Manufacturing Magazine December 2023 | Page 128

NTT AND VERIZON OF MANUFACTURI

TECHNOLOGY & AI
Parm Sandhu , 5G Products and Services at NTT , and Verizon ’ s Michael Weller , explain how 5G is driving manufacturing innovation , alongside a skilled workforce
WRITTEN BY : HELEN ADAMS

5G

is expanding across the world , used in mobile phones , computers and even cars . As 5G utilises technologies including automation , AI and IoT , it is popular with modern manufacturers . Parm Sandhu leads 5G Products and Services at NTT and Michael Weller is the Practice Leader for Manufacturing , Energy and Utilities at Verizon . Here , Sandu shares his thoughts on the increased demand across manufacturing for private 5G networks and Weller discusses embracing 5G for its edge network infrastructure .
Transforming manufacturing and utilities with Verizon ’ s innovation hub Weller is responsible for providing thought leadership to customer innovation challenges at Verizon .
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