BROWSING: Opinion

Mastering mmWave for FWA (Reader Forum)

Fixed wireless access (FWA) using sub-6 GHz spectrum has generated significant new revenue since 2021 for mobile network operators (MNOs) at the expense of the cable industry. This should be no surprise given research by Nokia in 2020 showing that consumers would be willing...

Re-shoring and near-shoring will drive smarter manufacturing (Reader Forum)

Globalization is shifting. Reshoring and nearshoring are the new trends, driven largely by a desire to be less dependent on China, but also by the supply chain fragility revealed during COVID, as well as geopolitical shifts, and the drop in domestic demand due to...

Who connects the dots between 5G applications and the cloud? (Reader Forum)

In our role helping Communication Service Providers (CSPs) transition to cloud-native 5G networks, there’s a problem we run into time and again. Here’s how it goes: A customer will deploy, say, a new network card for their servers. We’ll measure the performance and confirm that...

Advancing mission-critical comms for smart firefighting (Reader Forum)

Over time, fire safety practices and measures have been established worldwide to prevent fires, mitigate their impact and safeguard lives and property. Firefighting is a hazardous occupation. Firefighters face some of the most unique challenges to save people from life-threatening situations. Emerging technologies can...

All’s fair in 5G monetization (Reader Forum)

The 5G revolution has sparked a race among communication service providers (CSPs) to maximize return on their significant investments. To date, the focus has largely been on developing new 5G services and adapting their underlying business support systems (BSS) to support these offerings. However, the...

How 5G SA can change the digital value chain in the CSPs’ favour (Reader Forum)

5G+ and 5G Ultra are two of the names that Communication Service Providers (CSPs) have given their new 5G SA (Standalone) services. Having a cool, new name that differentiates 5G SA from existing 5G NSA (non Standalone) services makes perfect sense as for the...

The case for a converged 0G-WAN standard to deliver Europe-wide IoT (Reader Forum)

Patrick Griffin, Chief Product Officer, Heliot Europe, the largest Sigfox network operator in the European Union; here, he expands on the importance of the new unlicensed LPWAN working group proposing a new 0G-WAN standard to deliver network redundancy, reliability, and scale to support a...

To meet expectations of PE firms, CSPs must diversify business models and embrace collaboration (Reader Forum)

Over the past four years, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) have merged or sold their network assets to help address the issue of a lack of differentiation and counteract the gradual decline of their stock market valuations. Many have turned to private equity firms to...

Nine key trade-offs to optimise IoT connectivity (Reader Forum)

Due to the distributed nature of IoT, connectivity/networking is perhaps the most critical element of the full IoT stack. It is also the area that requires the greatest consideration of sensitivities and trade-offs regarding the requirements of the use cases, the nature of their...

How CBRS and federal funding are enabling tribes to achieve connectivity, today (Reader Forum)

Huge swaths of the U.S. population still struggle to work, study, or even communicate without access to reliable or affordable high-speed connectivity. This situation, given greater attention as our working and learning routines have shifted over the past few years, disproportionally affects tribal communities...

Private 5G in process automation – how to solve a problem like PROFINET (Reader Forum)

As organizations rush to automate factories, warehouses, and other industrial environments, deterministic network connectivity and uninterrupted mobility have become nonnegotiable. An increasing number of network-connected devices are being introduced into industrial operations at a faster pace than ever before while wireless connectivity has opened...

Navigating the supply chain crisis—How the circular economy can help (Reader Forum)

The supply chain crisis is the worst it’s been for 50 years and industry leaders expect issues to continue this year. Impacted by challenges from COVID-19, the conflict in Ukraine, the fuel crisis and labour shortages, sourcing hardware is now a defining challenge for...

On-prem vs cloud IoT data collection: The pros and cons (Reader Forum)

In today's data-driven world, a significant amount of data storage still happens on-premise. However, when organizations opt for cloud solutions, it is often through cloud subscriptions with hyperscalers like Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services. These cloud-based services offer tools for building applications, but...

Kagan: Viiz Communications on changing Emergency Services landscape

The growing variety of devices make Emergency Services more difficult, more expensive and more complicated How have all the new devices we use like smartphones, tablets, smart watches and more, impacted Emergency Services? This has always been one of the most important sectors for obvious...

Is broadband, equity, access and deployment (BEAD) the right approach?

The digital divide between urban and rural households in the U.S. is growing. At a time when access to the internet is becoming increasingly vital for education, remote working, and accessing certain government services, almost 10% of rural households still have no access to...

Choosing the right IoT connectivity technology for agriculture (Reader Forum)

Selecting the right connectivity technology for agriculture IoT applications is confusing as there are a wide range of options available, from cellular networks to satellite connectivity in addition to low power wide area (LPWA). In this blog post we explore some of the characteristics...

Fixed Wireless Access is the number one 5G application (Reader Forum)

One area that’s become an increasingly important topic among operators is the adoption of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). FWA and the inevitable ubiquity of 5G offers telecom providers the opportunity to deliver new and enhanced services, including security, cloud-based solutions and interactive content. 5G is enabling...

Why should we celebrate World Wi-Fi Day? (Reader Forum)

The potential availability of additional spectrum will greatly enhance Wi-Fi On June 20th, we celebrate World Wi-Fi Day. Why? Because Wi-Fi is part of life. We often neglect the importance of this technology in our daily lives. Wi-Fi encompasses much more than just education, medicine,...

The best kept secret: Where fixed wireless access wins for service providers (Reader Forum)

A master carpenter has an extensive toolbox. He knows that the difference between “good enough” and “great” is made by choosing the right tool for the application. As a growing number of business and residential customers around the world are looking to add high-speed...

Kagan: Growth technologies and companies to watch

We are always looking for the next hot stock or sector to invest in or to do business with. The wireless and telecommunications industry has always been a rich source of innovation and new ideas. So, let’s take a closer look at some of...

The value of privileged access to your security budget (Reader Forum)

For many organizations, cybersecurity continues to be a growing concern. As data breaches become increasingly frequent, companies are starting to find more room in their budgets for security-focused initiatives. Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a crucial part of any cybersecurity strategy that governs authorized...

Fitting sustainable coherent optics into the palm of your hand (Reader Forum)

Hyperscalers (also known as Internet Content Providers) are often the fastest adopters of the latest and greatest technology. They understand that more speed, reach, and capacity enable them to scale up their networks and set the pace of innovation. The rapid advances of these...

The vital role of observability for communications service providers (Reader Forum)

Information technology continues to play an increasingly critical role in the modern enterprise, with substantial and ongoing investment in observability platforms and practices to help manage the underlying scale and complexity. A significant improvement over legacy monitoring tools, these platforms primarily cater to software engineers...

Diving deeper into the value of RAN intelligent controllers (Reader Forum)

While RIC promises to bring intelligent control and automation to the radio access network, the devil is in the details As cellular technology becomes pervasive within enterprise environments, how best to bring intelligence, programmability, and automation to the radio access network (RAN) is receiving much...