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PGE Dystrybucja, the Polish distribution system operator, is aiming to modernise Poland’s energy infrastructure, ensuring more stable energy supplies, faster service delivery and enhanced reliability in the energy industry. According to a new agreement with Ericsson, the LTE450 network for the energy sector will utilise Ericsson’s state-of-the-art outdoor cabinets across 510 radio sites, each providing an impressive 36-hour backup using smart lithium batteries.

The LTE450 network for the energy sector will facilitate real-time access to data from millions of connected IoT devices, offering reliable broadband services for grid management and enabling integration of renewable energy. Additionally, it will provide essential communication capabilities for incident management. This deployment will be supported by experts from Ericsson’s R&D centers in Łódź and Kraków, Poland.    (more…)

November 27, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) published the Business Maturity Model white paper to guide organisations in designing and implementing digital twins that improve business outcomes.

“Change in the digital age is happening at speed and with high frequency, creating disruptions that are difficult to identify,” said Dan Isaacs, the GM and CTO of the DTC. “When companies take an ad-hoc approach to designing and implementing digital twins, it can lead to architectural inconsistencies, making it difficult to share data across business units and to establish an end-to-end view of business processes.”

The Business Maturity Model can help organisations realise the value digital twins add to their business.

The five stages of maturity are, in summary:

1. Passive: Active and passive resistance to digitalisation. Little or no digitisation is found in many legacy projects.
2. Starter: Passive observers of digital twins where there is some virtual and digital modeling. Their existence and value are recognised, but adoption does not yet seriously feature on the agenda. The attitude towards change is that it is a necessary evil rather than a business opportunity.
3. Progressive: Early-stage participants in digital twinning where there is use of operational data for insights with some integration and automation, but only in siloed proofs of concept starting to realise the value, usually in pockets of enlightenment where the attitude to change is also more positive and accepting.
4. Mature: Active prototypes of Digital Twins that are comprehensive with simulation for future “What if scenarios.” The owners see the benefit and start sharing data between point solutions, often providing the technology platforms, and are actively encouraging collaboration on digital twin projects across the siloes of the organisation. This integration follows the Systems of Systems approach and spreads across all phases controlled by the owners internally.
5. Master: Active adoption of digital twins and continuous evolution of the use cases in different parts of the organisation with autonomous decision-making and the ability to learn and act on behalf of users with no human interference.

“The elements of the Business Maturity Model describe the competencies that drive the organisation’s maturity stages,” said Dana Kawas, the co- founder and CEO of Thynkli and one of the authors of the white paper. “With the support of digital twin technology, performance in each competency can be improved.”

Tim Connolly, the CEO at APTUMX and one of the authors of the white paper, said, “We recommend collecting the assessment data from different organisational stakeholders at different levels and in various business units. The Business Maturity Model white paper provides guidance organisations can use to identify where to start and how to prioritise their actions when designing and deploying digital twin systems.”

You can download the Business Maturity Model white paper from the DTC website. Become a DTC member and join the global leaders in digital twin technology.

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

Vodafone Business IoT and Controlant announced they are working together to make the pharmaceutical supply chain more sustainable. They aim to reduce the waste of perishable medicines and help distributors avoid the unnecessary carbon emissions redelivery creates.  (more…)

November 26, 2024

Posted by: Anna Ribeiro

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) has established the Digital Engineering Working Group, which is focused on model-based development methodologies and digital threads across the digital twin lifecycle phases. (more…)

November 25, 2024

Posted by: Anna Ribeiro

IDEMIA Public Security North America has announced a partnership with Kudelski IoT, a division of the Kudelski Group. This collaboration aims to enhance fraud prevention and regulatory compliance in the automotive retail industry by using IDEMIA’s Identity and Verification (ID&V) technology. (more…)

November 22, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has announced that value added reseller Spotter has seen sales of its satellite IoT-enabled horse tracking collar more than double in the last 24 months. (more…)

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

The OnGo Alliance, an industry consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of LTE and 5G solutions in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band, has announced strides in CBRS deployment across various industries. This progress was showcased at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Las Vegas 2024 and the OnGo Alliance Fall Member Meeting in Dallas, titled “OnGo Forward: CBRS, 5G, and Beyond.” (more…)

November 21, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

LocatorX has announced two new members to its strategic advisory board, Colonel Michael Stephens (retired) and Joshua Bass. These additions further strengthen the company’s commitment to expanding its partnerships and Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for the government and defense sectors. (more…)

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

Digital Matter has announced the launch of the Manta Fusion, an advancement to their battery-powered solutions.   (more…)

November 20, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

Sight Machine has became a launch partner for Microsoft Azure IoT Operations, a suite of services for managing factory data in Azure across the edge and cloud. (more…)

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska