April 2018 - Real Wireless

Copper out in front

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Apr 27, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

Whether the virtualised RAN (vRAN) will be adopted as a mainstream basis for 5G is an important question – but another question may need answering first: what form should the fronthaul link between the virtualised, centralised baseband unit (BBU) and the radio/antenna...

How 5G IoT is doing down on the (UK) farm

by Simon Fletcher | Apr 12, 2018 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

The GSMA, in its report Mobilising the Internet of Things, estimates that smart agriculture is the second biggest IoT opportunity, in terms of revenue potential for mobile operators, after smart buildings [[i]]. It clearly has a lot to offer farmers too. Certainly...

After the auctions: why the real work on 5G in the UK has barely begun

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Apr 10, 2018 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

The UK spectrum auctions are over – but what happens now? Here’s what we know so far…. The six spectrum bidders became five and then four as UK national regulator Ofcom announced the outcome of the principal stage of the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz spectrum auction. All four...

A brave new 5G world?

by Simon Fletcher | Apr 23, 2018 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

A brave new world in which 5G enables new entrants, regulators support a more creative approach to spectrum licensing, and MNOs support both may seem an encouraging response to the possibilities offered by 5G – but it is not necessarily about to happen. Only a few...

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Spotlight on AutoAir at Cenex-LCV 2018

by Anthony Dunne | Sep 28, 2018

Real Wireless presented alongside AutoAir lead organisation Airspan at this year’s Cenex-LCV conference 2018. The conference is the UK’s largest event for the UK low carbon vehicle (LCV) industry and was this year held at Millbrook, Bedfordshire from 12 – 13 September...

Wireless coverage in Ireland: the cost of connectivity

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Dec 6, 2018

ComReg, the statutory body responsible for the regulation of Ireland’s electronic communications and postal sectors, has been very busy of late. It is, clearly, concerned with many important issues but meeting future mobile connectivity needs and extending mobile...

5G: whose opportunity?

Bristol this year has seen the establishment of a live 5G proof of concept (PoC) to test smart city applications in the city centre, as part of a joint research initiative led by the university, BT and Nokia. The main focus of this investigation is on the reliability...

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