What are smart factories?

Smart Manufacturing At the Ericsson USA 5G smart factory, we assemble the equipment that will power 5G networks across the U.S. The factory is a full scale operation realizing the potential of 5G with Industry 4.0 to enable intelligent automation and leverage real time data across operations.

Smart factories are an opportunity to create new forms of efficiency and flexibility by connecting different processes, information streams and stakeholders (frontline workers, planners, etc.) in a streamlined fashion . Smart factory initiatives might also be referred to as “digital factory” or “intelligent factory.”

5G network automation is essential Orchestration systems coordinate network automation at scale across multiple domains . Virtualized and cloud-native telecom infrastructure needs network automation to work at scale. Such staggering operational complexity can’t be managed without it.