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From the newsletter (September 25; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Rakuten Mobile and T-Mobile offer tangible AI-RAN examples, embedding intelligence in network automation and distributed compute. Their …

The O-RAN Alliance was developed to drive advancements in RAN by separating the management and control plane from the user data processing plane 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN) technology has …

With 5G services beginning to emerge and more deployments planned for 2019, what are the expectations for the 5G market? Here are five recent 5G market predictions, on aspects ranging …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a crucial sub-text in the evolution of LTE and IoT networks. The deployment of AI-driven applications among the carrier community is limited so far. “We are …

With the emergence of 5G, mobile bandwidth will expand, bringing to life a new era of immersive experiences and connectivity. The next generation of wireless broadband is going to forever …

Gigabit-based services will become the norm in 2017, with pressure and support coming from VR, 5G, cellular IoT, SDN and SON. Editor’s Note: With 2017 virtually upon us, RCR Wireless …

The SON industry is set to grow with simplification of Wi-Fi connectivity, small cell SON technology, and by offering flexibility and reliability in 5G systems With the rate of growth …

From RAN to core, 5G SON will automate cross-domain personalized networks for vertical applications The majority of current SON solutions focus on the radio access network, but with 5G the …

From NB-IoT to autonomous vehicles, as networks converge and move to the cloud, Viavi focuses on end-to-end SON 5G is envisioned as a unifying architecture capable of seamlessly supporting a …

How does a densified network change the way carriers test their networks? We discussed this topic with Jeremy Cline, North America Product Manager, and Rob Wattenburg, North America SwissQual Business Director. The …

A conversation about densification with a Director of Network Architecture and Strategy at a US-based global manufacturing and retail corporation The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the …

A conversation about DAS and Wi-Fi with James Hammond, Director of Information Technology, Carolina Panthers, and Kevin Schmonsees, CTO, Beam Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of …

A conversation about testing with Todd Cotts, product marketing manager at Ascom Network Testing The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. …

A conversation about densification with Jim DeKoekkoek, Product Line Manager, Antennas and Small Cells, Kathrein The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively …

A conversation about millimeter wave densification with Alpaslan Demir, Principal Engineer, InterDigital The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why …

A conversation about densification with Ben Cardwell, SVP and segment leader, CommScope Mobility Solutions The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why …

A conversation about densification with Art King, Director of Enterprise Services and Technologies, SpiderCloud Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. …

Small Cell Forum: ‘HetNets and 5G are inherently based around density and small cells’ With the publication June 29 of its Release 7, the Small Cell Forum focuses on the …

Small Cell Forum: ‘Hetnets and 5G are inherently based around density and small cells’ With the publication June 29 of its Release 7, the Small Cell Forum focuses on the …

To meet an increasingly diverse set of usage profiles, mobile network operators are building heterogeneous radio access networks that combine macro, small cell and WiFi technologies from different vendors across …

LONDON – For a company that only sprang to life less than four years ago, New Hampshire-based startup Parallel Wireless has been blazing a trail across the small cell industry, …

A new report from the Small Cell Forum titled “HetNet and SON Foundations” includes a poll of tier-one and tier-two operators, two-thirds of whom indicated heterogeneous networks would be “very …

Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks “5G” technology is envisioned as a network of networks, blending different types …

Self-organizing network automation technology makes the planning, configuration, management, optimization and healing of mobile radio access networks simpler and faster. SON functionality and behavior has been defined and specified in …

Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks “5G” technology is envisioned as a network of networks, blending different types …