October 2019 - Real Wireless

5G: behind the hype

by Simon Fletcher | Oct 28, 2019 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

It’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop isn’t it? We hit peak hype curve for a new access technology and then the doubters start to make their voices heard. In the last few weeks there has been a generous scattering of reports and commentary throwing dark and...

The Potential Impact of Switching off 2G in the UK

by John Okas | Oct 17, 2019 | Real Wireless news

While the UK has started the deployment of 5G networks, the older 2G networks will inevitably face switch off (or sunset) at some point. This is despite being relied on by the elderly, users in rural locations and numerous machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, such...

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Rural broadband UK: opportunities lie in more openness in shared and local access spectrum licencing

by Oliver Bosshard | Jun 30, 2021

Oliver Bosshard, COO at Real Wireless, and James Body, CEO from Telet Research share thoughts on the opportunities and issues associated with rural and remote broadband provision. Could tweaks to shared and local access licencing processes see them deliver on their...

Europe and Spectrum Sharing: Ambitions and plans are not keeping pace with progress in the US

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Jun 30, 2021

Access to wireless spectrum is increasingly viewed around the world as an essential utility, and also a limited resource. The EU definitely takes it seriously and, as part of the EU 2025 Connectivity objectives has mandated there must be “mobile coverage everywhere”...

Rural or remote networks – global challenges and needs may be similar, but regional approaches can be significantly different

As we kicked off our work as the Independent Assessor for the UK’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) Initiative, it’s important to look not only close to home, but to see what is being done with rural coverage in other parts of the world. Perhaps there are lessons we can...

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