Oliver Bosshard, Author at Real Wireless

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...

Independent towercos: the outsourcing opportunity

by Oliver Bosshard | Mar 14, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Towerco, Use case

It’s second time lucky for independent tower companies. Back in 2008, the financial downturn made selling off towers and leasing them back a sensible approach for MNOs. It reduced opex and helped replenish significantly reduced coffers. This helped drive and validate...

Real Wireless helps lay groundwork for Austrian 5G auction

by Oliver Bosshard | Sep 25, 2019 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

Recent news of an Austrian 5G auction that won’t involve eye-watering sums has, not surprisingly, been greeted with a very positive response from commentators and analysts – not to mention operators. Austria’s Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and...

Rail Wireless

by Oliver Bosshard | Jul 23, 2019 | Real Wireless blog

What do rail passengers in 2019 want from wireless? Voice, web browsing, emailing and social media are pretty much a given, but it’s the ‘streaming’ services that are forecasted to generate 75-90% of traffic on trains. Assuming an unconstrained usage...

5G World Summit

by Oliver Bosshard | Jun 4, 2019 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

Real Wireless Chief Operating Officer (COO) Oliver Bosshard is a session chair and awards judge at this year’s 5G World Summit in London. Previously known as LTE World, 5G World is a unique conference and exhibition platform supporting telcos in their 5G...

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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

by Mark Keenan | Jun 30, 2021

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...

SDN – the quiet revolution

I first became seriously involved in software defined networks (SDNs) more than 10 years ago. At the time I was working with product and standards development teams influencing an ETSI policy document looking at SDN and network function virtualisation (NFV) as...

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