Industry 4.0 stories - Page 7

Private 5G and LTE spend will top USD $7.2bn by 2028, as industries shift from public mobile networks to standalone private deployments.

Syspro and SugarCRM unveil Sugar for Syspro, an integrated ERP-CRM tool aimed at simplifying sales and shop-floor alignment for manufacturers.

Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.

AI, IoT and automation are transforming cold chain logistics as stricter rules, pharma growth and online groceries drive rapid change.

Rising confidence, Wi-Fi 7, AI and OpenRoaming are fuelling fresh investment as firms plan denser, converged Wi-Fi and 5G networks by 2026.

CIMPOR's new private 5G blueprint lifts plant efficiency by 1%, saves up to USD $15 million a year and cuts CO2 emissions by 140,000 tonnes.

Astrikos AI wins strategic backing from Gorilla to scale its S!aP platform and target fast-growing smart city and data centre markets.

AI in 2026 will bring harsher harms and huge gains, forcing business to prioritise governance, greener models and pragmatic industrial uses.

OTOPIQ debuts AI-powered zero-trust platform to secure industrial control devices worldwide after acquiring NanoLock and Awz backing.

In 2026, agentic AI, digital twins and AR wearables shift from hype to daily tools, reshaping how security risks are detected and managed.

Telematics shifts from optional extra to core auto tech in 2025, transforming safety, manufacturing, fleet efficiency and smart city traffic.

AI dominates CEO earnings calls for the first time, as leaders pair record investment pledges with mounting warnings of an AI market bubble.

India's enterprises are racing from AI pilots to full-scale deployment as boards demand hard returns, stronger governance and resilience.

In 2026, AI and automation face a shakeout as pilots give way to hard ROI demands, exposing skills gaps and flawed processes at scale.

Gartner crowns Nozomi Networks the frontrunner in AI cyber-physical systems security, calling it the “company to beat” in a new report.

Port of Tyne says a private 5G network from BT and Ericsson has boosted safety, automation and real-time oversight across its estate.

Hexaware has named Raghu Mocherla Senior Vice President for Digital and Software to drive its expanding cyber-physical and AI portfolio.

Manufacturers bet heavily on AI to boost margins within two years, even as most admit their plants lack the readiness to deploy it at scale.

Prometheus buys Canadian AI scheduler Actenum to sharpen data-driven planning for asset-heavy sectors from oil and gas to utilities.

AI, geopolitics and safety rules will force manufacturers to rethink factories, robotaxis and in-car screens by 2026, says Forrester.