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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26 GHz – A radical approach to licensing in higher frequencies to increase spectrum efficiency

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Feb 19, 2021

A new study carried out by Real Wireless on behalf of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UK SPF) proposes a radical approach to licensing the 26 GHz band. The report proposes a hybrid licensing approach i.e. exclusive access to MNOs with some flexibility to share in the...

Press release: New approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band

by News | Jan 28, 2021

Real Wireless report for the UK Spectrum Policy Forum on a new approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band A new licensing model for the 26 GHz band to drive innovation and support digital transformation of industry. The UK’s Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) today...

Predicting 2021 Trends: Connectivity Insight from Real Wireless

Every year, we see new opportunities and challenges for the wireless industry, and 2020 was certainly no exception to that. With the year that no-one saw coming firmly behind us, it's time to look forward once again. On 21 January, we held our second free-to-attend...

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