
5G is all about consumers / 5G is all about enterprises – it’s all the same, says Vodafone
In the end, 5G is all about the consumer. Except it is not; most of the innovation will come in the enterprise space. That appeared to be the conclusion of …

Qualcomm joins chorus for faster 5G rollout, citing major ‘green’ benefits (and big bucks)
The clamour from the telecoms industry for governments and regulators to ease and encourage further 5G rollout is getting louder. Following on the heels of Vodafone’s call-to-arms last week in …

5G manufacturing use case spotlight: Supply chain optimization
Verizon said 5G could help improve visibility in supply chains and prevent inventory shrink as well as provide more accurate product location

‘The objective is to minimise recovery time’ – the three-tier model for private 5G support
Spain-based Telefónica, as we have heard, is to establish regional network operations centres (NOCs) in Spain, Brazil, the UK, and Germany in order to manage private 5G networks on behalf …

Vodafone urges UK to bundle 5G and IoT targets and incentives into net zero strategy
Vodafone has urged the UK government to write targets and incentives for 5G and IoT adoption into its forthcoming net-zero strategy blueprints, due to be published later this year. The …

Vodafone UK intros IoT platform for water companies to digitalize legacy systems
Vodafone has launched a new IoT platform for UK water companies to consolidate data from disparate industrial sensors and systems into a single management plane. The solution, which wraps in …

Verizon and IBM combine on 5G test cases, ‘management approaches’ for Industry 4.0
IBM and Verizon are collaborating on 5G use cases and ‘management approaches’ for Industry 4.0 at IBM’s ‘industry solution lab’ in Texas, in the US. The pair are offering industrial …

MNOs vs NEPs vs SIs – the pitched battle (in numbers) over private 5G management
Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run private 5G …

Boom year for private 5G? Telcos restructure to take enterprise bull by network horns
A new report by analyst house ABI Research says the traditional telco community is restructuring its enterprise operations, including by establishing brand new business units, in order to deliver custom …

Will operators build dedicated NOCs to run private 5G for key industrial enclaves?
Note, this is part of a forthcoming report on operator-run private 5G enterprise NOCs. Look out for the report next month; sign up here for the upcoming webinar on carrier-run …