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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Talking about (and to) trains

by Oliver Bosshard | Mar 24, 2021

The team at Real Wireless has been looking back at wireless connectivity progress over 2020 in a number of sectors. There’s little doubt that overground rail communications services are among the slowest to develop – certainly in comparison to road, air or ports (or...

Never mind the price, just look what might come next in the 5G spectrum auction in the UK!

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Mar 25, 2021

The outcome of the recently completed Principal Stage in the UK’s 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz spectrum auction led to prices being significantly lower than analyst forecasts. What could be the reasons for spectrum being sold at prices well below the industry average,...

Wi-Fi is dead: long live Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi has always been the wireless connectivity of choice when it comes to reaching the most people with the lowest cost. Practically every laptop, tablet and smartphone relies on it as their main or only connection to the internet and cloud services. If you want to...

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