Features

Infrastructure Femtocells, picocells and microcells make up the three types of 5G small cells, and in this overview we explain why they are so vital for getting mmWave 5G into the right places.

Insight From multi-band connections, to FWA, to the Internet of Things, Ian Fogg, VP of analysis at Opensignal, looks at how 5G isn’t just a mobile upgrade.

Infrastructure Early 5G networks will have limited indoor coverage until operators deploy low-level spectrum and densify their infrastructure.

Infrastructure Are 5G towers safe? Has Covid-19 stopped the roll-out of 5G? How do 5G cell towers operate? Here we demystify 2020’s most controversial technology.

Insight Jonathan Plant, marketing director at BSS specialist Openet, on how the fragmentation of 5G infrastructure will provide greater competition for Huawei, Nokia, and Ericsson.

Insight Matt Percival, EMEA Senior Director Service Provider at Gigamon, believes visibility-powered monitoring is the key to 5G success for service providers.

Insight Scott Petty, CTO at Vodafone UK, has revealed how 5G is set to transform how Mobile network operators (MNOs) will evolve in a recent panel discussion.

Insight Debbie Mayville, principal industry consultant at SAS, an analytics specialist for enterprise customers, provides her take on the level of 5G adoption within businesses and beyond.

Insight Gavin Hayhurst, head of product marketing at TEOCO, looks at how operators can utilize DSS technology, delivering both 5G and 4G LTE services using the same spectrum.

Insight Dmitry Kurbatov, CTO at Positive Technologies, explains why private 5G networks require a greater focus on security.

Insight Jonathan Homa, senior director of solutions marketing at Ribbon Communications, reveals why 5G requires a guaranteed quality of service.

Insight Jason Carolan, chief innovation officer at Flexential, provides his insight on the effects of coronavirus on the rollout of 5G in the US.

Transport From 5G-powered ‘intelligent airports’ to flying data centers, the 5G era will drastically change how we get from A to B. Here we reveal how.

Insight From Ultra HD video calls and 3D holographics, to mixed reality and 5G in space, new networking technology will change how we communicate forever.

5G Speed UPDATED: Discover what 5G speeds are achievable via the different flavours of 5G networking technology.

Healthcare UPDATED: Faster, more reliable 5G networks will open the door for technologies with the power to revolutionise healthcare.

Insight Paul Graham, cybersecurity expert at law firm Fieldfisher, provides an introduction to 5G security, and reveals the challenges that businesses face over the next 12 months.

Insight Alon Regev, senior director at Keysight Technologies (an Avnu Alliance member) reveals why TSN, or time sensitive networking, is the secret sauce of 5G-powered IIoT.

Insight Nokia's Head of Managed Services, Friedrich Trawöger, reveals why remote operations support is a lifeline for essential comms providers in the wake of coronavirus.