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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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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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Standalone 5G Networks

According to the GSA (Global Mobile Suppliers Association), there are now 176 service providers who have deployed 5G technology on a commercial basis. Of those networks, 145 are offering mobile 5G services and 51 are offering 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless ...
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31st March 2021
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Enhancing 5G deployments with DSS (Dynamic Spectrum Sharing)

A key part of deploying 5G NR (New Radio) is identifying the radio spectrum to utilize. DSS (Dynamic Spectrum Sharing) has been a hot topic over the early deployments of 5G, enabling some service providers to utilize existing 4G LTE spectrum. The ...
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8th March 2021

Reducing Risk through Network Analytics

Defined by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) as one of the three usage scenarios for 5G, MMTC (Massive Machine Type Communications) or MIoT (Massive Internet of Things) is likely to be the catalyst for the transition of mobile networks ...
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20th January 2021
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Delivering 5G Voice Services – Part 2

Despite the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, 5G deployment has continued at a considerable pace, with over 120 5G networks now offering commercial services. Of that number however, relatively few are full Standalone 5G networks, with the remainder based ...
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23rd October 2020
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