
‘All the capabilities to be a front-runner’ – OBS and the SI model for Industry 4.0
Note, this article is continued from a previous entry, under the headline: ‘A “different beast” in the telco pack – often it’s not about 5G at all, says Orange’. For …

CBRS Alliance rebrands, repositions as go-to group for shared spectrum globally
The CBRS Alliance, the industry working group dedicated to wireless services in the 3.5 GHz ‘CBRS’ band in the US, has rebranded as the OnGo Alliance in order to advance …

Ericsson on 2021: The year Industry 4.0 takes off – rocket-fuelled by private 5G
In 2021, increasing availability of 5G will provide the launching pad for manufacturing to truly evolve to Industry 4.0, the new industrial revolution that will push industries forward. Connected factories …

Druid Software on 2021: Boom-time for private cellular – with pickup in Spain, Italy
The Covid 19 pandemic has helped accelerate private cellular network adoption, and will continue to do so in 2021. But it has also highlighted a new digital divide (which is …

Covid-19 vaccine shipments – a defining public proof-point for IoT tracking?
If there was ever a critical proof-point for the efficacy of IoT technologies, then this is it: the coordinated global shipment of coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines. This is the moment, arguably, …

Integrator Smart Mobile Labs tees-up first German private 5G SA system – with Nokia
German system integrator Smart Mobile Labs is working with Nokia to deploy a private 5G network at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany, according to the Finnish vendor. It called …

Telefónica Germany builds 5G core network on AWS to capture Industry 4.0 market
Telefónica in Germany has started the process to build its 5G core network and functions in the cloud in order to develop and deploy new IoT and AI solutions for …

Edzcom and Signify team up on private Li-Fi and 5G combo for industry
Finnish private networking and edge computing specialist Edzcom has signed a deal with Netherlands-based lighting company Signify to offer Li-Fi based solutions combining two-way wireless infrared and visible light connectivity …

Energy sector urged to get behind LTE – first with carriers, then with licences
The energy industry should consider the LTE family of cellular technologies, including NB-IoT, LTE-M, and 4G and 5G, to spur their longer-term Industry 4.0 ambitions, according to analyst house Guidehouse …

Spectrum licences like phone contracts – industrial 5G a ‘game changer’, says Siemens
Siemens sounded rather chuffed last week with the progress of and prospects for industrial 5G, home and abroad. The company said at its digital enterprise summit that 5G, when it …