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Private 5G
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private 5G goes mainstream – Verizon Business on 2025 >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Arcep extends 5G trial window for professional applications >
In March 2022, Arcep opened a trial platform in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band for manufacturers and market players looking to experiment and test new 5G use cases French regulator Arcep …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Industrial 5G Forum – Key Findings Report >
Many industries are still in the experimental phase, grappling with the complexities of Industry 4.0. However, the dawn of the 5th Industrial Revolution is beginning to take shape, with AI …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private 5G and the state of ‘things’ – right where it should be (‘who were we kidding?’) >
Note, this is a transcript, more or less, of the opening address at Industrial 5G Forum (still available on-demand) at the start of November; printed here for posterity, and to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vivo and Nokia bring private LTE to 30 Ambev sites in Brazil >
Talk about scale, right out of the gate; Vivo, the Brazilian unit of Spain-based Telefónica, has recruited Nokia to deploy private LTE (4G) networks at 30 locations belonging to Brazilian …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft to sell former private 5G unit Metaswitch to telco provider Alianza >
Microsoft has signed a deal to sell its networking business Metaswitch to Utah-based cloud communications provider Alianza. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025; the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia and Motorola Solutions combine on 4G/5G drones for public safety, Industry 4.0 >
Nokia and Motorola Solutions have integrated hardware and software in a single ‘out-of-the-box’ 4G/5G drone solution for first responders and emergency services, plus mission-critical industries. It is “AI-enhanced, turnkey [and] …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">A ‘significant shift’ in the private 5G landscape – Siemens on 2025 >
The industrial landscape is experiencing a revolutionary transformation as private 5G networks emerge as the backbone of next-generation automation. In 2025, we’ll witness a significant shift from pilot projects to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Applications, permutations, innovations – Celona powers-up private 5G party >
Private cellular specialist Celona held court for just 20 minutes at Industrial 5G Forum last month to deliver a handy overview of the whole private 5G spectacle, and to light-up …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia intros (‘world-first’) 5G 8K 360-degree camera for Industry 4.0 >
Nokia has introduced a ruggedised 5G-enabled 360-degree camera (Nokia 360 Camera) for industrial usage, including with private 5G networks. The product, offering immersive 8K streaming, is a world-first, it said. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextivity and LG combine on private 5G/DAS devices and apps >
Nextivity is working with LG Electronics (LG) to develop new enterprise devices and applications to “accelerate, simplify, and maximise” integrated private 5G and DAS infrastructure, the two companies have said. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘New enthusiasm’ for CBRS to drive $1.3bn of network sales, $2.4bn of device sales by 2027 >
There is “renewed enthusiasm” for cellular 4G and 5G networks in private and shared CBRS spectrum in the US, says SNS Telecom & IT. The firm reckons annual investments in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Singtel drafts-in Ericsson to slice and dice 5G at new Singapore ‘mega’ port >
Singtel has drafted-in Ericsson to deploy a dedicated 5G network on a slice of its public 5G network at Tuas Port in Singapore, the new greenfield ‘mega port’ development that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The key to private 5G?—‘Survival of the ecosystem’ >
Appledore Research sees private 5G pulling $232 billion in annual enterprise spend by 2027 There was maybe always a disconnect between what the telecoms set wanted out of private 5G …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘Crossing the chasm’ – Celona answers your questions about private 5G >
In case you missed it, California-based private 5G specialist Celona delivered a highly-engaging presentation to a highly-engaged audience at Industrial 5G Forum earlier this month – which prompted more questions …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Swisscom, Ericsson launch private 5G for Swiss companies >
Swisscom said that this offering ensures at all times that data-intensive communication is guaranteed independently of mobile robots, digital twins or a connected workforce Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘We’re not ripping all that out’ – pragmatic Cargill on private 5G priorities >
Did you see the interview with Airbus this week? Well here’s another dynamite entry for your over-stuffed private 5G files, pulled and transcribed from an interview at Industrial 5G Forum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson ramps up private 5G channel sales in the UK >
Some channel news, and further signs that private 5G is maturing to the point of being a straight-ish reseller exercise, like devices and airtime; and a sign, too, that Ericsson …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DoD sets private 5G strategy – for ‘asymmetric warfighter advantage’ >
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a strategy document to outline its requirements for private 5G at military installations. It recognizes the value of private 5G at its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Airbus to replace Wi-Fi with 5G in “all industrial areas” within five years >
More excerpts and leftovers, here, from the new RCR Wireless editorial report on private 5G in Industry 4.0 (check it out), rendered as a full Q&A with Hakim Achouri, telecoms …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia hails ‘unprecedented’ private 5G trial at vaccine plant in Brazil >
Nokia has proclaimed a private 5G trial at a production plant at the Institute of Immunobiological Technology (Bio-Manguinhos) in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil as a connectivity springboard to enhance …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">A ‘bright spot in gloomy telecoms’ – private 5G sales to reach $6bn by 2027 >
As referenced amid a bunch of stats in the preamble to RCR’s new editorial report on private 5G in Industry 4.0 (see image below), market research firm SNS Telecom & …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">US private 5G provider GXC sells to energy and infrastructure outfit Motive Companies >
Texas-based private 4G/5G provider GXC has agreed its sale to California firm Motive Companies, a provider of renewable energy and infrastructure solutions for industrial and commercial applications. Motive will provide …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile deploys private 5G for Jacksonville shuttle service >
Mobile operator T-Mobile has deployed a private 5G network in the City of Jacksonville, Florida, to connect a fleet of autonomous vehicles along the city’s waterfront and urban centre. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">‘No one rings up and asks for a private 5G network’ – BT Business on 5G business >
There’s lots of good stuff in the new RCR Wireless report on private 5G in Industry 4.0 – which is out now, free to download, and available here. But not …