News tagged: 5G

23 June, 2017

Is 5G on a train to nowhere?

Recently I was on a train from Frankfurt to Nuremburg in Germany attempting in vain to get some work done, writes Robin Kent, the director of European operations at Adax. The issue I had is that, as there was no Wi-Fi available on-board, I was having to rely on the mobile phone network to remain connected. My frustration grew as my phone constantly flitted between 4G, 3G and 2G, causing emails not to sync correctly and an increasing amount of important messages becoming stuck in my outbox, as well as troubles with web browsing. (more…)

23 June, 2017

New CSP common data layer and cloud database architecture to expose both user and session activity

According to Strategy Analytics, a “major evolution” in Subscriber Data Management (SDM) is giving both Communications Service Providers (CSPs) and their partners seamless access to static and dynamic end user information from multiple subscriber and network databases and real time functional elements. (more…)

16 June, 2017

We’re going to need a bigger slice

Around about the year 2020, 5G networks will start to supercharge the world of data services and the IoT. It sounds like IoT nirvana – data rates 100x compared to 4G, and latency reduced from 50 to just one millisecond. (more…)

15 June, 2017

NFV the right way – a cloud native foundation for a 5G future

There is little doubt in the telecoms industry that network functions virtualisation (NFV) will be the foundation for communications networks of the future. But for NFV to deliver the benefits expected and promised, its constituent virtual network functions (VNFs) must first be developed using cloud-native design principles, writes Ian Maclean, the chief marketing officer of Metaswitch. (more…)

13 June, 2017

How big data helps optimise mobile network infrastructure

Demand for data in the telecommunications industry is growing at an accelerated pace. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, global mobile data traffic grew 63% in 2016. (more…)

09 June, 2017

How to seize the pervasive network opportunity

Analyst firm Gartner forecasts that 8.4 billion connected things will be used worldwide this year. This will increase as we move into 2018 and beyond, and with that growth comes unprecedented pressure on the network, writes George Nazi, the global network practice lead at Accenture – Communications, Media & Technology. (more…)

08 June, 2017

Hackers from three continents to gather in Oulu to crack 5G technologies from Telia and Nokia

”The most important thing about a hackathon is to find the right balance between solving the challenge and enjoying the experience,” IT engineer, Gabriele Prestifilippo summarises. (more…)

07 June, 2017

Finland’s 5G test networks shift focus from technology development towards large-scale service trials

The work is continuing in close co-operation with key vertical industry partners that, in the future, are planning to deploy their digital services on top of mobile network platforms. Finnish 5G test networks, say their backers, are piloting the digital business and service models of the future. (more…)

01 June, 2017

5G – Living life in the fast lane of data delivery

As the 5G industry begins to move from the theory to practice, we take a closer look at some of the markets likely to be impacted. (more…)

31 May, 2017

Backhaul network transformation: The go-to strategy for CSPs

Imagine a society where public services are intrinsically linked. Citizens could be notified on their smartphone of a late running train service, with alternative routes shared. (more…)