Private networks: All about coverage and capacity, for now, and LTE fits the bill

HANOVER, Germany—For all of the hype around tailoring industrial networks to meet the most demanding applications and connecting all sorts of automated and intelligent “things”, private networks are, at this point in their development, largely being driven by companies wanting dedicated coverage and exclusive capacity, and to connect human workers, says Jagadeesh Dantuluri, GM of…

Berg Insight claims 8.6M Europeans were using connected healthcare in 2021

Research from Berg Insight suggests 8.6 million Europeans were using connected healthcare solutions in 2021. The figure relates to the end of 2021 and consists of traditional telecare, next-generation telecare, and telehealth solutions in EU27+3 countries. “As lockdowns and quarantines were imposed all around the world, healthcare providers were motivated to adopt remote patient monitoring…

Visa and Kenya’s Safaricom launch virtual card to support global digital payments via M-Pesa – TechCrunch

Global digital payments giant, Visa, and East Africa’s biggest telecom Safaricom, the operator of the M-Pesa mobile money product, have today launched a virtual card, enabling millions of M-Pesa users to make digital payments globally, and giving Visa extended reach across Africa. The launch of the M-Pesa GlobalPay Visa virtual card follows a partnership between…

Private networks: All about coverage and capacity, for now, and LTE fits the bill

HANOVER, Germany—For all of the hype around tailoring industrial networks to meet the most demanding applications and connecting all sorts of automated and intelligent “things”, private networks are, at this point in their development, largely being driven by companies wanting dedicated coverage and exclusive capacity, and to connect human workers, says Jagadeesh Dantuluri, GM of…