The Kudelski Group, which specializes in digital security, and hardware designer and manufacturer CoreKinect announced the launch of a joint solution enabling hospitals, government agencies and non-governmental organizations to track key assets in the fight against COVID-19. In a release, Kudelski said it is providing hardware-based device and data security embedded into CoreKinect’s…
The decision last week by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make 1,200MHz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band in the US available for unlicensed usage, covering low-power operations over the full allocation and standard-power devices in 850MHz of the band, is a boon for suppliers of private networking equipment and, they contend, for…
By 2025, almost one quarter (23 percent) of all private LTE and 5G networks will be deployed by smart cities, either at local or national government level. Other major industrial sectors to negotiate their own spectrum and manage their own wireless networks will be, in order, manufacturing, retail, transport, and utilities. This is the conclusion…
Note, this article originally appeared in an editorial report on industrial AR, called Industry AR – and the rise of the workers. The report will be available here, shortly. Let us start with the scenario the main article finishes (see report) with: a connected wrench, a connected work station, and a connected worker. It sounds…
Note, this article is taken from an editorial report on industrial AR, called Industry AR – and the rise of the workers. The report will be available here, shortly. AR hardware has a reputation for being expensive and cumbersome. How is the experience, actually? Not brilliant, it turns out. “It varies by use case and…
Analytics and automation are helping to transform operations and processes in factories. But how do you change workers and working practices? Well, augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) can help. By placing staff into virtual models / digital twins of production line tasks and scenarios, they are able to train and transform their workforces,…
Note, this article is taken from an editorial report on industrial AR, called Industry AR – and the rise of the workers. The report will be available here, shortly. AR hardware has a reputation for being expensive and cumbersome. How is the experience, actually? Not brilliant, it turns out. “It varies by use case and…
This article continues from here. It is an excerpt from a full report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is available to download (for free) from here. Other entries in the…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said it will consider allowing the 900 MHz band in the US to be used by energy companies for private LTE and 5G networking. The move is a response to a long-standing request by private networking firm Anterix, which holds the largest share of 900 MHz spectrum in the…
Ericsson has announced that ABB Power Grids will use the 5G-ready Ericsson Industry Connect system at its transformer factory in Ludvika in Sweden, in order to increase productivity and performance. This is the first commercial application of the latest version of the system at a fully operating manufacturing plant. The smart manufacturing project is…
