5G Fundamentals

The U.S. moved comparatively early on making mmWave spectrum available for 5G services with Verizon launching a pre-standard fixed wireless access service in the second half of 2018. Since then, …

GMSA Intelligence sees substantial cost savings when comparing 5G fixed wireless access with fiber-to-the-home Bridging the digital divide is a focus of governments and operators around the world. The primary …

When it comes to 5G and spectrum, there are a lot of complicating factors at work. While previous generations of cellular technologies typically brought new spectrum into play, 5G is …

With 5G deployments well underway around the world and the technology beginning the shift from its first, Non Standalone iteration to end-to-end 5G, the focus of standards work continues to …

Carriers face a number of operational challenges as 5G continues to evolve and mature, both in terms of deploying and running new 5G networks as well as in managing the …

How should operators handle test and measurement as network automation is introduced? Ask any 5G operator or vendor what the operational end-state of increasingly complex network and service models is …

Oracle exec: ‘The 5G standalone core network was always the main act in this show’ Andrew De La Torre, group vice president of technology at Oracle Communications, expressed some disappointment …

On January 19th 2022, Verizon and AT&T activated their C-band networks, and in doing so, finally shook up the 5G dynamic in the U.S. At the end of last year, …

The move to Standalone 5G means technological and organizational changes with the latter perhaps more difficult As some operators begin to operationalize Standalone 5G, it’s clear there are different strategies, …

Many industry experts consider global SA progress to be surprisingly slow As of January 2022, GSA reported that 99 operators in 50 countries worldwide are investing in public 5G Standalone …

Deloitte is seeing ‘a lot of experimentation’ around private network deployments Private cellular networks for enterprises are considered a major monetization opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs) to set up …

5G offers communications service providers more range in the types of services their networks can efficiently support — but that flexibility also means some additional complexity comes along. Jason Elliott, …

5G bare-metal infrastructure helps CSPs and hyperscalers deliver and manage predictable performance at the edge.

Network automation and zero-touch networking is the essential technology that enables 5G and the cloud to work.

To get the metaverse to work for everyone, 5G needs to change. The metaverse can help make 5G work for everyone, too.

‘A business’ most valuable assets are data, data and more data’ Delivering enterprise-level digital transformation is proving to be a key 5G monetization strategy for operators. This approach, however, comes …

Constraints on the supply chain are disproportionately impacting the non-advanced chipset market, signaling a particular challenge for 5G Global supply-chain constraints, driven mostly by the COVID-19 pandemic, are continuing to …

Finding the right match for mmWave in consumer 5G means both identifying business cases and building technology to support them.

There is a long journey ahead for 5G monetization but CSPs can start by tuning up their networks to deliver the best experience possible 5G is setting the stage for …

Network slicing is a primary feature of Standalone 5G but E2E orchestration of the network and services presents challenges Operators are facing challenges along multiple vectors with the complementary yet …

Oracle on automation as key to operationalizing and evolving 5G The continued evolution of 5G is very much an exercise in rapidly increasing network and service complexity. On the network …

Competitors are focused on FWA and MEC as routes to 5G monetization With operators spending billions to deploy, package and sell connectivity-backed solutions, 5G monetization has moved front-and-center in operator’s …

Seven out of 10 businesses plan to invest in edge computing in the next 12 months, and eight out of 10 believe that 5G is “indispensable” to reaping benefits from …

5G monetization hinges on partners, ecosystem, and delivering business outcomes For a deep dive into 5G monetization strategies and considerations, access the 5G Monetization Forum on-demand. Operators have invested billions …

What is the reality of 5G’s power needs? RCR Wireless reached out to Ian Campbell, CTO of cable and mobility at Cisco’s Service Provider segment, for his thoughts on the …