Future Technologies has won over $50 million in DoD contracts to deploy private 5G networks, enhancing battlefield communications, AR/VR training, drones, and AI-driven operations. In sum – what to know: Warfighter – private 5G will modernize DoD infrastructure and support …
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With Nvidia, Saab and Leonardo onboard, the Nokia-led Proactif project targets autonomous infrastructure protection across energy, transport and telecom Nokia has been selected to lead a major European Union-funded initiative aimed at using drones and robotics to monitor and protect …
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Spark noted that the 5G private network, supported by Ericsson, enables real-time communication in a complex warehouse environment In sum – what you need to know: Spark, Air NZ deploy 5G for logistics – New Zealand’s first private 5G network …
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5G growth hinges on enterprise demand, from defense to drones, while consumer breakthroughs lag. Operators must monetize APIs, devices, and networks fast — or risk missing the real 5G opportunity. Note, this is an excerpt from a new 5G Market …
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In sum – what you need to know: AI chip for edge devices – NTT enables real-time 4K video processing in drones at altitudes up to 150 meters, five times higher than conventional systems, while consuming under 20 watts of …
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5G is a game of two halves, they say – because the industry is between rollout of 5G NSA and 5G SA architectures, and because there is everything to play for. The following is the introduction to a new Market …
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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] automated”, they said. Specifically, Nokia has integrated Motorola Solutions’ CAPE …
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We don’t normally cover startup funding rounds, but some companies are interesting and good, and worth tracking. Germany-based IoT company Dryad Networks, which RCR Wireless has covered since bumping into it at The Things Conference several years ago, has raised …
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Citymesh is expanding its €10 million 5G drone network in Belgium, with 16 drone platforms, three remote operations centres, and about 10 pilots already in place. The firm wants to increase these numbers to 70 drones, five centres, and about …
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As novel industrial technologies go, Nokia’s deal with Swisscom Broadcast, the Swiss operator’s enterprise-facing security and analytics arm, to deploy a network of 300 drones for emergency services and industrial applications feels significant – for both firms, as well as …
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Swisscom Broadcast is working with Nokia to deploy a nationwide drone network of 300 drones for the emergency services, public safety, and private industrial sectors. It follows the same model as Nokia’s drone rollout in Belgium with Citymesh, and is …
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Nokia has added a new drone-mounted automated counting function to its inventory monitoring service for warehouse customers in the US. It slots into its autonomous drone product, offered as part of its so-called Nokia AIMS (Autonomous Inventory Monitoring Service) package …
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Nokia continues to expand its channel activity around the supply of private 4G/5G networks, and related edge computing, hardware, and software applications; the Finnish vendor has announced a new deal with New York-based Westcon-Comstor (Westcon) to distribute its drone-in-a-box solution …
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Drone company DJI says that for the first time, drones have been used to safely deliver equipment to climbers on Mount Everest and remove trash from the mountain. DJI completed test flights in April on Everest with its FlyCart 30, …
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Nokia has completed a deal to buy US-based defense-comms specialist and integrator Fenix Group. The agreement was originally announced at the end of last year. The acquisition, now ratified in a Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) review, …
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Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …
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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 …
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The Open RAN Alliance said that it has successfully concluded its fall 2023 plugfest. The event was co-hosted by 24 major operators, OTICs and independent institutions for testing, the organization said. It ran from September-November 2023 and was held in …
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Nokia has had its industrial LTE and 5G drone solution (Nokia Drone Networks) certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US. It said it is the first “native 4G/5G drone-in-a-box solution” to get the nod from the FCC. …
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Virgin Media O2 noted its 5G technical teams have developed a small base station for drone use cases U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 has developed a 5G-connected drone to help search and rescue teams establish reliable communication in the most …
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On the face of it, the acquisition of local internet service provider EDPnet by Belgium-based Citymesh, which describes itself lately as a telco “challenger” brand in its home market, holds limited interest – to RCR’s enterprise readership, at least. But …
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Proximus is working with its partners, ID2Move and Phoenix-Tech and its subsidiary Proximus Ada Belgium operator Proximus and several of its partners recently unveiled a 5G project with the aim of testing warehouse management using 5G coupled with drones and …
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Nokia has introduced a “modular and durable” industrial drone solution, Nokia Drone Networks, to run beyond-line-of-sight off a private cellular network and edge compute array. Nokia is bundling drones, a docking station, a ground control station, plus add-on IoT sensors …
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Cellnex deployed a private 5G network at San Sebastian airport using equipment from Nokia Spanish airport operator Aena and European telecom infrastructure and services operator Cellnex Telecom have started the operation of a private network based on 5G technology at …
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US carrier T-Mobile has provided 5G connectivity for an unmanned drone flight going beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), for a distance of over 120 kilometres. Nebraska-based Valmont Industries – which makes irrigation equipment, windmill support structures, and traffic steel …