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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Towercos: backing into the limelight and moving up the value chain

by Mark Keenan | Mar 9, 2020

Passive infrastructure owners? Hardly. Tower companies have been seen as a driving force behind multiple operator infrastructure sharing for a long time. And, while pure-play towercos still exist, many have been branching out for years. Digital Bridge, for example, is...

Co-existence cuts costs

by John Okas | Jul 3, 2020

LTE rollout is by no means over – and yet the push to bring 5G to countries as diverse as South Korea and South Africa is very much under way. The reality of 5G deployment is different between these countries, but is the focus on 5G missing the point? With global...

Regulation: progressive or obstructive?

Regulation of telecommunications is not, as some operators may feel, a chance to hold back progress. At least it shouldn’t be. Then again, there have been many examples that, if they became the norm, would genuinely give telecommunications regulation a bad name....

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