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Hitachi Railโ€™s Hagerstown factory is now powered by a secure Private 5G Network, thanks to GlobalLogic and Ericsson. This digital transformation enables smart manufacturing capabilities such as predictive maintenance, digital twins, AI-driven inspections, and real-time automationโ€”positioning the plant as a benchmark for Industry 4.0 in North America.
Microsoft is preparing to license Anthropicโ€™s Claude models for Microsoft 365, signaling a multi-model strategy that reduces exclusive reliance on OpenAI across Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. According to multiple reports, Microsoft plans to integrate Anthropicโ€™s Claude Sonnet 4 alongside OpenAIโ€™s models to power Microsoft 365 Copilot features, including content generation and slide design in PowerPoint. This is a notable pivot from a single-model default to a best-of-breed approach that routes tasks to the model that performs best for a given function. For enterprises, especially in regulated and mission-critical domains like telecom, the shift implies more resilience, better accuracy for specialized tasks, and new options to optimize for quality, cost, and latency.
Maher Terminals has deployed Nokiaโ€™s Private 4G and Edge computing solutions to digitize operations at its 450-acre New Jersey facility. By partnering with Nokia and Future Technologies Venture LLC, the terminal now uses real-time data and rugged industrial devices to streamline cargo handling and enhance network reliability.
Fujitsuโ€™s latest generative AI breakthrough compresses large language models by 94% using 1-bit quantization, tripling inference speed and retaining 89% accuracy. Combined with brain-inspired knowledge distillation, these enhancements power high-speed, low-cost AI for CRM, image recognition, and edge deployments, all while reducing energy demands.
Fresh data from Nokia and GlobalData shows that private wireless and on-premise edge are delivering rapid ROI, unlocking AI at scale, and improving security and sustainability across industrial sites. Industrial operations need deterministic connectivity, real-time data, and strong security to automate safely and sustainably. Across 115 organizations, 87% of adopters reported a return on investment within one year after deploying private wireless with on-prem edge. Setup costs were lower than alternatives for 81% of respondents, and 86% cut ongoing costs. Critically, 94% deployed on-prem edge alongside private wireless, and 70% are already powering AI use cases.
Private 5G Networks are enterprise-controlled wireless systems offering secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity. Learn what Private 5G Networks are, how they compare to Wi-Fi and public 5G, and how industries like manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare use them to power automation, IoT, and real-time data applications.
Low Earth orbit broadband is bifurcating into Western- and China-led ecosystems, with strategic consequences for telecom and cloud connectivity worldwide. Starlink’s scale in the West is meeting a fast-maturing Chinese counterweight centered on state-backed constellations and a growing commercial space sector. The result is a split that will influence landing rights, equipment supply, data sovereignty, and service availability across regions. Three forces are converging: mass-production launch capability, maturing inter-satellite optical links, and rising demand for resilient, low-latency backhaul. Governments are also reclassifying satellite broadband as critical infrastructure, accelerating public funding and procurement pipelines. Demonstrated high-rate laser crosslinks indicate a credible trajectory toward in-space backbones that rival Western systems.
According to telecom experts, 6G communication is expected to be path-breaking in its offerings. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being portrayed as the prime contributor to the enormous success of 6G networks. AI is set to play a pivotal role in shaping 6G to be relevant and rewarding for businesses and individuals. Several other digital technologies gel well to present 6G as the game-changing phenomenon in the communication world. One noteworthy facet is that the recent concept of semantic communication is to be elegantly realised through 6G networks. In this AI-first 6G book, we have elucidated how the predictive, generative, and agentic capabilities of AI are to make 6G communication penetrative, pervasive and persuasive too.
The telecom sector once hailed AI as a game-changer, but is it delivering? This article explores why many operators report low ROI on AI tools, and how legacy systems, cultural resistance, and regulatory hurdles stall adoption. Despite challenges, AI shows targeted promise in predictive maintenance, fraud detection, and 5G network slicing.
Tampnet has secured a five-year contract to deliver a fully managed private 5G network with LEO satellite, LTE, and edge computing to Island Drillingโ€™s Island Innovator rig. Operating in the North Sea, the solution ensures low-latency, AI-orchestrated data flow for safer, smarter offshore operations, enabling automation, predictive maintenance, and real-time decision-making even in extreme conditions.
Airtel Congo and Wing Wah have launched Congo-Brazzavilleโ€™s first private network at the Banga Kayo oil field, aiming to boost oilfield connectivity, network security, and digital transformation in Central Africaโ€™s energy sector. This five-year agreement supports real-time monitoring, automation, and future 5G integration, setting a new precedent for telecom and oil industry partnerships in the region.
Beijing’s first World Humanoid Robot Games is more than a spectacle. It is a live systems trial for embodied AI, connectivity, and edge operations at scale. Over three days at the Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, more than 500 humanoid robots from roughly 280 teams representing 16 countries are competing in 26 events that span athletics and applied tasks, from soccer and boxing to medicine sorting and venue cleanup. The games double as a staging ground for 5G-Advanced (5G-A) capabilities designed for uplink-intensive, low-latency, high-reliability robotics traffic. Indoors, a digital system with 300 MHz of spectrum delivers multi-Gbps peaks and sustains uplink above 100 Mbps.

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Private Network Awards 2025 @MWC Las Vegas
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Private Network Awards 2025 at MWC Las Vegas

Recognizing excellence in 5G, LTE, CBRS, and connected industries.
Early Bird Deadline: Sept 5, 2025 | Final Deadline: Sept 30, 2025