John Okas, Author at Real Wireless

A problem shared…

by John Okas | Feb 7, 2020 | 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...

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...

Shared spectrum – way-to-go or still some way to go?

by John Okas | Sep 3, 2019 | Real Wireless blog

In July, Ofcom announced new rules allowing spectrum sharing in four bands, with the aim of making it easier for businesses or localised service providers to build and operate various types of wireless networks. These are welcome moves to open up spectrum for...

Who dares to share?

by John Okas | Jun 5, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

It is clear that 5G networks, if they are to support the new use cases envisaged for them, will require far more infrastructure, from small cell sites to high quality fibre backhaul and fronthaul. This is likely to result in a far greater degree of infrastructure, and...

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The Potential Impact of Switching off 2G in the UK

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MWC 2020 preview

by Simon Fletcher | Feb 7, 2020

Some of the headline topics for MWC 2020 appear pretty generic – connectivity in the 5G era and the commercial implications of the (fairly meaningless) industry X concept – reflecting the continuing desire to create the broad church of the mobile ecosystem. However,...

AutoAir 5G transport project extended

Real Wireless will continue to play a key role in the AutoAir consortium, which has received a further £1.8m in funding from the UK government (DCMS) taking the total project investment from the government to nearly £6m. Matched industry funding now totals more than...

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