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Rail connectivity – further down the track

by Oliver Bosshard | Jul 9, 2020 | 5G, Transport

Passenger connectivity on trains is not a new topic. Unfortunately, neither are the issues it throws up. Of course one central problem doesn’t change. If you are trying to guarantee continuous communications and sufficient capacity to a moving village, issues like...

Connected stadiums

by Mark Keenan | Jul 9, 2020 | 5G, Commercial property, Events, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog, Wireless Industry use case, Wireless Users use case

While football continues behind closed doors, it’s reassuring to know that when fans are able to return, their connectivity needs are well taken care of. In a recent article published in the Radio Times, they rated the best 12 football stadiums in the world. Real...

LTE – (L)ife in (T)he old dog y(E)t

by John Okas | Jul 3, 2020 | 5G, Real Wireless blog, Use case

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?

by Simon Fletcher | Jun 30, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog, Use case

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....

Small cells and DAS: the balance is shifting

by Oliver Bosshard | Jun 5, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog, Use case

Small cells versus distributed antenna systems (DAS)? Is it really that stark a choice? Of course not. Both technologies have their advantages and disadvantages. But it is true to say that the balance has shifted slightly in recent years. Not long ago there would be...

Self-sufficient or self-defeating?

by Simon Fletcher | Jun 5, 2020 | 5G, Featured 5G, Real Wireless blog

The ongoing pandemic has had some useful effects on the image of telecommunications, reminding even the most technophobic that properly functioning fixed and wireless networks can have an overwhelmingly positive effect during health emergencies. Germany and South...

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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...