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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Making the case for 26 GHz

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Oct 29, 2020

As some of you know, Real Wireless has had some excellent news in the past few days. The UK’s Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) has awarded its 26 GHz study contract to the Real Wireless team. This is an enormous vote of confidence in our abilities, in particular because it...

Hard Times, Smart Investments

by Simon Fletcher | Oct 29, 2020

The ongoing pandemic has been just one of the drivers for smarter, safer and more digitally integrated cities. But smart cities, like bricks and mortar cities, need foundations and investment. The enabling environment for smart city development is offered by...

Smart Cities Change Lives

It’s becoming a bit of a cliché to suggest that Covid-19 has created inflection points that will change behaviours forever. Nevertheless, right now the collection and analysis of huge volumes of data are accepted as key to bringing the spread of the virus under...

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