BROWSING: SON

The evolution of O-RAN RIC (Reader Forum)

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 evolved from the second through third, fourth and fifth generations, to significantly increase air-interface efficiency...

Five 5G market predictions

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 from 5G services to the role of self-organizing networks in 5G. -Analyst firm CCS Insights recently...

AI in telecoms: why carrier SON progress is not faster (clue: it’s not the tech)

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 at the beginning,” says Luc Bretones, executive vice president of the France-based Orange’s Technocentre...

What Is 5G and the Future of Mobile Broadband?

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 change the way we communicate and connect. Durga Malladi, Senior Vice President, Engineering at Qualcomm...

2017 Predictions: The gigabit norm, cellular IoT and 5G stories

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 News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on...

Analyst Angle: Is SON the future of cellular networks?

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 of the cellular network and increase in data usage, planning and maintenance of these networks...

5G SON: Covering network slices from end-to-end (content provided by Viavi and RCR)

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 RAN will fundamentally change to encompass an array of access technologies. In addition to that...

5G optimization: Creating programmability across a network slice (content provided by Viavi and RCR)

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 wide range of use cases—massive machine-type communications on one end of the continuum and ultra-...

Analyst Angle: Testing a densified network

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 below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified...

A view on densification from the enterprise

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 complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can...

DAS and Wi-Fi join forces to keep sports fans happy

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 the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we...

Testing and monitoring in densified networks

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. Why we need them and how we can build them.” Testing and monitoring in densified networks...

Making densification equipment go unnoticed

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 densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.” At Kathrein, densification is...

Densification in millimeter wave bands

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 we need them and how we can build them.” In millimeter wave deployments, densification is not...

Building the foundations for densification

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 we need them and how we can build them.” Densification to expand coverage or increase capacity...

Making densification in the enterprise affordable

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. Why we need them and how we can build them.” The enterprise is one of the...

Small cells, SON will be central to 5G

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 centrality of self-organizing network (SON) technology to next-generation 5G networks. Small Cell Forum Chairman Alan Law...

Small cells, SON will be central to 5G

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 centrality of self-organizing network technology to next-generation "5G" networks. Small Cell Forum Chairman Alan Law stressed...

Viavi White Paper: Next Generation SON – Solving the Challenges of Cellular RAN Management

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 2G, 3G and 4G. The level of diversity in subscriber requirements and the surging...

Free from the past, Parallel says self-healing SON is the future

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, and a company officials says self-optimizing networks is key. While the company’s heterogeneous network gateway...

Hetnets evolution will rely on SON technology to enable scale

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 important" or "critical" to business objectives through 2020. The survey, conducted by Rethink Technology Research...

3 perspectives on 5G SON (self-organizing networks)

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 of access technologies to create a seamless user experience marked by incredibly high throughput and...

Why small cell SON is key to the future of mobile networks

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 generally accepted mobile industry recommendations produced by organizations such as 3GPP and Next Generation...

3 perspectives on 5G SON (self-organizing networks)

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 of access technologies to create a seamless user experience marked by incredibly high throughput and...