Positive business development in a difficult economic environment
Despite a difficult global economic environment and the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, Rohde & Schwarz recorded a successful 2019/2020 financial year.
Uncomplicated networking
Thilo Döring, Managing Director of HMS Industrial Networks GmbH, deals with questions such as the best way to achieve a networked factory and the optimal technology for this on a daily basis. We asked him where German industry stands when it comes to digitalization and how it can move forward.
read more...Recovery expected in 2021
The ZVEI Automation Association is certain that one of the decisive factors in overcoming the coronavirus crisis is how digitally fit companies are. An upturn is expected in the coming year.
read more...Private standalone 5G network in an industrial environment
Siemens and Qualcomm Technologies have implemented the first stand-alone private 5G network in a real industrial environment using the 3.7 to 3.8 GHz frequency band.
read more...Partnership for smart production
With its campus networks, Deutsche Telekom offers an infrastructure for the smart factory of tomorrow. Together with partners from industry, Europe's largest telecommunications company wants to further expand its 5G ecosystem for industry. Deutsche Telekom is now cooperating with Endress+Hauser in the field of process automation.
read more...5G with a crutch
When I recently returned from Austria, the first thing I noticed when I crossed the border was my mobile internet: Instead of LTE, the only network available for a few kilometers was Edge.
read more...Fraunhofer IIS launches 5G Bavaria initiative
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) is launching a 5G initiative in Bavaria. The initiative supports the transition from research into the 5G mobile communications standard to its application.
read more...Federal Network Agency allocates local...
5G: the key to a competitive digital infrastructure
Industry in Germany is dependent on a high-performance digital infrastructure. The VDMA therefore welcomes the Federal Network Agency's decision to allocate local frequencies in the 3.7 to 3.8 gigahertz range for industrial applications.
read more...5G-ACIA initiative grows rapidly
The global 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) initiative, which was founded at ZVEI in early 2018, is growing rapidly.
read more...5G frequency allocation in Germany
VCI, VDA, VDMA and ZVEI publish 5G position paper
The trade associations VCI, VDA, VDMA and ZVEI have published a joint position paper on 5G radio frequency allocation in which they advocate the local allocation of radio frequencies in the 3.6 MHz band to manufacturing industries.
read more...Ericsson, TIM and Comau: 5G for the factory of the future
Ericsson, TIM and Comau are showcasing their Cloud Robotics solution at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona as a first implementation result of the "5G for Italy" cooperation agreement signed last year.
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