Nordic carrier Telia Norway has already installed over 1,000 5G sites in Norway with the aim of reaching nationwide coverage by 2023, Ericsson said in a release. The vendor, which is Telia Norway’s 5G partner, said that 1.5 million Norwegians …
A new report by smart building specialist Honeywell showed that 94% of surveyed healthcare facility managers considered that remote management is key for operational efficiency. The report also stated that 25% of the surveyed managers currently have such …
U.S. regional telecommunications company Viaero Wireless has selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to replace and upgrade its existing LTE equipment to end-to-end 5G-ready products and solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will replace existing core, radio access network (RAN), …
Indian operator Vodafone Idea said it is conducting 5G trials using spectrum allocated by the government in the cities of Pune and Gandhinagar, the carrier said in a release. The telco stated it also achieved peak download speeds of 1.5 …
Korean telecommunications operator LG Uplus said it aims to increase sales from its smart factory solutions business by sevenfold within the next five years, Korean news agency Yonhap reported. LG Uplus has been developing industrial solutions that use …
Mavenir announced that Ontix, a U.K based next-generation infrastructure-as-a-service provider, will be launching an Open RAN pilot for neutral host in-building connectivity in a central London office building, powered by Mavenir?s MAVair solution. The Open RAN platform will be …
Chinese mobile operators have already deployed a total of 45,700 5G base stations in China’s capital Beijing, local news agency Xinhua reported. According to data released by the Beijing Communications Administration, the city currently has 12 million 5G users. The …
German company Paessler AG, which provides monitoring software for complex IT and IoT infrastructure, announced it will release a new solution for facility managers and building owners. The new software as a service (SaaS), called “Paessler Building Monitor”, provides …
Australian telecommunications operator Telstra has unveiled a strategy it is calling T25, with the main aim of extending 5G coverage across Australia, as well as enhancing its customer service. Telstra said that the T25 strategy is likely to come into …
Nokia and Indosat Ooredoo announced the launch of commercial 5G services in Surabaya city, Indonesia, the Finnish vendor said in a release. Under the terms of the deal, Indosat Ooredoo’s customers will be able to experience new enterprise and industrial …
Brazilian carrier Vivo has announced the start of 5G tests in the 26 GHz band in partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia, local news site Teletime reported. The trials will take place in Rio de Janeiro, in Vivo’s laboratory in Barra …
Nokia said it resumed its technical contribution to the O-RAN Alliance, after the group offered assurances its work complied with U.S. legislation. In a blog, Nokia’s Mobile Networks president Tommi Uitto explained Nokia’s commitment to Open RAN and that the …
Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls selected Tempered Networks to provide secure communications and network management for its OpenBlue services. The firm said that the new agreement will enable it to further enhance cybersecurity offerings for the company’s smart buildings …
Verizon said 5G could help improve visibility in supply chains and prevent inventory shrink as well as provide more accurate product location
Telefónica and NEC announced an agreement to carry out Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) pre-commercial trials in Spain, Germany, the U.K. and Brazil, the Spanish carrier said in a release. Telefónica said it has a target of reaching 50% …
Amdocs announced that it has been selected by French telecommunications group Orange to provide the business support systems (BSS) for the latter’s 5G Standalone experimental cloud network launched in July in Lannion, France. The data- and AI-driven software-enabled network is a …
Canadian autonomous building tech company BrainBox AI announced a partnership with KMC Controls, a manufacturer of building automation and technology solutions. Under the partnership, both new and existing KMC system integrators now have access to BrainBox AI’s predictive cloud-based …
French sensor solutions technology company Terabee has launched a new smart building sensor solution dubbed People Counting M. In a release, the firm noted that the new offering is designed for doors up to 80 centimeters wide and …
Italian operator Telecom Italia (TIM) announced the activations of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) systems in the cities of Matera and Turin following its first use of the technology in Faenza earlier this year. The European operator said the …
Verizon and the NFL announced a 10-year partnership with the aim of using 5G to support innovation and technology adoption throughout the league. The partners noted that the more than 10-year relationship between the NFL and Verizon had paved …
Dish Network is asking the Federal Communications Commission for a special temporary authorization to use 600 MHz band spectrum currently licensed to Bluewater Wireless for a three month period with the aim of carrying out 5G tests in Denver and …
Chinese vendor giant Huawei Technologies expects to launch 6G products around 2030, Chinese newspaper Global Times reported, citing the company’s rotating chairman Eric Xu Zhiju. According to a recent article written by Xu, not-yet-standardized 6G has a more complicated technology …
Turntide Technologies, developer of electrification and sustainable operations technologies, announced the rollout of its new smart building solution, dubbedTurntide for Buildings. Turntide said that the new offering combines its Smart Motor System with automation software, connected edge equipment and cloud …
According to tech research firm ARC Advisory Group, 5G will play a key role in enabling the full potential of IIoT in the manufacturing field
5G “nomadic base stations” are geared toward industrial applications Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation announced that it has exclusively won the bid for 5G nomadic base stations from China Mobile Research Institute. In a release, ZTE noted that this new cooperation …
