Boldyn deploys 5G RedCap for smart livestock monitoring. Connected agriculture programme teams with neutral host provider to give farmers near real-time insight into livestock-building conditions, supporting animal welfare and farm resilience. Published: 27 Aug 2026 13:43 With heatwaves and extreme weather placing growing pressure on livestock and farm operations, many farms are turning to connectivity to enhance and protect business. In a bid to assist farmers in the south of England, neutral host comms provider Boldyn Networks is working with West Sussex County Council and agritech specialist Pneumonitor to deploy 5G RedCap technology to support more scalable monitoring and help farmers protect animal welfare, productivity and long-term resilience. The deployment is taking place under the Growing Sussex programme, established by West Sussex County Council to co-develop and showcase practical uses of 5G, IoT and AI across food, drink and agricultural production. Bringing together local government, specialist education providers and technology partners, with input from growers and livestock producers, the programme encompass "glasshouses to vineyards, nurseries and aquaculture". Growing Sussex is working to envision a new era in food production, blending 5G connectivity and other high technology to create smarter, sustainable agriculture. Boldyn Networks and West Sussex County Council announced plans for four private 5G networks in 2024 and all four Growing Sussex partner sites were live by December 2025. RedCap is regarded as an ideal technology for agricultural applications, designed for internet of things (IoT) devices that do not require the full capabilities of standard 5G. It combines 5G connectivity with lower power consumption, reduced battery requirements and longer device life, helping lower maintenance needs and operating costs for farm-based deployments. The Pneumonitor integration adds livestock-building environmental monitoring to the programme's wider connected-agriculture ecosystem. Its in-pen environmental sensor is designed to give farmers near real-time insight into conditions inside livestock buildings, helping them to identify and respond more quickly to factors that can increase animal stress and respiratory disease risk. Unlike sensors typically mounted on walls, Pneumonitor measures conditions within the pen, where the animals are. Connected through 5G RedCap technology, the device can share information from livestock buildings and support scalable monitoring across farms. The project also showed when heat load was building and what could be done before yields were affected. The connectivity behind the deployment allows the system to bring monitoring to more sites than before. The deployment comes as repeated heatwaves across parts of the UK, in particular the south of England, place greater pressure on livestock and farm operations. By helping farmers understand how conditions are changing, Boldyn believes technology can support earlier action, animal health and welfare, productivity and long-term resilience. "As the connectivity partner for Growing Sussex, we're committed to helping shape a new era for agriculture and deploy technologies that bring a welcome boost to the West Sussex economy," said Gearoid Collins, commercial director, real estate, enterprise and wind farms at Boldyn Networks. "Connecting Pneumonitor through RedCap shows how private 5G can support practical agritech and provide the digital foundation for many more connected applications across the farming sector." Councillor Yvonne Gravely, cabinet member for economy and skills at West Sussex County Council, added: "Agriculture plays a vital role in West Sussex, but periods of extreme weather are creating new challenges for the sector. Through Growing Sussex, we're helping growers and food producers use technology to better understand changing conditions, protect animal welfare and build resilience for the future. That's good for local businesses, good for our rural economy and good for West Sussex." * Why IoT grows in agriculture but needs tonic for healthcare: Deployment environments matter far more than sophistication, when it comes to IoT success. 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Boldyn deploys 5G RedCap for smart livestock monitoring. Boldyn Networks and agritech specialist Pneumonitor are teaming up for smart livestock monitoring in West Sussex. August 27, 2026 The project has been set up through the public sector-led Growing Sussex programme, and involves connecting Pneumonitor's in-pen environmental monitoring device to Boldyn's private 5G network. Growing Sussex was established by West Sussex County Council with the aim of co-developing and showcasing practical uses of 5G, IoT and AI across food, drink and agricultural production. Boldyn Networks and West Sussex County Council announced plans for four private 5G networks in 2024, and the partner sites went live in 2025. The Pneumonitor integration adds livestock-building environmental monitoring to the programme's wider connected-agriculture ecosystem. This is supposed to give farmers near real-time insight into conditions inside livestock buildings, which in turn can help them identify and respond to environmental factors that may increase the risk of respiratory disease and animal stress. Apparently there is a distinction between Pneumonitor's kit and sensors mounted on walls - the devices measure conditions within the pen and via 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology, they can share info from the livestock buildings and "support practical, scalable monitoring across farms." Heatwaves across parts of the UK and Europe place greater pressure on livestock and farm operations, says Boldyn, and claims the technology can support earlier action, animal health and welfare, productivity and long-term resilience. "As the connectivity partner for Growing Sussex, we're committed to helping shape a new era for agriculture and deploy technologies that bring a welcome boost to the West Sussex economy," said Gearoid Collins, Commercial Director, Real Estate, Enterprise & Wind Farms at Boldyn Networks. "Connecting Pneumonitor through RedCap shows how private 5G can support practical agritech and provide the digital foundation for many more connected applications across the farming sector." Isaac Orr, Chief Executive Officer at Pneumonitor added: "With heatwaves becoming more frequent, conditions inside livestock buildings can deteriorate faster than they can be spotted by eye. Pneumonitor measures conditions in the pen itself, where the animals are, rather than at the wall where sensors are usually mounted. "This project showed when heat load was building and what could be done before yields were affected. The connectivity behind the deployment now allows us to bring this monitoring to far more sites than before. We thank Boldyn Networks and the Growing Sussex programme for their partnership." Earlier this month Boldyn deployed a neutral-host Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at The O2 Belfast. The neutral host solution combines active DAS technology with targeted additional coverage, which the firm says creates a flexible system that can be tuned across the venue and scaled as needed, and supports 2G through to 5G, across all UK networks. Deputy Editor Andrew joined Telecoms.com on the back of an extensive career in tech journalism and content strategy. Prior to Telecoms.com, he held numerous editorial, content marketing and publishing roles covering various technology markets. Want more Telecoms.com stories in your Google search results? Join 56,000+ members. Yes it's completely free.

Río Hondo College invests in stronger campus technology support to improve student, faculty and staff experiences. Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 ET Partnership with Boldyn Networks strengthens ERP support and internal IT capacity, answers to growing demand for managed application services in higher education LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Río Hondo College has selected Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) as a trusted partner to invest in Managed Application and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) services, helping expand the capacity of the college's internal IT team and strengthening support for the critical applications that underpin day-to-day operations. Boldyn will work with Río Hondo College to assess, support and optimize its application environment, including cloud migration planning, infrastructure hosting management, application management, Software-as-a-Service readiness, database administration, and business continuity and disaster recovery planning. For Río Hondo College, the partnership provides access to specialists with deep experience supporting higher education institutions without increasing pressure on existing staff resources. The approach enables the college's IT team to spend more time advancing strategic initiatives that support institutional goals and student success. Allan Abutin, Interim Executive Director, Information Technology Services, at Río Hondo College, said "Our technology systems play an essential role in supporting every part of the college experience. As the complexity of those systems continues to grow, it becomes increasingly important to have access to the right expertise and resources. Boldyn's higher education experience and dedicated support model give us confidence that we can continue delivering reliable services while allowing our internal team to focus on the strategic initiatives that drive value for our students, faculty and staff." Matt Loecke, SVP Higher Education, at Boldyn Networks US, said "Higher education institutions are navigating significant technology transformation while managing increasing demands on internal IT teams. Río Hondo College has taken a proactive approach by investing in the ERP services and expertise needed to support its long-term goals. We are proud to be selected as a trusted partner and look forward to helping the college maximize the value of its technology environment while delivering reliable experiences for its campus community." Boldyn's Managed Application Services are designed to help colleges and universities reduce the operational burden of supporting increasingly complex application environments while maintaining visibility and control over their technology strategy. SOURCE Boldyn Networks