Verizon Business and Cummins Inc (NYSE: CMI) today announced an
agreement to implement Verizon’s all-new Neutral Host Network
product at Cummins’ Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) in Lakewood, NY.
The deal combines a Neutral Host Network with a Verizon Private 5G
Network to cover distinct public-network and private-network use
cases onsite at JEP. Cummins views the network’s technological
capabilities as integral to enhancing operations across the site
and improving the already best-in-class quality of the engines it
produces for its customers.
Cummins can use the Neutral Host Network for connecting phones
and tablets to the public networks of all major U.S. carriers who
opt-in to joining the Neutral Host Network, and the Private 5G
Network on Verizon licensed spectrum for business-critical
applications that require enhanced onsite security or
capability.
The combined network implementation will provide mobile
connectivity for the site’s 1 million square feet of industrial
space, 1 million square feet of outdoor space, and for its 1,500
employees who work at the site to produce approximately 500
heavy-duty truck engines each day. Ericsson is the sole platform
provider to Verizon Business for the network buildout.
The Verizon Neutral Host Network allows employees and visitors
to enjoy a strengthened mobile signal on the grounds of the plant,
and the Verizon Private 5G Network will help transform the facility
to adopt additional industrial use cases now or as needed in the
future. These uses include autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for
handling and transporting materials, computer vision for defect
detection, AR/VR for training and troubleshooting, sensors for
machine health monitoring, and proprietary applications governing
secure onsite operations.
Cellular connectivity on Private 5G can help improve the
performance of mobile AMRs by providing consistent signal strength
throughout the site. In addition, the use of machine-health
monitoring sensors with the Private 5G network eliminates the need
for long runs of Ethernet infrastructure cabling, providing Cummins
a substantial cost savings.
Executive and Analyst Statements:“I am thrilled
for the potential that the Neutral host and Private 5G Networks
will provide at JEP to expand our communications using wireless
technologies,” said Shawn Hricko, Plant Manager at Cummins
Jamestown Engine Plant. “These increased capabilities will allow us
to implement Industry 4.0 strategies more quickly and more
reliably. The improved functionality will enable team members
to communicate with one another more effectively, allow us to share
more data across equipment and enable our ability to implement
mobile Industrial robots (MIRs). Collectively, these improvements
will enable us to produce our engines more safely, more efficiently
and with improved quality, which is a win for Cummins and our
customers who rely on our products on a daily basis.”
“The deployment of a Private 5G Network at our Jamestown
facility is very exciting as we evaluate new digital capabilities
that will transform our manufacturing operations and help to create
a world class workplace for our employees,” said Ron Fleetwood,
Executive Director of Cummins IT Business Services. “This is
another milestone in our digital manufacturing journey that allows
us to validate private cellular for additional sites in the future
and to accelerate i4.0 use cases for Jamestown in the near
term.”
“Cummins’ technology- and innovation-focused approach to doing
business allows them to get the most out of this dynamic Neutral
Host and Private 5G combination,” said Jennifer Artley, Senior Vice
President of 5G Acceleration, Verizon Business. “All the
connectivity bases are covered with this solution, and the
efficient architecture makes it cost-effective, easy to maintain,
and easy to add onto as operations grow and evolve. Plus, employees
and guests onsite can keep their normal cellular connectivity
without any headaches or extra steps. It’s a truly holistic
solution.”
"By offering Neutral Host and Private 5G network capabilities
together, Verizon can deliver a solution that supports both
multi-carrier public connectivity and specialized private network
use cases on a customer's campus or worksite. The network types
share common elements, so implementation is streamlined and both
public and private uses are covered,” said Brian Partridge, Head of
Research, 451 Research, a unit of S&P Global Market
Intelligence.1
About Neutral Host Networks:A neutral host
network allows the general public to achieve a strengthened mobile
signal via dedicated network infrastructure on a specific premises
or campus, and can work with the public networks of all major U.S.
carriers who opt-in to joining the neutral host network. Verizon’s
Neutral Host Network accomplishes this with Verizon as the “anchor
tenant,” responsible for engineering, implementation, equipment,
and ongoing maintenance and performance of the onsite equipment.
Verizon is not responsible for the performance of other U.S.
carriers' network equipment or conditions beyond the premises of
the Neutral Host Network.
About Private 5G Networks:Verizon Private 5G
Networks are private, on-premises networks, often using Verizon’s
licensed spectrum. They do not communicate with outside
macro-networks and all data remains on premises. Private 5G
networks are ideal for supporting business-critical operations,
advanced connected applications, edge-compute use cases, and
heightened security and data sovereignty, in addition to direct
cellular connectivity to connected devices and equipment.
To learn more about Neutral Host Network, Private 5G, and other
Verizon Business solutions, visit verizon.com/business.
About Cummins Inc.Cummins Inc., a global power
leader, is a corporation of complementary business segments that
design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of
power solutions. The company’s products range from diesel, natural
gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related
components including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers,
fuel systems, valvetrain technologies, controls systems, air
handling systems, automated transmissions, axles, drivelines,
brakes, suspension systems, electric power generation systems,
batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen production
technologies and fuel cell products. Headquartered in Columbus,
Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs
approximately 75,500 people committed to powering a more prosperous
world through three global corporate responsibility priorities
critical to healthy communities: education, environment and
equality of opportunity. Cummins serves its customers online,
through a network of company-owned and independent distributor
locations, and through thousands of dealer locations worldwide and
earned about $735 million on sales of $34.1 billion in 2023. See
how Cummins is powering a world that's always on by accessing news
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