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Managing Consultant Role at Real Wireless
Company DescriptionA UK based independent advisory firm focused on providing technical, regulatory and strategic advice to clients in the wireless industry and wireless users sectors, including both public sector and commercial businesses. We help clients understand...
Press release: New approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band
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...
Towercos: backing into the limelight and moving up the value chain
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...
The Potential Impact of Switching off 2G in the UK
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...
Professor Les Barclay, OBE, BSc, FREng, FIET
Our condolences to the family of Professor Les Barclay, following his death on the 31 July 2019. He was a true gent and a great inspiration to many in our profession. Les was a distinguished and widely recognised professional in fields of radiowave propagation and...
Real Wireless to investigate 2G switch off
Real Wireless has been commissioned by the UK Spectrum Policy Forum to conduct an independent study to identify the vulnerabilities of switching off 2G. The study is being funded by the UK SPF Steering Board membership. John Okas, Managing Consultant at Real Wireless,...
AutoAir 5G transport project extended
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...
UK and South Korean businesses to pilot 5G technology on Seoul subways
A new UK / South Korea 5G competition has been launched by Digital Minister Margot James to help prepare the UK for a future 5G rollout. Businesses are now being encouraged to apply for a unique opportunity to trial new content and services on South Korea’s transport...
5G MoNArch testbed events
Registration is now open for two events to showcase the 5G MoNArch Hamburg sea port and Turin touristic city testbeds. The two-year, European Commission 5G MoNArch project draws to a close this summer (2019) and two events have been planned to showcase the testbeds...
