BROWSING: Industry 4.0

Nokia has released the compact version of its Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private LTE/5G product in Europe, pitching to small- and medium-sized industrial enterprises (SMEs) and the logistics industry, specifically. The firm started selling the solution, called DAC Compact, in the US in October...

RAI Amsterdam, the conference and exhibition centre in the Dutch capital, has a new private 5G network, courtesy of NTT and Cisco. The setup has been signed off in time for the Cisco Live conference at the venue this week (February 5-9). The deployment...

Siemens is to bundle generative AI with its machine learning software for predictive maintenance cases, which draws on data from IoT sensors and other operational metrics in production machines and processes to guide industrial companies on timely maintenance fixes and interventions. The move means...

Proximus NXT, the system integrator division of Belgian operator Proximus, is to deploy a private 5G network, in pilot form, at the AZ Groeninge hospital in Kortrijk, West Flanders, in Belgium. The “proposal”, as it stands, is to “test 5G applications in a real...

Chip design company NXP Semiconductors has released two new lines of low-cost and low-power microcontroller units (MCUs) to support intelligent edge applications in industrial and industrial IoT gadgetry, plus in sundry smart-home and smart-city devices. The MCX A14x and A15x are the first commercially-available...

It is always good to talk to Celona. The California scale-up has taken a position as an agitator in the excitable private networks market, positioning itself as an enterprise-friendly alternative to the likes of Nokia and Ericsson, with a cellular system born of deliberate...

In-building network design company iBwave Solutions has integrated 5G into its survey solution, to go with its LTE (4G) and Project 25 (P25) network planning capabilities. It means enterprises and public-safety organizations, plus network operators and system integrators, can use the firm’s mobile app...

California-based Industry 4.0 connectivity specialist Ataya has launched a simplified standalone 5G (5G SA) access point for small and medium-sized private 5G deployments that seeks to deliver a zero-touch setup at an affordable price – without the kinds of “complexities additional hardware” that...

What to believe? Who to believe? (We’ll write about this one day.) But, just because it’s modish, and because it presents another (!) way to segment the non-traditional new-cellular comms market, new research reckons the combined market for public and private LTE and 5G...

US-based cellular IoT module maker Blues has appointed Alistair Fulton (pictured), formerly in charge of LoRa activity at chipmaker Semtech, as its new chief operating officer and vice president (“of ecosystem”) to handle the firm’s go-to-market strategy and partner base. Fulton has been around...

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), handling Wi-Fi industry cooperation and initiatives, has said Wi-Fi HaLow is ready to rock in “commercial IoT deployments across a range of sectors”. As such, it has issued a new white paper with a bunch of likely deployment scenarios...

Why all the long faces? Some enterprise-network vendors think private LTE/5G is positively humming in Industry 4.0 venues, and they have the contracts to show – they claim. Atlanta-based Future Technologies has just issued a press missive to declare “several multi-million dollar” private-5G contract...

Networking has had something of a shock to the system over the last few years. For a long time, its essential role in the functioning of enterprise operations went under the radar, underappreciated by most apart from those involved in technical roles. Then 2020...

US-based system integrator Kyndryl has announced a set of security edge services with Cisco to help customers improve their security controls and address and respond to cyber incidents. The twin security releases build on the pair’s collaboration and co-investment to develop scalable security offerings,...

This is not a definitive guide; this is not an exact science. But the logic is plain – to present a sensible way to think about devising an Industry 4.0 system that hits the mark. Because, when novel technology is brought to market by...

A quantum-secure private 5G testbed that claims to protect against current and future cyber threats has opened in the UK, and is pitching for “customer engagement”. The project, which goes under the title Security Enhanced Virtualised Networking for 5G (SEViN-5G), is funded by Innovate...

Just to muddy the water, already stirred-up with competing analyst forecasts; the number of private LTE/5G networks worldwide will grow from over 4,000 in 2022 to over 60,000 in 2028, reckons research company Analysys Mason. Enterprise spending on private networks will increase from...

In case you missed it, SIM specialist Kigen hosted a webinar earlier this month about smart metering – but more about the impact of embedded SIM (eSIM) technology, actually, for the whole IoT market – which presented a thorough view of the varying rates...

A new private 5G network at Tacoma Tideflats, surrounding the Port of Tacoma on Puget Sound in the US state of Washington, has been deployed to support five enterprises, initially, to modernize their operations, including support for port infrastructure, freight movement, supply chains, and...

Spain-based automotive components manufacturer Gestamp has announced a multi-year EU-funded research project with two local 5G/IoT specialists to develop a new “operations model” for private 5G and industrial IoT to enable the virtual management of plant operations in the automotive sector. Gestamp warned the...

A piece of news from the back-end of last year, but worth memorialising here, in light of Hitachi Vantara’s early role in driving Industry 4.0 with its Lumada IoT platform, and its strategy and thought leadership to develop the co-creation story in digital transformation...

Brewing company Heineken has appointed Siemens to deliver a digital twin and monitoring system to map and track progress towards its net-zero production targets at 15 international beer breweries and malt houses by 2025. The project is part of the Dutch firm’s broader decarbonization...

CelcomDigi said the collaboration with SoftBank and SC-NEX will leverage on the expertise of both firms on AI, robotics and analytic solutions Malaysian carrier CelcomDigi announced a strategic partnership with Japanese telco SoftBank and SC-NEX, a firm owned by Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, to accelerate the...

Nokia has launched a dedicated business unit in the U.S. to deliver private cellular, edge computing, and other critical connected solutions to the federal government. The new unit, called Nokia Federal Solutions, has been “bolstered”, the company said, by its recent acquisition of the...