Industrial Technology

Industrial Technology

Nokia Provides Self-Managed Wireless Solutions to AP Moller-Maersk's Fleet

Finland's Nokia announced on May 6, 2025, that it has signed a contract to install a self-owned radio network (privately owned wireless) for the fleet of Danish shipping giant AP Moller Maersk. Maersk will install the wireless network on 450 vessels in its fleet, providing real-time cargo tracking, suppl...

Ericsson Deploys Private 5G in Australia's Largest Underground Mine

Ericsson of Sweden announced on April 14, 2025 that Newmont, a major U.S. gold mining company, has selected its private 5G. The 5G network will be used to remotely operate a fleet of bulldozer vehicles at the Cadia mine, the largest underground mine in Australia....

Verizon Announces New Private 5G Solution for Broadcasters

Verizon Business announced a private 5G solution for the broadcast industry during the NAB show 2025 in Las Vegas on April 6, 2025. Called the "Portable Private 5G Network Framework," the solution...

Wireless Relay Technology to Dramatically Expand Millimeter Wave Area - Tatsuo Sato(Executive Officer, General Manager, Core Technology Management Division and Network Development Division, KDDI Corporation)
ODAIBA IX Core/Industrial Transformation (IX) Leaders
Leaders Transforming Industrial Technology (No. 8)

Both Sub6, which can cover large areas at lower frequencies, and millimeter wave, which can achieve high-speed communications at higher frequencies, are allocated as frequency bands available for 5G. Millimeter wave communications are not often heard of by the general public, but how are they actually used in services and solutions...

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (France) collaborates with Celona (US) on local 5G solutions.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE)* of France recently announced a partnership with Celona of the United States to provide turnkey local 5G solutions. Local 5G networks for complex industrial environments such as manufacturing sites, refineries, logistics warehouses, ports, airport tarmacs...

Thursday, April 10, 2025, starting at 1:00 p.m.
FFPA, 5G-ACIA, XGMF (ODAIBA IX Core) Joint Workshop (Vol. 6)

Challenges and measures to promote the widespread use of 5G/L5G wireless in factories

In this 6th Joint Workshop, we will report on the results of the validation of the business value assessment methodology compiled by 5G-ACIA using a use case in a Japanese car manufacturer's factory as the subject matter, and also report on the results of a survey targeting industries in Japan....

Monday, March 17, 2025 starting at 13:20
XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core
Workshop on the Integration of Advanced Industrial Technology and Advanced Telecommunications Technology (IX) Vol. 6

DXing of production sites, EMS and local 5G

This year's ambitious program was an actual visit to Oki Electric's flagship factory, Honjo New Plant (Saitama Prefecture), to hear reports from the Oki Electric site and discuss...

The wireless network demanded by the field can only be seen from the field--Satoko Itaya(Wireless Network Research Center, Network Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan)
ODAIBA IX Core/Industrial Transformation (IX) Leaders
Leaders Transforming Industrial Technology (No. 7)

How are wireless networks used in factories and various social settings, and what solutions are needed to ensure safe and smooth operations within them? At the Wireless Network Research Center of the Network Research Institute of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), wireless...

Supporting value creation through IX in the manufacturing industry with a wide range of connectivity -- Tsuyoshi Kashima, CTO, Ericsson Japan
ODAIBA IX Core/Industrial Transformation (IX) Leaders
Leaders Transforming Industrial Technology (No. 6)

The 5G network has a strong image of growth for consumers, but we expect growth in the indus-try domain as well. One of the reasons for this is that global cellular IoT subscriptions are growing at more than 10% per year, and the impact is strong....

Focusing on industrial transformation through "5G x AI," with an increasing number of local 5G practical cases in Japan and abroad--Yoko Nabatame(Business Development Manager, Nokia Solutions & Networks)
ODAIBA IX Core/Industrial Transformation (IX) Leaders
Leaders Transforming Industrial Technology (No. 5)

'The demand for private wireless networks, including local 5G, is steadily increasing. Nokia has already accumulated more than 850 installations globally in over 10 years of involvement in the private wireless business"....

Thursday, February 20, 2025, starting at 14:45 (Part 2 workshop)
XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core
Workshop on the Integration of Advanced Industrial Technology and Advanced Telecommunications Technology (IX) Vol.5

Local 5G Licensing and Technology State-of-the-Art

In this workshop, global local 5G (private 5G) vendors Nokia and Ericsson will present the state-of-the-art of local 5G and the reality of expanding usage....

Port of Valencia, Spain, to Deploy Private 5G Network for Smart Port

The Port of Valencia, Spain, recently announced a private 5G deployment project to connect more than 25,000 devices on its premises....

Thursday, January 23, 2025, starting at 3:00 p.m. (Part 2 workshop)
XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core
Workshop on the Integration of Advanced Industrial Technology and Advanced Telecommunications Technology (IX) Vol. 4

Wi-Fi as industrial radio and local 5G collaboration

In this issue of "Collaboration of Wi-Fi and Local 5G as Industrial Wireless," we will discuss what points to pay attention to when actually trying to combine and utilize them, experiencing the state-of-the-art of local 5G and AGV, and the state-of-the-art of Wi-Fi in the field....

Ericsson and Vodafone Deploy Private 5G Network at Portuguese Cement Plant

Ericsson Sweden and Vodafone Portugal recently announced the installation of a private 5G network (SA method) at the production center of CIMPOR, a leading local cement manufacturer in Aljandra, Portugal. This is the first private 5G SA network in the country, and the center...

Yokogawa Electric to Provide Integrated Control and Energy Monitoring System for Green Hydrogen Production Plant in Europe

Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a leading electronics manufacturer, announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Italia, has received an order for an integrated control and energy control and monitoring system for the Baseload Power Hub, an offshore green hydrogen production and storage pilot plant from CrossWind of Italy....

Strengthening Japanese industry through IX (Industrial Transformation), a reality supported by local 5G/millimeter wave band utilization

The topic of IX will be discussed at MWE2024 (Microwave Workshops & Exhibition) (Pacifico Yokohama, November 27-29, 2024), one of the largest academic, industrial, and educational events related to microwave technology in Japan....

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