Open RAN products were present in force at last year’s MWC. Keith Dyer from The Mobile Network highlighted the appearance at last year’s MWC of a wide collection of emerging Open RAN Distributed Unit (DU) products [i]. These demonstrated progress amongst vendors in the softwarisation of many RAN functions, with the processing intensive Layer 1Continue reading “Finding the Optimum Processing Platform for Open RAN Solutions”
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Ofcom CFI: Our view on the potential spectrum bands to support utilities sector transformation
In our previous blog, Is wireless technology becoming critical to the transformation of the energy sector? – Real Wireless (real-wireless.com/), we identified the changing communication needs for energy system transformation and supported DSIT’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy suggestions regarding private networks in the energy sector. It is clear from the latest Call for Input (CFI) thatContinue reading “Ofcom CFI: Our view on the potential spectrum bands to support utilities sector transformation”
Passenger connectivity on rail – important or not? Well it depends…
It’s all about the money, money, money So let’s get this clear from the start, passenger connectivity on rail has never been about the technical challenges, it is just about ‘who pays’ – the rail network operator, the mobile network operator, the passengers, a Government department or some other entity. Yes, certainly there are someContinue reading “Passenger connectivity on rail – important or not? Well it depends…”
Hybrid networks – Joining the dots
Hybrid mobile networks can mean different things to different people. Whenever someone mentions hybrid networks to me, I always think of islands of private mobile networks being linked together by slices in public networks – a joining-the-dots type of picture. At this year’s Small Cells World Summit, I was pleased to chair a panel discussionContinue reading “Hybrid networks – Joining the dots”
MNOs need a change of culture rather than technology
Of the many issues that operators are currently seeking to address, one of the main ones they face is resolving problems relating to capacity — but some might argue the solution to this already exists, hiding in plain sight. Offloading some of the mobile traffic to Wi-Fi networks has been a key strategy of someContinue reading “MNOs need a change of culture rather than technology”