June 2020 - Real Wireless

Regulation: progressive or obstructive?

by Simon Fletcher | Jun 30, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog, Use case

Regulation of telecommunications is not, as some operators may feel, a chance to hold back progress. At least it shouldn’t be. Then again, there have been many examples that, if they became the norm, would genuinely give telecommunications regulation a bad name....

Due diligence: a deeper insight

by Mark Keenan | Jun 5, 2020 | Real Wireless blog, Use case

I was recently chatting to a consultant from a highly regarded multi-asset alternative investment firm. He knows and understands the telecommunications business, but he mentioned to me that the sort of insight Real Wireless offered was on a different level: an...

Small cells and DAS: the balance is shifting

by Oliver Bosshard | Jun 5, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog, Use case

Small cells versus distributed antenna systems (DAS)? Is it really that stark a choice? Of course not. Both technologies have their advantages and disadvantages. But it is true to say that the balance has shifted slightly in recent years. Not long ago there would be...

Self-sufficient or self-defeating?

by Simon Fletcher | Jun 5, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

The ongoing pandemic has had some useful effects on the image of telecommunications, reminding even the most technophobic that properly functioning fixed and wireless networks can have an overwhelmingly positive effect during health emergencies. Germany and South...

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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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