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Verizon Business opens UK private 5G hub for EMEA enterprises

Verizon Business has opened a UK demo office in London to showcase private 5G services and applications for enterprises. The new venue, called the London Hub, is aimed at customers in Europe and Asia Pacific, the company said, which it finds itself pitching to...

Samsung, NAVER Cloud deploy private 5G for Hoban Construction

Samsung Electronics and NAVER Cloud have expanded their collaboration to launch a private 5G network for Hoban Construction, a Korean company specializing in construction, property development and manufacturing. company. The aim of the network is enable 5G-supported applications like drone-based, high-resolution monitoring for live site...

Ericsson, Intel to boost 5G adoption among Thai enterprises

Ericsson and Intel will focus on the joint development of enterprise use cases in select verticals such as manufacturing, transport and logistics Ericsson and Intel announced a collaboration with the aim of developing 5G use cases to accelerate the digitalization of enterprises across Thailand, Ericsson...

What do enterprises really want from their networks?

First and foremost, says the Managing Director at nexGworx, enterprises want their unique challenges to be understood While private 5G networks are widely viewed as the next big revenue driver for operators and other industry players, questions remain around whether the intended customers — enterprises...

Nokia unveils 4G, 5G core network software solutions

Nokia estimated that the addressable market for core networks in enterprise private wireless is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2027 Nokia unveiled its new network software solutions for the field and wide area network (FAN/WAN) needs of public safety and power utilities. The vendor said...

Not created equal: Use the right wireless infrastructure in the right environment

There is a belief among some network technology providers that their infrastructure solutions can be comfortably applied in any environment. While in theory this may be true, the stark reality is that some networks perform far better in certain situations. For example, Wi-Fi is...

The role of private 5G in telco transformation (five conclusions)

A session at RCR Live in London last month considered the role of new private cellular networks as a platform for industrial transformation, and as part of the broader event topic of telco transformation. It brought together private 5G specialists from UK-based mobile network...

Cal Poly deploys private network, neutral host capabilities

Federated Wireless provided Cal Poly with its Neutral Host 2.0 solution California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, also known as Cal Poly, has expanded its private wireless network and added new neutral host capabilities, allowing it to support T-Mobile US customers. The network, deployed in...

BT opens ‘immersive spaces’ to showcase 5G-geared digital change tech

BT is launching a series of 5G-based augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) showcases in the UK to give private enterprises and public sector organisations a taste of how their industries will change with new digital technologies, and a sense of how they...

Canada approves local 3900-3980 MHz band for private 5G from 2024

The Canadian government has announced it will licence 80 MHz of mid-band spectrum at 3900-3980 MHz for local shared and private 5G networks. It has also proposed to release portions of the mmWave bands at 26 GHz, 28 GHz, and 38 GHz for local...

Enterprises suffering brand damage because of poor connectivity – Cradlepoint

New industry-poll shock: critical comms vendor says enterprises are suffering with un-critical comms. That is the gist of a new survey from Ericsson-owned Cradlepoint, now established (or viewed, at least) as the Swedish firm’s enterprise-facing private 5G business, which says that 70 percent of...

Sequans intros “specifically optimized” Release 17 5G chip for broadband IoT

An interesting news release from today, in light of the state-of-the-market address at Private Networks Forum yesterday; French cellular IoT maker Sequans Communications has announced what it calls the first “specifically optimized” 5G chip for IoT devices, offering a Release 17 bundle of broadband...

A glass house – the private 5G blame game (throwing stones and looking out)

Note, this is a transcript of the introductory address at Private Networks Forum (May 23), to tee-up the show and capture the state of the market; the full event is available on-demand now.  This is the fourth version of Private Networks Forum (May 23; available...

Airbus taps Cellnex for private 5G to expand critical comms services in Europe

European aerospace firm Airbus has teamed up with Spanish tower company Cellnex Telecom to collaborate on critical private 5G solutions for public safety agencies and private enterprises in Europe. The pair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), announced at Critical Communications World (CCW)...

NTT integrates 5G and TETRA for smart airport operations

NTT has developed an integrated push-to-talk (PTT) application for airport workers to switch between private 5G and terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) communications. The solution, a joint development with Nippon Airport Radio Services (NARS), has been deployed at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. The...

Cox Communications deploys private network in downtown Las Vegas

The network covers eight city blocks in Las Vegas’ Fremont Street area Cox Communications has deployed a private wireless network in Las Vegas’ Fremont Street area. The network covers eight city blocks and supports safety and security applications like video cameras and real-time data analytics, but according...

Amdocs claims “new solutions” for “new use cases” on Azure private 5G networks

Amdocs claims to have developed / solved a series of “new use cases” for private 5G networks at its new sandbox lab in Texas. The US telecoms software firm said it has worked with Microsoft to create new solutions for industrial maintenance and training...

Kagan: Why private wireless is one of the fastest growing sectors

As an Industry Analyst, I see growth in private wireless continuing to accelerate. There are many reasons enterprises are increasingly turning toward this fast-growing segment. Reasons like wireless is continuing to grow as an important communications tool. Private wireless being more secure than public...

OT-grade, IT-friendly, telco-made – Nokia eyes Industry 4.0 ‘sweet spot’

This article continues from another post, under the header: ‘They’re still figuring it out; we've moved beyond’ – Nokia expands Industry 4.0 view. Click here to read the previous instalment. The problem with Industry 4.0 in brownfield sites is that playground software is fighting for...

‘They’re still figuring it out; we’ve moved beyond’ – Nokia expands Industry 4.0 view

A couple of years back, Nokia talked up its private 5G cloud system like a Netflix-style content platform; almost three years later, it is looking to deliver on that concept by loading its MXIE edge-compute servers with Industry 4.0 applications. It is a telling...

Federated Wireless pushes CBRS neutral host model for US operators

US-based Federated Wireless, offering spectrum services in the CBRS band, has convened a new neutral host sales push, under the banner Neutral Host 2.0, to make available interoperable cellular products from a tight band of pre-approved private 4G and 5G suppliers to networks operators...

BT shuffles Division X in BT Business rejig; private 5G chief Overton exits

UK telecoms group BT has folded its Division X business, founded early 2022, further into its BT Business division. The consolidation, which makes Division X a part of its product team within BT Business, has seen Marc Overton, managing director at Division X, call...

Nokia deploys private 5G at Mines Nancy – first grande école to get ‘industrial 5G’

A bit late, but of some note; last month, Mines Nancy, a major grande école for engineering in France, opened a private 5G innovation platform at its campus in Nancy in northeastern France to enable engineering students and university partners to develop 5G-based industrial...

Kagan: How AT&T will improve DFW Airport Wi-Fi and private wireless

Thanks to being in Dallas last week for the Juniper Networks Enterprise Analyst & Influencer Summit, I can attest the Wi-Fi and wireless services made available to travelers at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport is at best, hit and miss. Some users got connected,...