Oliver Bosshard, Author at Real Wireless

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...

Trains, ports and 5G automobiles

by Oliver Bosshard | Mar 27, 2019 | 5G, Featured 5G, Past events

The buzz around 5G continued at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) with clear indication that what was once an evolution, has now become a race. As much as the industry claims to be tired of hearing about 5G, we were genuinely inspired by the innovation...

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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

by Ben Toner | Mar 8, 2021

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?

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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Talking about (and to) trains

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...