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Making Smart Manufacturing real in Malaysia
Smart manufacturing is generally described as the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in manufacturing. Read more…
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India IT firms joining 5G bandwagon with test beds, telco partnerships
Indian IT companies are setting up private 5G testbeds to develop new solutions, and seeking spectrum licenses to begin pilots with telcos. Read more…
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Indosat Ooredoo launches 5G services in Jakarta to support Industry 4.0
Indosat Ooredoo has announced the launch of commercial 5G services in Jakarta to power the 5G revolution in Indonesia and smart city progress Read more…
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Industry 4.0 is underway, autonomous networks will be critical for success
Intelligent, autonomous networks are the critical enabling technology for the evolution of a safe and orderly Industry 4.0. Read more…
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Is automation just a digital panacea for Asia’s manufacturers?
One much-noted impact of pandemic lockdowns is the upswing in the digitalisation of daily life as well as many industries in Asia. Read more…
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China Unicom calls for ecosystem approach to integrated industrial 5G
5G must be integrated into industrial operations to offer any value. That requires an ecosystem strategy, says China Unicom’s Huang Xuan. Read more…
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Q&A: On how CSPs can stop losing 5G business deals
CSPs are losing out on early 5G enterprise opportunities, we asked Angus Ward, CEO, BearingPoint//Beyond how to reverse the trend. Read more…
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Nokia and Smart team up to deliver Industry 4.0 to SE Asia
Nokia and Smart, PLDT’s mobile arm, are working together to bring Industry 4.0 to Southeast Asia. Read more…
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Q: Is private 5G the new enterprise Wi-Fi? A: Don’t be silly
Manufacturers are reportedly keen to dump Wi-Fi in favor of private 5G networks, but that doesn’t mean Wi-Fi’s days are numbered. ITEM: 5G in 2019 could be good for something else besides home broadband – Read more…
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SK Telecom launches 5G, signs first enterprise customer
South Korean cellco SK Telecom switched on its 5G network over the weekend, and announced the first enterprise customer for its 5G-AI solution for manufacturers. SK Telecom’s 5G network currently covers the main areas of Read more…
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Robots will build each other in new ABB China factory
ZURICH (Reuters) – Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its Read more…
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Nokia’s ‘smart’ Chennai factory starts punching out 5G gear
Nokia’s ‘smart’ manufacturing unit in Chennai has started manufacturing 5G New Radio (NR) equipment based on the 3GPP’s Release 15 standard. Nokia says the Chennai plant is one of the largest telecom equipment manufacturing plants Read more…
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Audi and Ericsson agree to find ways to apply 5G to car factories
Audi and Ericsson have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop ways to use 5G technology for automotive production. At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities Read more…
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Trust is a crucial component for the data-driven society: UCC
In a world increasingly driven by data, careful regulation will be key to take advantage of the benefits and mitigate the risks, says Godfrey Mutabazi, executive director of Uganda Communications Commission, in an interview at Read more…
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It’ll take more than 5G for cellcos to crack smart manufacturing: ABI
Despite high ambitions for the smart manufacturing sector, mobile operators are currently secondary players in that market – and 5G isn’t guaranteed to give them a leg up, according to ABI Research. Consequently, says ABI, Read more…
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Ericsson reveals new use for 5G – making jet engine components
Ericsson and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology have teamed up to explore and develop industrial applications for 5G, starting with the production of jet engine components for MTU Aero Engines. The components in question Read more…
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How AI will disrupt and transform the future of your sales department
The technological revolutions of the past – steam-based mechanization, electronics, information technology – are being surpassed by a new fourth era of transformation enabled by smart machines. Think about how much light bulbs, computers and Read more…
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Accenture, JSR and NTT launch “smart industrial complex” PoC
Accenture, chemicals manufacturer JSR and NTT are embarking on a proof-of-concept project at JSR’s plant in Chiba Prefecture designed to improve worker productivity and safety in smart industrial complexes. The plan is to develop a Read more…
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The challenge of creating digital twins in the transition to Industry 4.0
One cool benefit of Industry 4.0 is the digital twin – a perfect digital replica of a physical product. But it requires a breakdown of organizational silos. Changes in the manufacturing industry over the last Read more…
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Another fine mesh: Bluetooth targets smart buildings with new specs
Bluetooth has just evolved from device-pairing to a smart-building enabler thanks to a new mesh networking capability optimized for creating large-scale device networks. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) says that the mesh feature is Read more…