, China Unicom, Orange, China Mobile, and Vodafone have ranked top, apparently in order, in an assessment of 20 mobile network operators for enterprise 5G connectivity. These five are …

Deutsche Telekom ramps up NB-IoT and LTE-M roaming in bid to offer global IoT
Deutsche Telekom has said it is now offering NB-IoT connectivity in 20 countries and LTE-M in 10 countries. The company has outlined new cellular IoT contracts for water irrigation with …

Japanese trio NTT, NEC, Fujitsu join with Thai telcos to pitch private 5G to Asia Pacific
Mobile operator NTT DoCoMo has convened with a Japanese-Thai consortium of telecoms companies, including NEC and Fujitsu, to develop an off-the-shelf private 5G system to sell to global enterprise customers. …

Qualcomm intros compatibility tests for tethered 5G XR headset-handset combos
Qualcomm has launched a certification programme for combining augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) devices and Snapdragon-based 5G smartphones. The programme will approve tethered AR and VR devices for …

NTT DoCoMo shuts down NB-IoT service in Japan
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo said in a note published on its corporate website that it will discontinue its NB-IoT commercial offering from March 31. The carrier’s NB-IoT service had …

Altair adds cloud positioning to NB-IoT/LTE-M chip; Japan approves Altair and Sequans IoT chips
Israeli firm Altair Semicondictor will embed ‘cloud location over cellular’ (C-LoC) software into its ALT1250 dual-mode NB-IoT and LTE-M chipset. It has worked with C-LoC technology firm Polte Corporation on …

Nokia joins with DoCoMo and Omron to test industrial 5G for ‘layout-free’ factories
Nokia has agreed with NTT DoCoMo and Omron to run a series of joint field trials of 5G at production sites in Japan to assess the reliability of industrial 5G …