A smart city in
Thailand supported by a single communications network supports kiosks, outdoor Wi-Fi, street lighting, parking and more, according to a press release.
The 5G Open RAN Smart City in
Ban Chang,
Thailand is able to support use cases across industrial robots, factory automation, remote telemedicine, aviation, logistics and agriculture.
Partners in the initiative include Mavenir, a network software provider;
National Telecom Public Co. Ltd., a state-owned telecommunications company; 5GCT, a 5G smart cities provider; and
Cisco Systems, a networking company. With the partnership with Mavenir and Cisco Connected Communities Infrastructure, the host of Smart City can create a single, secure communications network to support all needs that are simpler to deploy and manage from end-to-end visibility, ranging from smart kiosks and outdoor Wi-Fi, to smart street lighting, parking, waste and more, Taweewat Chantaraseno, managing director for
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As part of its portfolio optimisation and margin improvement programme in its North American business, HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement to sell its business activities in the U.S. West region to the U.S. based company Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. The sale price is US$2.3 billion in cash.
“The sale of our U.S. West region activities is a major step in our portfolio optimisation as part of our ‘Beyond 2020’ strategy,” said Dr. Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement. “We are simplifying our portfolio in North America and prioritising the strongest market positions. Our engagement for the North American market is stronger than ever.” Chris Ward, President & CEO of Lehigh Hanson, Inc. reiterated HeidelbergCement’s high commitment for future growth in North America by saying: “We will accelerate the build-out of our positions in the four key regions Canada, Midwest, Northeast and South through selected bolt-on acqui