Demand for private networks is currently booming. According to statistics from Global Market Insights, the private LTE market alone is set to grow from US$1.8 billion in 2017 to more than US$11 billion by 2024 – a CAGR of 28 per cent over that period.

The recent SIMjacker vulnerability represents potentially the most sophisticated attack ever seen on core mobile networks and could extend to over 1 billion mobile phone users globally.

Telecom26 is delighted to be shortlisted for the IoT Global Awards in the Connected Health category for its Digital Connectivity Service for the global health community, launched in partnership with FIND.

IoT is transforming healthcare by enabling new and innovative use cases that are helping to maximise resources, reduce costs and improve health and safety for all.

There’s already speculation in some quarters regarding the potential role that 5G can play in the super yacht sector, drawing on other activities within the maritime industry. It will certainly enable new applications, enhance automation and help deliver better coverage for both people and devices – but let’s make sure we get LTE right first.

5G has a key role to play as a self-contained ship-based network to serve massive deployments of IoT devices and applications in maritime environments. It will allow full ship-wide coverage, across thousands of containers and their cargo, while also supporting new forms of documentation and ledgers.