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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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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