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Voda gives Skoda its very own private 5G SA network

Car maker Skoda plans to automate more of its manufacturing processes through the use of a new private 5G standalone (SA) network.

• 2 days ago

India’s private 5G rules make few people happy

The Indian government has issued rules for the allocation of spectrum for private 5G networks, but all parties – with a few notable exceptions – have something to complain about.

• 3 days ago

Nokia teams up with LS Electrics to build new industrial smart stuff

Kit Vendor Nokia has teamed up with South Korean firm LS Electronics – which specialises in fields such as automation, smart power and smart transportation – to come up with new industrial tech.

• 16 Jun 2022

LTE still dominates in private mobile networks but BT bucks the trend

Private mobile networks are growing in popularity globally, but perhaps surprisingly, LTE – and not 5G – is still the dominant underlying technology.

• 14 Jun 2022

Bansal leaves as part of major Ericsson restructure

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has created two new divisions in order to capitalise on cloud-native networking and the adoption of private mobile networks.

• 18 May 2022

NTT is mining a rich seam of US private networking deals

Japan’s NTT is proving to be a popular choice of private mobile network partner for US heavy industry.

• 17 May 2022

What really moved the needle at MWC 2022?

At Barcelona this year, the focus was more on the enterprise market and private networks along with ‘open’ multivendor solutions and webscalers.

• 19 Apr 2022

Indian telcos rail against private 5G

India’s three big mobile operators are apparently attempting to block companies seeking to roll out private 5G networks from participating in the country’s upcoming spectrum auction.

• 06 Apr 2022

NTT bags US private 5G deal with Schneider

Schneider Electric is looking to private 5G to support new industry 4.0 use cases.

• 17 Mar 2022

5G and IoT are driving demand for private mobile networks

5G technology is the foundation to mission critical wireless communications in industry 4.0, critical infrastructure and digitized healthcare, and private mobile networks are bridging the gap in the absence of universal public 5G networks.

• 09 Mar 2022

Elisa gets further into bed with Google Cloud

Finnish telco Elisa has brought in hyperscaler Google Cloud to build out new public cloud facilitated services.

• 28 Feb 2022

Nokia’s Kyndryl partnership could leave telcos out in the cold

Finnish kit maker Nokia and IBM’s former IT infrastructure arm Kyndryl have teamed up to go after the private networking and edge computing markets.

• 17 Feb 2022

Virgin Media O2 bags itself a sweet private networking deal

Staff at British Sugar smiled indulgently this week as the telecoms press took a golden opportunity to make jokes about sweet things.

• 26 Jan 2022

Vodafone and Mavenir complete small cell OpenRAN trial

UK operator Vodafone and software vendor Mavenir say they have successfully tested a small cell OpenRAN mast using containerised software.

• 23 Dec 2021

Nokia highlights Volkswagen 5G private mobile network deal

Finnish kit vendor Nokia is one of a number of providers to benefit from Germany’s award of local 5G licences for vertical use cases.

• 06 Dec 2021

Telecoms industry remains optimistic despite everything

Seven out ten respondents to the 2021 Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey are largely happy with how this year went and more are expecting a strong 2022.

• 01 Dec 2021

Cellnex scoops UK private 5G network deal

Cellnex has won a contract to roll out a private 5G network for enterprises in Basingstoke’s central business district.

• 15 Nov 2021

Non-wireless business propels Nokia to improve outlook

Nokia slightly improved its full-year outlook after delivering a healthy quarter, driven mainly by its network infrastructure and licensing business groups, partly offset by weakness in the mobile networks business.

• 28 Oct 2021

Enterprise private 5G networks will help reshape how business gets done

Looking back at 5G roadmaps over the last few years, the vertical market opportunities were identified as a key driver for communications service providers (CSPs) looking to market and monetise the technology.

• 04 Oct 2021

Verizon launches private edge compute platform with Microsoft, as promised

Verizon is furthering its push into the private mobile networks space by making available a private mobile edge cloud computing solution to businesses.

• 01 Sep 2021