Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure said it will provide 300 million euros ($344 million) in funding to develop and test Open RAN (O-RAN) technology in the country. In a release, the ministry said its aim is to …
Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies announced that it has surpassed 400 customer buildings and is set to double its market share in 2022. Accelerating energy costs, greenhouse gas emission penalties, stakeholder activism demanding more robust sustainability initiatives …
Spanish operator Orange ended September with over 620,000 subscribers in the 5G segment, local newspaper El Espanol reported. This figure represents 3.8% of the company’s overall mobile base, which currently reaches 16.29 million. According to the report, the telco aims …
French operator Orange has officially inaugurated its Open RAN Integration Center, the telco said in a release. The new testing and integration facility will enable companies from the O-RAN ecosystem to test and validate their products and services. Orange’s O-RAN …
Finnish vendor Nokia announced it has deployed its 5G Standalone (SA) Core network in Finland for local communication service provide Telia. In a release, the vendor said that this deployment will allow the telco to deliver new, advanced 5G services …
Smart building IoT company Softdel has inked a strategic partnership with Software AG, a provider of Enterprise Integration & IoT platforms. Under this new partnership, Softdel and Software AG say they are bringing together their complementary solutions to achieve the …
Singaporean operator StarHub and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have inked a partnership to provide a 5G Multi-access Edge Computing (5G MEC) for enterprise and government clients. The partners said that the new solution will help these clients move time-critical …
Canadian company Kontrol Technologies, which focuses on smart building technologies, announced its entry into the net-zero building infrastructure market through its operating subsidiary Global HVAC and Automation. “Following our acquisition of Global we have been focused on the many …
An international team of researchers from Japan and Finland will work to develop technologies and standards for future 6G technologies as part of a joint research agreement between the two countries, the University of Tokyo said in a release. Japan …
France had a total of 30,092 5G authorized sites as of November 1, of which 19,824 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR. ANFR said that the …
Brazil raised a total of 47.2 billion reais ($8.5 billion) in its recent 5G spectrum auction, making it the second largest auction of assets in the country’s history, according to the government. Through this auction, the government offered spectrum in …
Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced that its OpenBlue digital platform technologies will be rolled out across Derwent London’s portfolio. The company noted that this rollout will drive the digital transformation of Derwent London’s estate, enabling new possibilities …
To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum. Differences between wired and wireless connectivity at factory floors When it comes to deploying connectivity on the factory floor, choosing whether to deploy wired or …
Smart building solution company Johnson Controls recorded revenues of $2.3 billion in its North America building solutions segment in fiscal Q4 2021, up 5% compared to the same quarter the previous year, according to the company?s earnings release. …
U.S. provider of wireless technology JMA Wireless and Japanese company Kyocera Corporation announced an agreement to jointly develop a 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) backhaul system. Leveraging Kyocera’s wireless base station technology and JMA’s XRAN, the new system will accelerate 5G network …
Canadian operator Bell announced an agreement with compatriot firm Esri Canada, a geographic information system (GIS) provider, to create the Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem. This integrated solution will combine Bell’s 5G network and Internet of Things (IoT) …
Honeywell announced that Honeywell Sine, a workplace SaaS solution, can now be used to collect proof of COVID-19 vaccination and testing from visitors, contractors and staff while also managing site access. In a release, the firm said that …
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has already deployed over 560,000 5G base stations across China, local press reported, citing the operator’s General Manager Dong Xin. The operator aims to cover all rural towns across the …
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) has reached over 1 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the telco said in a release. Li Feng, chairman of CMHK said: “We are delighted to announce that the number of 5G customers has exceeded …
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 35 million people across the country. The company had previously said it aimed to service over 30 million people with 5G in Germany by the end of this …
Safety science specialist UL and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) have launched the SPIRE Smart Building Verified Assessment. SPIRE is a comprehensive evaluation for smart buildings that provides an overall UL Verified SPIRE Smart Building Rating, as well as …
To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum. How 5G could improve factory floor communications? Factory or plant floor communications refers to the control and data communications typically found in automation …
Russian telco MTS and Ericsson have signed a strategic partnership to develop private 5G-ready networks for industrial enterprises in Russia, the vendor said in a release. Since 2019, MTS has implemented more than 15 pilot projects for private networks …
Canadian firm Kontrol Technologies, a provider of smart building technologies, has been selected to provide its SmartSuite energy management technology in three buildings spanning more than 330,000 square feet of real-estate. Kontrol specializes in real-time monitoring, asset optimization, data analytics, …
5G will help U.K. hit climate targets by reducing CO2e emissions, according to a new study commissioned by Ericsson The accelerated deployment of 5G connectivity across Europe and the U.K. will have an immediate and catalyzing impact on climate targets …
