John Okas, Author at Real Wireless

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...

Connected vehicles: The long and winding road

by John Okas | Aug 11, 2020 | Real Wireless blog, Transport

The automotive industry’s goal was for every new vehicle to be connected by 2022. Now, less than 18 months out, things are more or less on track. But on track for what? M2M vehicle connectivity is already widely available. This enables a vehicle to be connected to an...

LTE – (L)ife in (T)he old dog y(E)t

by John Okas | Jul 3, 2020 | 5G, Real Wireless blog, Use case

LTE rollout is by no means over – and yet the push to bring 5G to countries as diverse as South Korea and South Africa is very much under way. The reality of 5G deployment is different between these countries, but is the focus on 5G missing the point? With global...

A problem shared…

by John Okas | Feb 7, 2020 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

Much has been made of a recent wobble in the progress of the UK’s shared rural network (SRN) initiative, with the Financial Times reporting that BT wants the rural network-sharing deal currently being negotiated with its rivals to reflect the larger investment made...

What sunsetting 2G means for consumers

by John Okas | Dec 5, 2019 | Real Wireless blog

While the rollout of 5G networks regularly hogs the headlines, indications that in the UK 2G networks will face switch off sooner rather than later have failed to achieve the same level of attention – at least in consumer media – despite the significant applications...

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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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