industry 4.0

Air France-KLM has partnered with Accenture and Google Cloud to build a ‘generative AI factory’ to scale AI across operations using cloud infrastructure. It follows a parallel arrangement in the banking sector with NatWest Group and AWS. Accenture has also …

We’re calling it. The private 5G race is properly on. A couple of recent flagship deals – Verizon at Thames Freeport on the Thames Estuary, Tampnet with Aker BP in the North Sea – show this market is delivering. Real …

According to Gartner, smart factories are one of the top 10 strategic technology trends for the manufacturing industry. To fully embrace this trend, manufacturing leaders must consider their connectivity infrastructure. Connectivity is the backbone of smart factories, as it allows …

Polish energy giant Orlen is partnering with Microsoft on central Europe’s largest AI rollout, spanning cybersecurity, operations, and workforce efficiency, anchored by a new AI centre for experimentation and training. In sum – what to know: Microsoft collaboration – Orlen’s work …

Danone has launched an Industry 5.0 Academy to train 20,000 staff in AI and digital tech by 2026, driving global manufacturing transformation as part of its broader Renew Danone strategy for smarter operations. In sum – what to know: AI …

Boldyn Networks has restructured its European operations following its SML acquisition, consolidating its private 4G/5G push with new leadership and a focus on industrial tech development and integration. In sum – what to know: Integration – the SML brand has …

Norway-based Tampnet, a notable player in offshore private 5G, has a major new multi-site gig with oil firm Aker BP, extending to seven installations in total, and a total core-network swap-out with US vendor Mavenir, across up to 350 offshore …

In sum – what to know: New investment – eSIM specialist Kigen has secured new funds from Japan’s SBI Group, plus more funds from Arm and Softbank, to scale its eSIM/iSIM solutions for industrial IoT. New standards – the firm …

In sum – what to know: Industrial AI – Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia will build Europe’s first sovereign industrial AI cloud, to accelerate AI adoption in European manufacturing. Telco managed – the platform, featuring 10,000 GPUs, will be managed and …

Nokia has partnered with defence firm Leonardo to secure team-comms on its top-tier private 4G/5G networks – as a ‘Europe-made’ comms bundle for critical industries, including public safety, energy, rail, and defence. In sum – what to know Mission critical …

The 3.8-4.2 GHz band is central to the European vision to harmonize industrial 5G use cases, acknowledges French regulator. 5G spectrum talks — Arcep has launched two consultations on assigning the 3.8–4.2 GHz band for private mobile networks in metropolitan …

BT’s 2024/25 results show fibre gains amid slumping enterprise and consumer revenues. The UK telco is shrinking its international footprint, refocusing on domestic enterprise growth, and eyeing managed service expansion – which is a good model for most telcos, reckons …

Dell has launched new high-end servers featuring top Nvidia GPUs for enterprise AI workloads, bundled in an ‘AI Factory’ package with software, networking, and managed support – all aimed at accelerating AI adoption and driving sales. In sum – what …

Omdia’s 2025 private 5G vendor review places Nokia top of the pile, leading from ZTE, Ericsson, and Celona (as prime movers), and exposing market gaps in strategy, distribution, and IT/OT integration across the board. Market leaders – Omdia crowns Nokia …

It might be younger than most of the sectors it seeks to serve, but the mobile industry faces the same challenges with digital change as every enterprise vertical. Operators are juggling 5G innovation, enterprise needs, and new revenue models but …

Specialist integrator Future Tech has scored impressive private 5G wins with US defense, energy, transport customers. Nokia leads deals, Ericsson fuels growth. US and EU telcos are knocking on its door for help. AI is driving broader enterprise demand. In …

NTT Data launches a retrofit-ready agentic AI stack to bridge Industry 4.0 to 5.0, transforming legacy RPA bots into autonomous agents and delivering modular, multi-cloud AI across sectors. In sum – what to know: Retrofitting 5.0 to 4.0 – patented …

Schneider Electric advances industrial AI with a factory-edge copilot in the US and a sustainable AI data center in Portugal, supporting regional ambitions for smart manufacturing and digital infrastructure. In sum – what to know: Factory AI copilots – Schneider …

Industrial agentic AI – Siemens has unveiled AI agents that work autonomously across design, planning, engineering, operations, and service – coordinated by a generative AI co-pilot interface. Industry 4.0 to 5.0 – marks a shift from automated assistance to orchestrated …

New private 5G infrastructure to enable smart port applications like anti-collision systems, autonomous vehicles, drones for cargo monitoring, and real-time traffic analysis. Private 5G – newly-formed Fastweb+Vodafone will deliver a private 5G network for the Port of Ravenna, covering shipyards, …

In sum – what to know Carry-on AI – new Gryf system from GigaIO delivers AI compute power in a portable form, designed for edge deployments across defense, sports, media, energy, healthcare, and industrial sectors. DOD demand – reported sales …

In sum – what you need to know Enterprise AI – Fujitsu preps new service to run generative AI without companies needing to own or manage their own gear; incorporates Supermicro OEM GPU-accelerated hardware, and Fujitsu’s LLM for enterprises. All-in …