Roularta Media Group accelerates digital transformation

Private 5G network transforms Belgium’s largest printing company into a state-of-the-art digital printing powerhouse.

  • Wednesday, 26th February 2025 Posted 3 months ago in by Phil Alsop

NTT DATA and Roularta Media Group (RMG), a Belgian leading multimedia group, have announced a strategic engagement to digitally transform RMG’s printing facilities, with the deployment of an advanced Private 5G network and NTT DATA’s expertise in managed services. RMG's decision to invest in a new Private 5G network is part of its corporate plan to greatly increase productivity through advanced technologies.

As part of a multi-year agreement, NTT DATA and RMG will bring to life Private 5G use cases to support RMG’s global operations, transforming Belgium’s largest offset printing company into a state-of-the-art digital printing powerhouse. The partnership will focus on creating new use cases, including intelligent asset tracking and push-to-talk communications, to streamline operations and enhance productivity. NTT DATA's secure, low-latency Private 5G network will help Roularta Printing move to a fully digital future, both locally and internationally.

“NTT DATA Private 5G empowers organizations, providing the network that underpins digital transformation and edge computing implementations,” said Robin Joncheere, Managing Director, NTT DATA Belgium. “We are thrilled to support Roularta Media Group’s digital transformation journey as they unlock the potential of private 5G, applications at the edge and data-driven insights for revolutionizing their operations as a digital first multimedia company.”

NTT DATA conducted an in-depth consultancy assessment of RMG’s network and security, ensuring that the infrastructure is optimized for peak performance. NTT DATA’s Private 5G network is already supporting Roularta Printing across its 40,000-square-meter manufacturing facility in Belgium.

As RMG modernizes its manufacturing operations, the Private 5G network will underpin the optimization of devices used throughout the facility and prepare for future edge computing implementations. Looking ahead, RMG plans to extend the NTT DATA Private 5G capabilities across additional locations throughout Europe in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

“Our industry demands uninterrupted operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Any downtime is a significant risk because news needs to be printed within hours,” said Luc Neysens, CIO, Roularta Media Group. “As we transform our printing operations and execute our vision for a fully digitized future-proof multimedia company, we’re excited to work with NTT DATA and their team to unlock what is possible with a dependable, secure and low latency network environment.”

NTT DATA’s Private 5G network currently deployed at RMG’s Belgian facility makes sure the reliability and efficiency of these operations can be ensured at any location within the plant. Additionally, smart, ruggedized devices support push-to-talk communications, a feature that was previously difficult to incorporate on RMG’s legacy network due to moving machinery and signal reflections within the facility.

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