This started, provisionally, as a roundup of five key private 5G deployments in five key private 5G industries in five key private 5G markets, spurred by a couple of recent …

  Spending on the internet of things in the Asia Pacific region was forecasted to expand by 9.6% in 2021, accelerating from 1.5% the previous year, according to a recent …

Nokia has deployed a private LTE network for electricity company Western Power Distribution (WPD) in the UK to test various smart grid applications including for monitoring of power networks, distributed …

Vodafone has kickstarted a trial with UK Power Networks to connect the UK electricity network on a dedicated slice of its national 5G network. The initiative is part of the …

Anterix has followed deals with Motorola and Nokia with a third contract for LTE equipment for private network deployments in the utilities sector, this time with Swedish vendor Ericsson. The …

Swiss energy management company Landis+Gyr has signed with UK-based Vodafone to connect smart meters and smart grid applications to 400-odd mobile networks in 180 countries using Vodafone’s network and roaming …

The island of Orkney in Scotland has developed a 5G-powered digital twinning system to help residents participate in the delivery of its new energy network. Led by Heriot-Watt University’s Global …

Polish energy sector company PGE Systemy has appointed Nokia to deploy a pilot version of a private LTE network in the 450 MHz band. The 450 MHz band is being …

Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has approved local energy distributor Neoenergia to operate a private LTE network in the 3.5 GHz frequency. It will be the first private LTE network in …

Fingrid, Finland’s national transmission system operator, has appointed Nokia to build an IP/MPLS network to support the digital transformation of its national electrical grid.  Fingrid will use the network to …