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  • No hype, no hockeysticks – but indoor enterprise is nailed-on for small cells

    by James Blackman June 3, 2025
    by James Blackman June 3, 2025

    There is a key role for small cells in broad network densification, for mobile operators to meet mandates and promises. But the real action is with enterprises. (As told to …

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  • For Open RAN innovation to flourish, you’ve got to get the plumbing right

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst August 23, 2022
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst August 23, 2022

    Picocom President: “We need a healthy ecosystem of semiconductor vendors in the Open RAN world selling chips that are freely available to anyone that wants to buy them.”  The RAN …

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  • SCF preps blueprints for private 5G – as platform for Industry 4.0, smart cities, C-V2X

    by James Blackman November 8, 2021
    by James Blackman November 8, 2021

    ​​Small Cell Forum (SCF) is to develop a new set of private 5G ‘blueprints’ for enterprise and industry, to build on parallel work already completed by the likes of the …

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  • #TBT: Racing to standardize IoT; FCC dips its toes into rural broadband; Dish eyes spectrum auctions … this week in 2014

    by Kelly Hill July 8, 2021
    by Kelly Hill July 8, 2021

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • Private operators, neutral hosts to deploy three quarters of enterprise 5G by 2026

    by James Blackman July 5, 2021
    by James Blackman July 5, 2021

    By 2026, over three-quarters of enterprise small cells will be deployed and operated by private network operators or neutral hosts, according to Small Cell Forum (SCF). Deployments in shared spectrum …

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  • Small Cell Forum on 2021: Diversification from network densification – three ways

    by James Blackman January 18, 2021
    by James Blackman January 18, 2021

    The most important watchword in 2021 will be diversification. This will be key to growth for the mobile industry in the 5G era, on multiple levels. In the past, cellular …

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  • Over 70% of indoor private, shared cellular to be operated by new entrants by 2026

    by James Blackman July 10, 2020
    by James Blackman July 10, 2020

    As much as 30 percent of the installed base of outdoor small cell networks and 71 percent of indoor enterprise systems in the next five years will be operated by …

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  • Quarter of private LTE and 5G networks will be managed by smart cities in 2025

    by James Blackman April 29, 2020
    by James Blackman April 29, 2020

    By 2025, almost one quarter (23 percent) of all private LTE and 5G networks will be deployed by smart cities, either at local or national government level. Other major industrial …

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  • How will 5G, IoT and small cells support the enterprise?

    by Kelly Hill August 7, 2019
    by Kelly Hill August 7, 2019

    As early 5G deployments begin amid expectations that the next generation of wireless technology will be enterprise-led, Small Cell Forum has been exploring the intersection of 5G, small cell infrastructure …

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  • Small Cell Forum, CBRS Alliance partner to drive 3.5 GHz ecosystem

    by Kelly Hill February 15, 2019
    by Kelly Hill February 15, 2019

    Small Cell Forum and the CBRS Alliance have agreed to work together to drive development and promote the adoption of OnGo solutions for the 3.5 GHz ecosystem. OnGo is the brand for LTE-based …

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  • Small Cell Forum focuses on enterprise, 5G

    by Kelly Hill October 11, 2018
    by Kelly Hill October 11, 2018

    New work program focuses on small cells in the context of enterprise, 5G The Small Cell Forum is sharpening its focus on the large-scale deployment of small cells within the …

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  • Small Cell Forum seeks to boost small cell deployments in the healthcare sector

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 6, 2018
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 6, 2018

    According to a new research, two thirds of healthcare workers have poor cellular coverage at work Small Cell Forum announced plans to work with the healthcare sector to support the …

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  • Top network densification trials for 5G

    by Susan Rambo May 22, 2018
    by Susan Rambo May 22, 2018

    Densifying the networks with small cells is a key part to making 5G a reality, but the most dense small cell networks are still in 4G. Network densification has been …

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  • North American enterprises to deploy 400,000 small cells this year

    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 5, 2018
    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 5, 2018

    The Small Cell Forum also forecasts carriers in the region to install almost 850,000 small cells by 2025 North American enterprise are forecast to deploy a total of 400,000 small …

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  • Europe accounted for almost 14% of global small cell deployments last year

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst March 29, 2018
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst March 29, 2018

    European carriers expected to deploy 412,000 non-residential small cells this year Europe accounted for 13.7% of all non-residential small cell deployments last year, according to the latest report by the …

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  • Report: 50% increase in small cells between 2018 and 2020

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst December 12, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst December 12, 2017

    40% of operators to deploy 100-350 small cells per square kilometer by 2020 Small cell deployments are poised for a dramatic uptick as operators hone network densification plans as 5G …

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  • Survey: Densification picks up, with an eye on 5G

    by Kelly Hill December 5, 2017
    by Kelly Hill December 5, 2017

    Small Cell Forum says growth is ramping up A new survey shows that nearly 60% of operators expect to focus on small cells in the first years of 5G deployment, as …

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  • Industry coalesces around long-term small cell vision ahead of 5G

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 4, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 4, 2017

    Small Cell Forum collaborates with industry standards bodies to support densification ahead of 5G Network densification is seen as an imperative to support the vision of 5G. This requires many …

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  • Small Cell Forum, TIA ink agreement to accelerate smart city projects

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 19, 2017
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 19, 2017

    The two entities will explore opportunities to identify processes for efficient implementation of small cell solutions across campuses and cities The Small Cell Forum (SCF) and the Telecommunications Industry Association …

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  • Neutral host, multi-carrier small cell model gets industry accolade

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 31, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 31, 2017

    Small cell deployments have lagged behind projections for years. Carriers are largely using the devices to provide pinpoint demand and capacity, but in terms of providing a multi-carrier solution, most …

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  • 3 takeaways from Small Cell Forum Release 9

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 26, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 26, 2017

    Marking its 10th anniversary, industry advocacy group Small Cell Forum published Release 9, which covers a broad range of small cell-related topics, both technological- and market-based. “The next few years …

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  • Automotive, real estate, hospitality and health care interests focus on small cell

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 16, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 16, 2017

    The broad in-building wireless market, including small cell vendors, is increasingly targeting sales to the enterprise market as a way to solve for current coverage and capacity problems, as well …

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  • The benefits of small cells for the enterprise segment

    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 25, 2017
    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 25, 2017

    Enterprises and businesses around the world are increasingly adopting small cells as they become aware of the benefits. As business becomes increasingly dependent on high quality mobile connections, organizations of …

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  • Solving the problems with small cell siting

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst January 3, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst January 3, 2017

    The Small Cell Forum and 5G Americas look to accelerate small cell deployments. Small cells are seen as a key enabler of high-speed mobile broadband, particularly in crowded, urban areas …

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  • The case for multi-operator small cells in the enterprise

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst November 22, 2016
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst November 22, 2016

    In its latest Release 8 documentation, the Small Cell Forum makes the case for using sharing models to enable enterprises to take advantage of small cells. The key to multi-operator …

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