- VENUE | 14 Hills Restaurant
- LOCATION | London, United Kingdom
- DATE | September 2024
- EVENT | Tech Intelligence Dinner
- TOPIC | Unlock the Potential of Private Cellular Networks
- CLIENT & SPONSOR | Ericsson
Guest Speaker
Stephen Mason
Digital Product & Strategy Manager for Global Industrial Operations – Jaguar Land Rover
With over 15 years of experience in the Engineering/Automotive sectors, Stephen has cultivated expertise in various domains, including Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing and Digital (IT).
He is currently the Digital Product, Innovation and Strategy Manager for Global Industrial Operations at Jaguar Land Rover, where he has spearheaded the development of JLR’s Industrial Operations Digital Products, owning the roadmap for modernising our manufacturing facilities.
The Event
Located on the 14th floor at 120 Fenchurch Street is 14 Hills. With its stunning panoramic views, and particularly of Tower Bridge. This venue always grabs guest’s attention!
Offering the perfect backdrop combined with its quirky garden interior. The evening was the chance to discuss the topic over dinner. Whilst hearing real time case studies, share experiences and expand their knowledge.
Aimed at those responsible for –
- Improving employee connectivity and lone worker safety
- Using AR/VR for hands-on training and real-time expert help
- Control and operation locally and remotely of autonomous or semi-autonomous robots and vehicles
- Enhancing security with video surveillance
- Inspecting assets with drones
- Monitoring the condition of equipment and assets preventing unexpected breakdowns
- Efficient real-time smart building and inventory management
It as the chance to meet with the experts from Ericsson and understand why their company should use a private cellular network?
With enterprises forecasting to invest $100 billion by 2030 in Private Cellular Networks globally. They provide high-performance, secure, and reliable wireless connectivity.
The event provided an opportunity to achieve a true understanding of their impact and why their implementation is crucial for an enterprises’ digitalisation journey.
Key-discussion topics included –
- Increased Reliability: Private networks ensure robust, continuous, high-speed connectivity essential for business- and mission-critical applications – reducing downtime and improving quality.
- Enhanced Flexibility: Bringing increased agility to business and mission critical processes in industrial environments.
- Improved Coverage and Speeds: Private 5G networks surpass Wi-Fi in coverage and speed, especially in complex radio environments or large indoor, outdoor, or remote areas.
- Enhanced Security: Operating on a licensed spectrum and employing encryption, private cellular networks offer superior security compared to Wi-Fi networks.
- Quality of Service (QoS): Traffic prioritization in private networks guarantees optimal QoS for crucial applications.
- Scalability: Private networks can easily scale to support more users and devices without degrading performance.
This was a thought-leadership executive event, aimed to clarify the role of private networks in digital transformation. Highlighting the collaboration between, how cost-effective private LTE and 5G solutions that overcome traditional deployment challenges.
- Organisations registering to attend – Babcock International / Bionical Solutions / British Aiways / Capital Economics / Galliford Try / Group Lotus / Jaguar Land Rover / Laing O’Rourke
- Job Roles included – Technical Officer / Group IT Director / Head of IT / Regional Director Northern Europe Operations / Director of Technology and Product Management / MD / Business Transformation Director – Operational Excellence / Head Engineering / CTO / Regional IT Director
