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Private 5G
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">“Ecosystem linkage” is the big telco opportunity with private 5G, says Spirent >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Future Technologies sells $14m of private 5G to US energy sector in 12 months >
Evidence, or indication at least, that the burgeoning market for private networks in Industry 4.0 is as much about local knowhow and boots-on-the-ground as it is about global corporate reach; …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Velaspan signs as managed provider to expand Nokia private 5G channel >
Philadelphia-based managed private cellular provider Velaspan is targeting enterprises in global markets with Nokia’s private 4G/5G solution. It is the one of the first managed service providers to be authorised …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kyndryl integrates Cloudflare to optimise and secure global enterprise networks >
New York based system integrator Kyndryl is working with “connectivity cloud” company Cloudflare to “design, build, manage, and modernize” enterprise networking systems for global clients. Ther pair have expanded a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">GXC readies channel assault with private 5G partner program >
Austin-based GXC, offering an Industry 4.0 twist with cellular mesh technology, is recruiting operators, resellers, and distributors to sell its private 5G system to US enterprises. It has announced a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">UScellular debuts private 5G at Rockwell Industry 4.0 lab in Ohio >
Chicago-based carrier UScellular, the fourth biggest operator in the US, has installed a private 5G network at a new Industry 4.0 customer lab in Ohio belonging to Rockwell Automation. Their …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson opens federal 5G unit to sell USA-made tech to government agencies >
Is there an echo in here? Swedish vendor Ericsson has established a new federal division in the U.S. to deliver “5G-driven digital transformation” across multiple agencies in the U.S. federal …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">“Private 5G will be as big as Wi-Fi” – Athonet and HPE reflect on 12 months together >
What have we here? As we navigate the one-way system at the far end of hall three at MWC last month, and amble up the stairs into a serious-sized meeting …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia preps ultra-compact private 5G to target 10m industrial SMEs >
Nokia is preparing an ultra-compact version of its private cellular network solution to pitch to the small-and-medium sized enterprise (SME) market, particularly as it aligns with its focus on selling …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Comcast Business delivers private 5G network for The Players Championship >
Comcast Business has deployed a private 5G network, plus an upgraded Wi-Fi network, at the Stadium Course at The Tournament Players Club (TPC) Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">“We’re agnostic, but we have a view” – Accenture on how to captain Industry 4.0 >
This article, recounting an interview with Accenture’s ‘cloud-first’ commander Jefferson Wang at MWC at the end of last month, might be taken as a companion piece, of sorts, with last …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia strikes deal with Eurofiber to integrate private 5G and fiber for enterprises >
Nokia has struck a deal with enterprise infrastructure provider Eurofiber to integrate its private LTE (4G) and 5G macro products into the Dutch firm’s “open digital infrastructure” offer, which utilises …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘Land and expand’ – Verizon’s big private 5G play (‘different to how we ever worked’) >
Note, this article is continued from a previous entry, under the title: Pragmatism, partnership, progress – private 5G pipe ‘doubles’ for Verizon. Go here for the first part. As written, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Pragmatism, partnership, progress – private 5G pipe ‘doubles’ for Verizon >
What did we write about MWC last week – that it was enterprise, enterprise, enterprise, and that operators failed to show (for RCR Wireless, anyway; to talk private 5G, at …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Boldyn to buy Apogee to expand connectivity in US higher-ed campuses >
UK-headquartered shared network specialist Boldyn Networks has agreed to acquire US-based higher-education connectivity provider Apogee Telecom for an undisclosed fee. The announcement follows hard on the heels of its completion, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Toyota Material Handling puts entire US factory on Ericsson private 5G network >
Toyota Material Handling, the US-based forklift truck manufacturer, is running its business critical operations at its 200,000 square-foot (19,000 square-metre) factory in Columbus, Indiana, “exclusively” over an Ericsson-made private 5G …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private 5G – basket cases, blood baths and bitching (a barroom sting in Barcelona) >
How do you write a story you can’t tell? When the real plot, outside of the corporate narrative, can’t be revealed? Normally, you sit on the bank and watch the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Red Hat talks-up edge AI advances for private 5G and Industry 4.0 >
MWC, Barcelona; last week. Red Hat and Intel have developed a (relatively) easy and cheap edge/cloud computing solution for enterprises to deploy and multiply AI-based applications on private 5G networks. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Boldyn completes purchase of private 5G specialist Edzcom from Cellnex >
UK-headquartered neutral host provider Boldyn Networks Boldyn Networks has completed its acquisition of private network specialist Edzcom from Spanish tower company Cellnex Telecom. The deal is for Cellnex’s entire private …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cisco joins with Misui, KDDI to deploy private 5G at Industry 4.0 test lab in Japan >
The Japanese arm of Cisco has joined with Mitsui Information and KDDI Engineering, parts of trading group Mitsui Group and telecoms operator KDDI respectively, to deploy a private 5G network …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Palo Alto Networks combines with Ataya, Celona, Druid, others on private 5G security >
Palo Alto Networks has said its 5G security software is now pre-integrated into the private 5G offerings from a number of core network and other service providers. The initial intake …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Enterprise, enterprise, enterprise – MWC is not a telco show, 5G is not a telco story >
MWC 2024: Bleary-eyed and dead-on-our-feet, after 72 hours in Barcelona and 24 hours in briefings… MWC is not just a telco show, anymore; it is not even a telecoms show, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kyndryl signs with HPE for private 5G, intros private/public 5G roaming SIM >
MWC, Barcelona: System integrator Kyndryl has announced a deal with HPE-owned private 5G specialist Athonet to “jointly develop and deliver” LTE and 5G services to enterprise customers globally. The deal …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NTT and Schneider integrate private 5G into edge data-center bundle for Industry 4.0 >
MWC, Barcelona: UK-headquartered NTT has announced a go-to-market deal with energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric to combine private 5G with the French firm’s ‘modular data centre’ proposition. They …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon builds custom multi-core private 5G at Audi test track – with Nokia, AWS >
Verizon Business has deployed a “highly-customised” private 5G “environment” at a vehicle test track in Neustadt, Germany, belonging to automaker Audi. The setup uses multiple cores, radio frequencies, and network …