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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5G MoNArch testbed events

by Julie Bradford | Apr 9, 2019

Registration is now open for two events to showcase the 5G MoNArch Hamburg sea port and Turin touristic city testbeds. The two-year, European Commission 5G MoNArch project draws to a close this summer (2019) and two events have been planned to showcase the testbeds...

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the best-connected in the UK

by Mark Keenan | Apr 16, 2019

Multi-standard, multi-technology and multi-purpose telecommunications resources available in Spurs’ new home Tottenham Hotspur has this month opened one of the most technologically advanced stadiums in the world, designed with technology incorporated into the fabric...

Trains, ports and 5G automobiles

The buzz around 5G continued at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) with clear indication that what was once an evolution, has now become a race. As much as the industry claims to be tired of hearing about 5G, we were genuinely inspired by the innovation being...

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