Juan Pedro Tomás

According to the Industrial IoT Consortium, Time-Sensitive Networking is key for industrial applications such as process and machine control

Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have conducted what they claim is India’s first 5G network demonstration in a rural geography, the latter said in a release. The demonstration took place in the village of Bhaipur Bramanan village, on …

  Smart building specialist Johnson Controls collaborated with 894 U.S. higher education institutions in its fiscal third quarter to implement healthy building strategies in preparation for campus reopening in fall 2021, the firm said in a release. As part of …

    U.S. glass-manufacturing company View announced its smart windows have been installed at Memphis International Airport as part of the Concourse B modernization program to improve the passenger experience and energy-efficiency. Memphis International Airport is implementing a multi-phase capital …

Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE have secured contracts to deploy the converged 5G and 4G core network for China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, according to Chinese press reports. Both Huawei and ZTE will each get …

German operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefonica, said it expects to reach 50% of the country’s population with its 5G service by the end of next year. By the end of this year, the carrier aims to reach …

In the discrete manufacturing field, each process can be individually started or stopped and can be run at varying production rates

    BAI Communications, , which is majority-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), announced the close of its acquisition of Mobilitie, one of the largest privately-held telecommunications infrastructure companies in the U.S. The agreement for the acquisition …

Chinese operators recorded a net addition of 40.93 million 5G subscribers in August, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 24.53 million 5G subscribers in August. …

The number of 5G base stations in South Korea accounted for 11% of the total base stations in the country at the end of the second quarter, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Korea Communications Agency. At …

    KMC Controls, a specialist in building automation and controls, has announced a partnership with Veridify Security. As part of the agreement, KMC will be adding DOME, Veridify?s SaaS cyber-physical security solution for Operational Technology (OT) networks and device-level …

Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications has activated its commercial 5G Standalone (SA) network in Makati City, the country’s main business district, the telco said in a release. Smart Communications said it first began exploring 5G in 2016. Smart also said …

  French IT company Atos and smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced a global partnership with the aim of helping private and public sector customers accelerate their net-zero strategies. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will provide …

  A new survey by research firm Verdantix revealed that that real estate firms are planning new technology investments across employee workplace experience, asset management and cloud-based security solutions. Verdantix has released its annual global survey of 285 senior corporate …

    The University of Birmingham, in partnership with Siemens, is combining digital sensor and analytics technologies as well as artificial intelligence, with the aim of transforming the University?s Edgbaston and Dubai campuses into smart campuses. The “Living Lab” will …

  Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls announced it has signed a joint development agreement with Phylagen, a biotechnology company in the field of microbiome optimization of indoor environments. Through this agreement, which includes a strategic investment in Phylagen, the companies …

    The University of Colorado Boulder announced the foundation of a major research center for sustainable building technology. The Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center is a five-year multi-university initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to advance sustainable …

Singtel said that the emergence of 5G will make robot use in manufacturing faster and more efficient without the heft or limitation of cables

U.K. telco BT Group has selected Oracle Communications Cloud Native Converged Policy Management to optimize its network resources and bring new 5G offerings to market. In a release, Oracle noted that the solution will enable BT to test and implement …

    Canadian telecommunications operator Telus announced it is expanding its smart building footprint in Calgary with a new partnership. The carrier signed a partnership with Calgary-based boutique urban developer and investment company Arlington Street Investments. As part of the …

    U.S. glass-manufacturing company View announced its smart windows have been installed at NTT?s new innovation headquarters, the NTT OneVision Center, in Sunnyvale, California, which formally opened this week. NTT, a global technology services firm, will utilize the building …

China is responsible for 40.3% of global 6G patent filings, followed by the U.S. with 35.2%. Japan with 9.9%, Europe with 8.9% and South Korea with 4.2%, according to a report by Nikkei. Nikkei worked with Tokyo-based research firm Cyber …

Nokia announced that it has been selected by New Zealand operator Spark to support its 5G rollout, which will provide 5G coverage to approximately 90% of the population by the end of 2023. Under the terms of the deal, Spark …

  Belgian telco Proximus, together with BESIX and i.Leco, announced the creation of aug?e, a smart building application platform combining their respective expertise in building, ICT and energy. aug?e follows the acquisition by BESIX and Proximus of stakes in i.Leco, …

Swedish vendor Ericsson said it is powering Singaporean carrier Singtel’s 5G SA network with 5G radio access products and cloud-native, dual-mode 5G Core network solutions. The European vendor said its product range will deliver high-quality connectivity for outdoor coverage in …