Industry 4.0 is often identified as being the main beneficiary of what 5G and advanced connectivity can offer: reliable connectivity, reduced latency and increased speed required for supporting production critical processes. When deployed in closely monitored and controlled environments, such as factories, the design and requirements of the private network is more straightforward—indeed, private networks using Wi-Fi are well established and arguably, the manufacturing industry is showing more “pull” for private networks.
Even so, innovation in Industry 4.0 still stands to benefit from private networks and advanced connectivity; intersecting with Cloud infrastructure, IoT, automation and Digital Twins; plus increased security and data sovereignty.
What can the growth of “industrial” private networks tell us about the role of the UK’s mobile network operators (MNOs)? What learnings can we take from their initial business propositions for enterprise as well as the UK’s 5G Testbeds and Trials programme? Will we see a growth of new private network service providers? Could the deployment of private networks be as transformative for MNOs as it is set to be for Industry 4.0?
Speakers:
- Con Kennedy, Account CTO - Head of Solutions Sales, Ericsson
- Vassilis Seferidis, CEO, Zeetta Networks
- Tadhg Kenny, Senior Vice President - Marketing and PR, Druid Software
Attendance is for techUK members only. For more information on this project, please contact Sophie James.
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
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Tales Gaspar
Tales Gaspar
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
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- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
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- www.techUK.org
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- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar
