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Proximus preps private 5G testbed at Belgian hospital

Proximus NXT, the system integrator division of Belgian operator Proximus, is to deploy a private 5G network, in pilot form, at the AZ Groeninge hospital in Kortrijk, West Flanders, in Belgium. The “proposal”, as it stands, is to “test 5G applications in a real...

Telia and partners obtain EU funding for dedicated 5G networks

Telia said the new local dedicated 5G networks will be deployed in five strategically important locations for Sweden Swedish telco Telia said it has obtained funding from the European Union (EU) to build dedicated 5G networks in five locations across the country. The Nordic carrier noted...

Chunghwa Telecom, Ericsson use 5G network slicing for healthcare sector

This trial was completed at St. Paul's Hospital on Chunghwa’s 5G SA network and used an Ericsson network slicing solution Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom and Swedish vendor Ericsson have implemented network slicing technology to help improve healthcare services in Taiwan, the latter said ina release....

Kagan: MAMA 2023 Annual Conference shows emergency services upgrade

Personal Emergency Response System or PERS, and Connected Health are being upgraded, says the MAMA 2023 Annual Conference, which was recently held in New Orleans. This was the Medical Alert Monitoring Association 16thannual event highlighting the importance and focus on upgrading emergency services systems...

Vodafone UK highlights potential losses for NHS if 5G rollout slows

Vodafone UK noted that 5G networks will enable more patient care to be delivered remotely The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) could lose up to £1 billion ($1.24 billion) a year if 5G is not rolled out quickly across the country, according to a new...

Enterprise ABCs of private network deployment

MFA offers a number of resources for enterprises that are considering to deploy a private network MFA, the alliance for private networks, is championing the global industry adoption of private networks in any available spectrum. Via real-life private network deployments in healthcare and industrial sites,...

How to build the business case for digital transformation

Andy Purdy, chief security officer at Huawei USA, noted that the company has been increasing its focus on the provision of digital solutions for verticals While the telecoms industry, at large, is pinning great hopes on public and private 5G for enterprises, many mobile operators...

Kagan: Updating 9-1-1 Emergency Services is a challenge and opportunity

When we were young, we were taught in case of emergency to call 9-1-1 or the Operator for help. That was back in the day when all we had was a phone and a telephone line. Today, things are much different. Today, we have...

SoftBank to invest $138m to create its own generative AI model

SoftBank will begin building its AI infrastructure by the end of 2023 Japanese operator SoftBank unveiled plans to invest a total of $138 million in advanced computing infrastructure with the aim of powering its own generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to target Japanese enterprises, local...

KT to invest $5.4 billion in AI by 2025: Report

KT expects to expand its AI-related offerings in the fields of logistics, robots and healthcare Korean telco KT announced plans to invest KRW7 trillion ($5.4 billion) to develop a large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) system and expand AI-based services by 2025, Korean newspaper Korea JoongAng Daily...

UK government commits £21m to deploy AI in the NHS – by winter

The UK government has committed £21 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies across the National Health Service (NHS) to help diagnose conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions. NHS Trusts, geographically organised healthcare units within the NHS, will be able to...

Next G Alliance sets roadmap for 6G vertical applications

The new report explores how as-yet-unstandardized 6G technology can help meet the applications needs of a broad range of industries ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the publication of a new report dubbed ‘6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries’, which focuses on the demand side of...

BT intros ‘virtual wards’ in the UK to support remote healthcare

UK telecoms group BT has launched a suite of connected healthcare solutions as part of a new ‘virtual wards’ programme to support the NHS and other healthcare providers. Solutions include various devices to monitor patients remotely, notably for heart conditions, as well as analytics...

M1 launches 5G telemedicine for Singapore maritime industry

M1 also launched 5G-powered maritime surveillance for onboard security as part of its SMARTsecure solution offerings Singapore operator M1 Limited (M1) said it has partnered with Fullerton Health, a healthcare platform in Asia, to introduce 5G-enabled telemedicine services for the maritime sector. In a release, the...

Digital Twin Consortium expands presence in India, Southeast Asia

DTC will work with companies including Open Health Systems Laboratory (OHSL), Axomem and Dell Technologies The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced it has expanded its regional branch organizer (RBO) program to include India and Southeast Asia. In a release, DTC said it will work with members...

Verizon private 5G to help Ohio clinic realize ‘fully digital’ vision

The private 5G network will enable use cases like patient check-in kiosks and assisted surgery and imaging, said Verizon Verizon Business has deployed a private 5G network at the new Cleveland Clinic hospital in Mentor, Ohio. The network, based on an Ericsson platform, will help to...

Airtel in talks with 50 firms to co-develop 5G use cases: Report

Bharti Airtel expects that the 5G technology would generate more revenue in the B2B segment compared to the B2C segment in the coming year Indian carrier Bharti Airtel is engaged in talks with nearly 50 companies to co-develop enterprise use cases in the 5G field,...

China to reach 10.25 billion IoT connections by 2026: report

IoT connections related to the manufacturing and public facilities sectors will reach approximately 300 million and 2.2 billion by 2026 China is expected to experience a strong growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector and and the Asian nation is expecting its overall base...

KPMG targets healthcare sector with Verizon’s 5G private network

Verizon operates several 5G Labs in the U.S. that specialize in developing use cases for diverse industries KPMG has deployed a Verizon private 5G wireless network into its Ignition Center inside KPMG Lakehouse as part of the two companies' alliance to deliver 5G solutions designed...

Ericsson, Mugler ink private 5G network partnership in Germany

Ericsson noted that the new private networks will be powered by the Ericsson Private 5G solution Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a partnership with European network provider and system integrator Mugler for private 5G industrial networks in Germany. The two companies had previously carried out a...

5G-IoT connections to jump 1100% to 116m by 2026 – mostly in healthcare, cities

The number of 5G-based IoT connections, deployed for higher-performance machines, will reach 116 million globally by 2026, reckons market research firm Juniper Research. The forecast represents a big jump on current numbers, with just 17 million IoT sensors so far (early 2023) running on...

A smarter diagnsois – machine learning in personalized medicine (Reader Forum)

The benefits of machine learning have been abundantly clear for decades, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the field of medicine. With physics-based simulations, 3D modeling, and machine learning methods, medical professionals and researchers have made significant strides in numerous specialties. While there...

Verizon tests 5G drone tech with Veterans Health Administration

Verizon has been involved in more than 17,000 drone flights since 2017 Verizon Public Sector is developing and testing 5G MEC and drone technology with the Veterans Health Administration’s National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation (NCCHI) and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). The hope is...

KORE signs deal with Google Cloud to pair IoT and AI functions, drive sales

Google Cloud and KORE have signed a multi-year go-to-market alliance to pair the former’s data analytics capabilities with the latter’s IoT connectivity services. KORE suggested it is the “first time” that Google Cloud will offer an IoT platform and IoT solutions for healthcare, fleet,...