5G wireless technology has many hopes and promises associated with it, including delivering up to 10 Gbps of throughput per user with much denser networks and super-low latency speeds.Â
Although not expected to be standardized until 2018, 5G is clearly transitioning from an industry vision to a tangible,...
Fixed wireless is shaping up to be the go-to alternative to fiber to the home, but doesn't really address the not in my backyard problem
"Consumers have an insatiable demand for bandwidth, especially in their house," Eric Gronvall, CommScope VP Americas, Service Provider & Network...
The commercialization of 5G technology and use cases won't be like turning on a light, rather it will be a more gradual, phased approach. Early consensus suggests the first wave of 5G deployments may center around ultra-high-speed fixed broadband. Learn about the trials and...
The commercialization of 5G fixed broadband technology and use cases won't be like turning on a light, rather it will be a more gradual, phased approach. Early consensus suggests the first wave of 5G deployments may center around ultra-high-speed fixed broadband. Learn about the...
In-building wireless BTS/controller-based small cell solutions finally reach critical size
BTS/controller-based small cell deployments are typically targeted for enterprise vertical applications such as:
Class A Office
Hospitality
Healthcare
Large Retail
Multi-Story/Multi-Tenant Housing
Higher Education
The enterprise market is the key battleground for the in-building wireless (IBW)...
Cloud RAN is 'ultimate end-game' of centralized RAN
Deciphering the alphabet soup of acronyms used to described telecom networks is a daunting task made no less difficult by the introduction of the term C-RAN, used to described both a cloud-based radio access network and a...
In-building wireless was the topic of the most recent RCR Wireless News webinar and feature report. Here are four key takeaways from the webinar.
1. Buildings want multi-operator support. SureCall's Frankie Smith, VP of sales, said his company surveys potential customers to find out...
The challenge of improving connectivity for the enterprise involves multiple stakeholders: building owners, tenants, equipment suppliers, integrators, infrastructure providers and of course wireless carriers. Successful solutions are those that can deliver a better experience for the end user and a positive ROI for the...
The challenge of improving connectivity for the enterprise involves multiple stakeholders: building owners, tenants, equipment suppliers, integrators, infrastructure providers and of course wireless carriers. Successful solutions are those that can deliver a better experience for the end user and a positive ROI for the...
Shephard's Beach Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida has deployed a small cell system that supports all four nationwide operators. Each operator has provisioned its own small cells and the nodes share Ethernet backhaul. The system was designed by ClearSky Technologies, which now hopes to...
The need for robust in-building wireless systems for enterprise users is well-established. The vast majority of mobile traffic originates inside buildings, and, particularly in the context of an office, retail center, hospital or other enterprise environment, the common approach of providing coverage from the...
CWDM and DWDM are two acronyms that mobile operators are hearing a lot as they densify their networks with small cells. CWDM is coarse wave division multiplexing and DWDM is dense wave division multiplexing. Wave division multiplexing is a way to increase the bandwidth...
Wave division multiplexing is a way for service providers to increase the capacity of fiber optic networks without adding new fiber. This is done by combining optical signals of different wavelengths on different channels, transmitting them together on one strand of fiber, and separating...
C-RAN is a mobile network architecture that is expected to be a cornerstone of 5G, and C-RAN and fronthaul go hand-in-hand. That's because C-RAN separates two elements of the radio access network, and fronthaul is the reconnection of these elements.
C-RAN can mean a centralized...
City officials and infrastructure vendors may come to the smart city challenge from different worlds, but they agree on at least one thing: cities can invest more effectively if they can break down the "silos" that keep different municipal departments from communicating regularly. Usually...
CommScope is latest vendor to join council as a lead partner
The market for smart city solutions will soon be worth more than $1 trillion, according to Frost & Sullivan, and the wireless industry will be ready. Companies from almost every part of...
A conversation about spectrum management with Mark Gibson, Senior Director of Business Development, CommScope
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Learning to share. CBRS in the 3.5 GHz band changes how we use spectrum" when it...
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,...
In-building wireless investment is shifting from carriers to enterprises and building owners
In a new eBook, CommScope takes a look at the ongoing transition in the in-building wireless market, which is marked by a decrease in carrier investment as enterprises and building owners take over...
HFC networks are the likely candidate for wireless/wireline convergence, and with continued roll outs of power cabling in fiber networks, they can stay that way.
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section is where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the...
Two of the largest makers of base station antennas have agreed to cross-license their patent portfolios. CommScope and Kathrein signed an agreement that will allow each company to access and implement the other company’s patents and technologies worldwide, and relates to passive base station...
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,...
Vendors include Cisco, CommScope, Johnson Controls
Florida's Ave Maria University is built to withstand the 100-mile-per-hour hurricane winds that are an annual threat in the Sunshine State. Thick concrete walls are in place to protect the college's students and faculty, but those walls can also...
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...
