Skarpe AS and Real Wireless Ltd have signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the aim of complementing each other’s services and expertise. Skarpe AS was founded in 2011 with origins in Telenor and has led some of the largest and most complex ICT projects in Norway. It offers advice and project assignments in telecom, transport,Continue reading “Real Wireless and Skarpe sign strategic collaboration agreement”
Tag Archives: 5G and beyond
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New partnerships for a new generation of wireless
Real Wireless Managing Consultant Julie Bradford considers the socio-economic benefits of connectivity investment Consumers are unwilling to pay a lot more on their monthly bills for the advanced services 5G could provide. However, they expect those services. But upgrading networks to 5G requires major investment from operators. Is 5G about to hit an economic barrier?Continue reading “New partnerships for a new generation of wireless”
Does your council need counsel? We can help
Real Wireless Chief Commercial Officer John Okas considers how local authorities can better understand the socio-economic benefits of improved connectivity for their citizens You’re a city council planning a strategic boost for connectivity in your city. This effort will attract and support key industries with the promise of advanced 5G wireless networks, potentially across theContinue reading “Does your council need counsel? We can help”
Diversification, development and dialogue
Real Wireless long ago declared its full support for diversification in all its forms, driven by open and interoperable products. We believe that guaranteeing technology choice is essential for robust supply chains, diverse ecosystems, cost efficiencies, scale and indeed innovation. That’s also a view taken by the UK’s DCMS in its 5G Supply Chain Diversification StrategyContinue reading “Diversification, development and dialogue”
Rural or remote networks – global challenges and needs may be similar, but regional approaches can be significantly different
As we kicked off our work as the Independent Assessor for the UK’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) Initiative, it’s important to look not only close to home, but to see what is being done with rural coverage in other parts of the world. Perhaps there are lessons we can learn, or things we can shareContinue reading “Rural or remote networks – global challenges and needs may be similar, but regional approaches can be significantly different”
SDN – the quiet revolution
I first became seriously involved in software defined networks (SDNs) more than 10 years ago. At the time I was working with product and standards development teams influencing an ETSI policy document looking at SDN and network function virtualisation (NFV) as separate, but highly interdependent trends. The plan was to turn what was then aContinue reading “SDN – the quiet revolution”
Real Wireless upgrades its COvET coverage platform to support mobile network deployment strategies
London, 26 May 2021 – Real Wireless, the world’s leading independent wireless experts, today announced significant enhancements to its COvET analysis tool, keeping Real Wireless at the cutting edge of analysis capabilities for mobile network operators, regulators, towercos and neutral hosts in the development of cost-effective network deployment strategies. COvET provides Real Wireless experts withContinue reading “Real Wireless upgrades its COvET coverage platform to support mobile network deployment strategies”
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 published a report from Real Wireless that illustrates theContinue reading “Press release: New approach to spectrum licensing in the 26 GHz band”
We’re back to talking HetNets
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 heterogeneous, but we treat it as a single experience. Users might connect toContinue reading “We’re back to talking HetNets”
C-RAN – all still up in the air?
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 RAN was meant to be all about simplifying things,Continue reading “C-RAN – all still up in the air?”
Can Satcoms at sea improve operations on land?
We write a lot about the needs of industry and how LTE, Wi-Fi, DAS and 5G, incorporated into a private network, could improve logistics and security and underpin just-in-time operations for airports, sea-ports, factories, stadiums, malls or local government. But what if an important part of your supply chain isn’t onshore? What if, for example,Continue reading “Can Satcoms at sea improve operations on land?”
Rail connectivity – further down the track
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 dropped calls, slow data performance, blocking and handover become much trickier in such circumstances.Continue reading “Rail connectivity – further down the track”
LTE – (L)ife in (T)he old dog y(E)t
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 market demand for 5GContinue reading “LTE – (L)ife in (T)he old dog y(E)t”
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. Exorbitant spectrum pricing, capricious taxation, slow or bureaucratic approval regimes, uneconomic coverage obligations,Continue reading “Regulation: progressive or obstructive?”
Small cells and DAS: the balance is shifting
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 three main concerns where indoor coverage was involved: building size,Continue reading “Small cells and DAS: the balance is shifting”