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Below you will find a selection of our latest blog posts that are designed to give you an insight into trending topics and general mobile technology concepts.
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RedCap

With the finalization of 3GPP Release 17 comes the standardization of RedCap (Reduced Capabilities) devices, sometimes called “NR-Lite”. The concept of RedCap relates to the specific use-cases that don’t fall clearly in one of the original 5G ...
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14th June 2022
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5G Network Data Analytics

Since our last blog on this area, the 3GPP standards supporting 5G network data analytics have moved on quite considerably so it’s worth pausing for a moment to see what’s changed. If you didn’t know before reading this, network analytics is set to ...
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3rd May 2022
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On the Road to 6G – Part 2

Part 2 – IMT 2030 and 6G In last month’s blog, we briefly reviewed the status of global mobile subscriptions before discussing the latest iteration of the 5G specifications from the 3GPP – Release 18 or 5G Advanced. In Part 2, we shall endeavor to ...
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1st April 2022
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On the Road to 6G – Part 1

Part 1 – 5G Advanced As we step into 2025, discussions surrounding the future of mobile telecommunications and 6G continue to gain momentum. However, we still find ourselves managing multiple generations of technology: 2G (GSM & GPRS), 3G ...
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21st March 2022
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5G Anonymity and the SUCI

Across all generations of cellular technology, the notion of a temporary identity has been used to protect the anonymity of the end user. The idea behind this is that the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) that is used to uniquely ...
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24th January 2022
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5G Advanced – RAN Enhancements

Whilst many service providers are currently deploying and optimizing their 5G NR (New Radio) networks using 3GPP Release 15/16 compliant equipment, 3GPP is pressing on finalizing Release 17 (2022) with eyes now focused on Release 18 “5G Advanced”. ...
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1st December 2021
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5G. Will it Break the Technology Social Norm?

Globally, as a society, we are clearly at a stage where our predominant form of electronic communication is through mobile technology. More notably, the Internet. We no longer have simple human-to-human communication but also machine-to-machine ...
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27th September 2021
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Improving the Digital Divide with 5G

Out of the 176 operators that have launched 5G services currently only 14 commercially support 5G SA (Standalone) operation. These Standalone 5G networks mainly utilize Mid Band frequencies, with the most common being deployed using the 3.5GHz band ...
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24th August 2021
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Use Cases in 5G

The telecoms industry is always changing by the constant evolution of technology. From 2G, 3G and 4G, through to 5G, we are expecting to see an even greater acceleration as we witness an increased need for communication services, tools for remote ...
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23rd July 2021
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Open RAN is Open for Debate

When you start to dig into the details of Open RAN, on paper it very quickly becomes a compelling proposition. The notion of having an open, disaggregated Radio Access Network which, crucially, is fully standardized is hard to ignore. Surely, with ...
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18th June 2021
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5G Security when Roaming – Part 2

Last month we introduced the topic of security when roaming in 5G and in so doing set out the network architecture and introduced the key functions that are involved. Furthermore, we also focused in on the authentication process which has been ...
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21st May 2021
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5G Security when Roaming – Part 1

For the past 25 years or so, we have taken it for granted that we can jump on a plane, travel to foreign lands and when we arrive, simply connect to a local network, and continue to use our phones. This capability is down to a number of factors not ...
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22nd April 2021
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