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AutoAir 5G transport project extended

by Simon Fletcher | May 28, 2019 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless news, Use case

Real Wireless will continue to play a key role in the AutoAir consortium, which has received a further £1.8m in funding from the UK government (DCMS) taking the total project investment from the government to nearly £6m. Matched industry funding now totals more than...

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...

5G testbed takes to the track

by Anthony Dunne | Dec 19, 2018 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless news

Real Wireless is in the news this week (17 December 2018) as part of a Forbes piece profiling the 5G AutoAir testbed at Millbrook in Bedfordshire. The AutoAir consortium is led by Airspan, with support from the 5GIC, Arm, Blu Wireless, Dense Air, McLaren Applied...

5G: whose opportunity?

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Mar 16, 2018 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

Bristol this year has seen the establishment of a live 5G proof of concept (PoC) to test smart city applications in the city centre, as part of a joint research initiative led by the university, BT and Nokia. The main focus of this investigation is on the reliability...

Real Wireless expands role in helping UK deliver 5G

by Simon Fletcher | Mar 27, 2018 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog, Real Wireless news

Real Wireless will play a key supporting role in the new UK5G national innovation network. 28. 3. 2018 – Endorsed by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee and launched at the BT Tower on 26 March 2018, UK5G will support the development of the UK as a...

A brave new 5G world?

by Simon Fletcher | Apr 23, 2018 | Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

A brave new world in which 5G enables new entrants, regulators support a more creative approach to spectrum licensing, and MNOs support both may seem an encouraging response to the possibilities offered by 5G – but it is not necessarily about to happen. Only a few...

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The Potential Impact of Switching off 2G in the UK

by John Okas | Oct 17, 2019

While the UK has started the deployment of 5G networks, the older 2G networks will inevitably face switch off (or sunset) at some point. This is despite being relied on by the elderly, users in rural locations and numerous machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, such...

Quantifying the economic impact of 5G

by Julie Bradford | Nov 20, 2019

5G is frequently qualitatively promoted as an enabler of smarter working, leading to significant operational benefits and hence productivity gains. Less recognised, but nevertheless as important, are the potential socio-economic benefits for industrial and public...