20 February 2025

Roularta Media Group Accelerates Digital Transformation with NTT DATA’s Private 5G

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

February 20, 2025 – London – NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and IT services, and Roularta Media Group (RMG), a Belgian leading multimedia group, 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.

RMG joins the growing momentum of global brands adopting NTT DATA’s Private 5G to modernize their connectivity needs. NTT DATA has built some of the most extensive private 5G networks in the world. These include smart airports in Fraport in Frankfurt and Cologne Bonn and a smart campus with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. NTT DATA was recently chosen by the City of Brownsville, Texas to use NTT DATA's Private 5G network to support city operations and improvements similar to its work with the City of Las Vegas. 

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion, trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at nttdata.com.

About Roularta Media Group

Roularta Media Group (RMG) is a Belgian listed multimedia group with over 1,200 coworkers and a total turnover of 323 million euros. In Belgium, RMG is market leader in magazine brands in Dutch and French as well as market leader in local media with, among others, De Zondag. In the Netherlands, RMG has the second-largest portfolio of magazine brands. In Germany, RMG is market leader in media for the fifty-plus audience. RMG has a hypermodern offset printing factory, Roularta Printing, producing high-quality newspapers, magazines and catalogs for the Belgian and international markets. RMG offers powerful digital tools, such as the app 'Mijn Magazines', with a digital kiosk, a 24/24 website with content from all editorial teams and subscriptions available for the whole family. RMG has implemented a trendsetting sustainability program called Roularta Cares.

In eighth place, and as one of the companies making the most significant progress, Roularta Media Group has joined the top ten most attractive employers in Belgium according to Randstad’s most recent Employer Brand Research (2024).

Media Contact:

Lori Bosio, External Communications, NTT DATA

Lori.bosio@global.ntt