Finalists envision 5G for robotics, productivity, film production and more
As it scale out and refines it 5G service offering, Verizon has narrowed down the list of companies it plans to work with and fund as part of its Built on 5G Challenge. The challenge,...
Fiber is making its way into more parts of the wireless network as mobile operators deploy small cells and distributed antenna systems for densification. Like the fiber-fed remote radio heads atop cell towers, small cells can leverage fiber to connect to remote base stations,...
CommScope's Vice President, Portfolio Marketing Philip Sorrells talks CommScope's role in the evolution of virtualization and fiber strategy to move from theoretical implementation to practical implementations of the new 5G technologies. He also discussed how CommScope helps solve their customers issues with power, backhaul,...
Multiport base station antennas allow operators to maintain control while speeding LTE and LTE-Advanced deployments
All across the globe, mobile network operators are working to deploy LTE and LTE-Advanced network infrastructure, while investing heavily in the research and development that will shape 5G. At the...
The move to 4.3-10 RF connectors from 7-16 DIN connectors eases small cell deployments by reducing footprint and improving port density
Building and maintaining a mobile network is an incredibly complex and expensive task involving massive investment in infrastructure and spectrum assets. Mobile network operators...
Using software to manage C-RAN deployments, cell virtualization improves spectral usage and provides a better user experience
As highly-competitive service providers work to win customers by providing, in some cases, unlimited data options, it’s imperative to combat churn by providing a high-quality user experience while...
From Class A commercial buildings and corporate facilities to malls and college campuses, a robust in-building wireless experience is a new utility
From maximizing business uptime to enabling a smart city, in-building wireless connectivity is quickly being regarded as an essential utility just like power...
Carriers are under constant pressure to improve network capacity and enhance network speed all whilst lowering deployment and operating costs. Keeping costs in check is a top priority for mobile network operators as they densify their networks. But small cells on city streets often...
Cell virtualization, a breakthrough technique pioneered by CommScope and employed in the OneCell C-RAN small cell solution, allows multiple users to share the same wireless frequencies without interference, effectively multiplying wireless capacity. Cell virtualization has been likened to advanced 5G technologies, but it is...
Hybrid fiber coax (HFC) is the term that describes the service delivery architecture used by cable operators and multi-system operators (MSO). The architecture includes a combination of fiber optic cabling and coaxial cabling to distribute video, data and voice content to/from the headend and the...
The practice of network sharing has been a recurring topic of interest in the wireless industry since it was introduced in the early 2000s. The first network sharing agreements were conceived as a way to help European wireless operatorsoffset the high cost of launching 3G service...
When a mobile user is in an urban setting, the RF signal traveling between the user’s handheld and the base station antenna often bounces off the many buildings in the way. Such bouncing around of the RF signal is called multipathing, a phenomenon that...
Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) is a method of combining or separating multiple wavelengths of light in or out of a single strand of fiber with each wavelength of light carrying a different signal. The use of optical filters allows a certain range of wavelengths...
Improved network performance, greater agility, lower costs, and new services – the transformational benefits of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) for service providers are truly compelling. In this video, Joe Depa interviewed Pat Thompson, VP of Central Office and Headend...
Picture this: you are tasked with building a wireless network across a country for an operator. You need this network to support current 2G and 3G technologies, but also be ready for 4G and beyond. Here's the problem, though. To have the capabilities in...
CommScope’s Unified Wireless Infrastructure solution ION®-E offers a breakthrough alternative to the expensive, inflexible, limited capabilities of traditional deployments. ION-E achieves true physical layer convergence with IT infrastructure, leveraging your structured cabling assets and personnel to deliver a faster-deploying, more-reliable wired and wireless network.
