• Three Trials Small Cells in Glasgow to Plug Connectivity Gaps

    Earlier this month, I visited Glasgow to hear from Three about its trial of small cells using open radio access network (RAN) technology in the Scottish city. Three and its ...

  • Podcast: Industrial Edge Computing: Strategies That Scale

    Edge computing is quickly becoming known for its ability to improve business operations by reducing latency, delivering high performance and providing real-time insights. But despite its promise, many businesses — ...

  • Trends to Watch at MWC 2024

    The connected world's cornerstone event is just around the corner. MWC 2024 returns from Monday 26 February to Thursday 29 February, promising to be a hub of activity for over ...

  • Evolving from 5G to 5G-Advanced

    What Is 5G-Advanced? Six years have now passed since the inception of the first 5G networks in the US and South Korea. In that time, 5G has witnessed several advances ...

  • Top 10 Telecom Stories of 2023

    It's been yet another busy year in the telecom world. As 2023 draws to a close, the time has again come for me to share my top stories of the ...

  • Standalone 5G: The Role of RedCap

    Following earlier blogs on standalone 5G looking at connectivity models and the potential benefits for private mobile networks, I wanted to look at the role of Reduced Capability, or RedCap, ...

  • Why SRv6 Is the Route to Cost-Effective Telecom Network Operations

    Consumer demand for faster network speeds and increased use of data throughput presents a pernicious business problem for telecom operators planning infrastructure deployments. The network requirements for modern smartphones are ...

  • Designing Future-Ready Transport Networks

    The surge of data through our networks is a reality of the digital age. A PwC study estimates that data consumption over telecom networks amounted to 3.4 million petabytes in ...

  • RedCap 5G: Reduced Capability, Increased Potential

    Currently, the 5G market revolves around 3GPP Release 15 networks and devices, a form of enhanced mobile broadband which is essentially a faster LTE system. Subsequently, an eagerly anticipated evolution ...

  • Standalone 5G: Impact on Industry 4.0 and Private Mobile Networks

    In a previous blog, we assessed the potential impact of standalone 5G on connectivity services for operators and the evolutionary pathway to new business models it offers. To follow on ...