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We’re back to talking HetNets

by Ben Toner | Nov 30, 2020 | 5G, Commercial property, Real Wireless blog, Use case, Wireless Users use case

Users buy experiences. And in today’s continually connected world, connectivity is an experience we seek out and cannot do without. We want instant access to online information and services, whether at home, out and about or on the move. Connectivity is increasingly...

Making the case for 26 GHz

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Oct 29, 2020 | 5G, Use case

As some of you know, Real Wireless has had some excellent news in the past few days. The UK’s Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) has awarded its 26 GHz study contract to the Real Wireless team. This is an enormous vote of confidence in our abilities, in particular because it...

It’s a successful spectrum auction model. So why is it not being widely imitated?

by Oliver Bosshard | Nov 30, 2020 | 5G, Towerco, Transport, Use case

The latest Austrian 5G spectrum auction is over. Austria’s Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR) achieved its aim of offering a pricing model that attracted investment and a high level of increased coverage commitment from the mobile...

Hard Times, Smart Investments

by Simon Fletcher | Oct 29, 2020 | 5G, Towerco, Use case

The ongoing pandemic has been just one of the drivers for smarter, safer and more digitally integrated cities. But smart cities, like bricks and mortar cities, need foundations and investment. The enabling environment for smart city development is offered by...

Smart Cities Change Lives

by Simon Fletcher | Oct 29, 2020 | 5G, Towerco, Transport, Use case

It’s becoming a bit of a cliché to suggest that Covid-19 has created inflection points that will change behaviours forever. Nevertheless, right now the collection and analysis of huge volumes of data are accepted as key to bringing the spread of the virus under...

C-RAN – all still up in the air?

by Simon Fletcher | Aug 27, 2020 | 5G, Draft blogs, Real Wireless blog, Towerco, Use case, Wireless Industry use case

C-RAN seems to have been a long time coming. I first started exploring the potential of C-RAN back in 2007. Since then there’s been a great deal of industry talk and thousands of pages of standards describing dozens of C-RAN architectures. And I’m still waiting. Cloud...

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26 GHz – A radical approach to licensing in higher frequencies to increase spectrum efficiency

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Feb 19, 2021

A new study carried out by Real Wireless on behalf of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UK SPF) proposes a radical approach to licensing the 26 GHz band. The report proposes a hybrid licensing approach i.e. exclusive access to MNOs with some flexibility to share in the...

Press release: New approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band

by News | Jan 28, 2021

Real Wireless report for the UK Spectrum Policy Forum on a new approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band A new licensing model for the 26 GHz band to drive innovation and support digital transformation of industry. The UK’s Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) today...

Predicting 2021 Trends: Connectivity Insight from Real Wireless

Every year, we see new opportunities and challenges for the wireless industry, and 2020 was certainly no exception to that. With the year that no-one saw coming firmly behind us, it's time to look forward once again. On 21 January, we held our second free-to-attend...

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