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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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Integrated Access and Backhaul for 5G

The roll-out of 5G services worldwide has reignited the requirement for small cells to provide targeted capacity and coverage. However, the practical implementation of deploying small cells and the required transport network infrastructure to ...
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7th September 2020
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Non Terrestrial Networks and 5G

For the past 25 years, I have found myself looking up at the cell towers sitting atop buildings or by the side of the road, observing the many different antenna and feeder configurations. Much to the embarrassment of my now grown up children, who ...
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12th June 2020
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5G and Satellite Communications

Even with the deployment of 5G networks, terrestrial coverage still remains to be a challenge and being able to connect the remaining unconnected populations is complex and potentially costly. Providing additional coverage to those hard to reach ...
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29th May 2020
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5G Radio Spectrum and WRC-19

Following the successful launch of 5G Non Standalone (NSA), mobile service providers are now focusing on Standalone (SA) 5G. A key part of their future roadmap to support ultra-low latency and very high bit-rate applications depends on the ...
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27th March 2020
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5G Architecture

This blog has been updated and the new article can be found here. With the advent of a new cellular technology comes the realization that for many mobile network engineers, a whole raft of new acronyms and concepts will have to be learned. 5G is no ...
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21st February 2020
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Shared Access – Driving Innovation in the UK with Local Spectrum Licencing

In a bid to support innovation, Ofcom, the regulatory authority in the United Kingdom, have set about issuing two new licensing options to make available underutilized radio spectrum. In one of our previous blogs, my colleague Gavin Mitchell ...
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14th February 2020

Beyond 5G – Network 2030

Even before the ink has dried on the latest specifications for 5G, international groups and organisations are gathering, organising summits and holding meetings to discuss and identify a network technology that will be suitable for the 2030s; 6G. ...
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31st January 2020
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AI and its Significance to 5G

Originally published on 17th January 2020. Some information may have changed since publication as a result of subsequent developments. We recommend checking the latest guidance where applicable. Perhaps not too surprisingly, news coming out of Las ...
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17th January 2020
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Private 5G Networks

There is an updated version of this blog available here: Private 5G Networks: Where Things Stand in 2026 Private 5G networks are a topical area at the moment, no doubt fuelled by the successes of LTE in private network deployments. This is ...
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3rd January 2020
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10 Challenges for 5G

5G is here and depending on where you are in the world, it’s potentially been with you for some time now. For the majority of mobile service providers however, the journey has only just begun or may not even be on the horizon. Challenges for 5G ...
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20th December 2019

Are all 5G Non-Standalone deployments using only small cells?

The number of 5G Non Standalone (NSA) deployments has increased with more service providers moving into 5G. Whilst some focus on standalone operation, the ones deploying 5G NSA have various challenges when it comes to the Radio Frequency (RF) bands ...
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22nd November 2019
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Wireline Access in 5G

As 5G begins to be deployed in earnest, it is plain to see that it is much more than a simple upgrade to the current 4G mobile networks. The three fundamental pillars of 5G; eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broadband), MMTC (Massive Machine Type ...
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7th October 2019
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