Saul Friedner, Author at Real Wireless

Real Wireless plays crucial role on spectrum requirements for 5G in European Commission 5G report

by Saul Friedner | Mar 11, 2016 | 5G, Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

At a workshop in Brussels this week, the final results of our eagerly-awaited study on the socioeconomic impact of 5G in Europe, were presented to the European Commission and interested stakeholders. The in-depth report has been produced by experts and academics from...

The evolution of regulation for telecoms by 2020

by Saul Friedner | Dec 11, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

Telecoms regulation needs to evolve to cope with a rapidly changing industry — the traditional mechanisms are no longer working. With mergers and new entrants complicating the marketplace, regulators must find a way to balance competition with encouraging investment...

Future of the mobile industry: network operators must increase capacity without irritating customers with higher prices and data caps

by Saul Friedner | Nov 30, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

At the end of October, Real Wireless hosted a breakfast meeting with Bloomberg to discuss what the future holds for the mobile industry. Around 40 Bloomberg subscribers from across a number of sectors, including financial institutions, telecom vendors, analysts and...

MoD spectrum auction — business as usual or time for new entrants?

by Saul Friedner | Nov 13, 2015 | Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

The recently announced MoD spectrum auction is the culmination of 10 years’ work, numerous reports and even more consultations — some of which I’ve been fortunate enough to be involved with. It’s taken a lot of effort to get to this point and, as one of the first...

Industry verticals can see the benefit of 5G — but trust is still an issue

by Saul Friedner | Oct 27, 2015 | 5G, Real Wireless blog, Uncategorised

Last week in Brussels, Real Wireless helped deliver the second and final workshop of the “5G Socioeconomic” study for the European Commission. The event saw attendees from four vertical sectors — automotive, healthcare, transport and utilities — each with their own...

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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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