March 2021 - Real Wireless

Real Wireless Managing Consultant vacancy

by Real Wireless | Mar 30, 2021 | Real Wireless news, Vacancies

Real Wireless is recruiting. We are looking for a Managing Consultant to join our team of wireless experts. About Real Wireless Real Wireless provides advisory services covering all forms of wireless systems to a wide range of international clients – regulators,...

Talking about (and to) trains

by Oliver Bosshard | Mar 24, 2021 | 5G, Transport, Wireless Users use case

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 | 5G, Featured 5G, Use case

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

by Ben Toner | Mar 8, 2021 | 5G, Wireless Industry use case, Wireless Users use case

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...

Is the UK heading for a car crash of standards?

by John Okas | Mar 8, 2021 | 5G, Transport

Real Wireless experts recently came together to discuss the likely trends in wireless for 2021. Despite the issues slowing down activity over 2020, a lot was accomplished last year. The connected vehicle ecosystem, for example, continues to move towards...

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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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