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 We speak to Didier Wylomanski, Business Development Director for EMEA and 5G expert at Thales, about the opportunities and risks of 5G.

Insight Dmitry Kurbatov, CTO at Positive Technologies, reveals the security risks that organisations need to address when introducing MVNOs in the 5G era.

Insight Julia Hogarty, product marketing manager at Openet, looks at the four factors operators must consider when dealing with the data deluge that 5G is set to unleash.

Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6 has landed. The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially launched its new set of standards, and we reveal the key improvements.

Insight Bernd Gross, CTO for Software AG, explains why he believes that CSPs and IoT will be the real winners of the implementation of 5G networks around the globe.

Industry In this post, leading industry figures tell us their top 5G predictions that will shape the telco industry over the next 12 months.

Tourism As the rollout of 5G brings faster connections to even the remotest regions of the planet, it’s set to help expand the global travel and tourism sector even further.

Insight Malla Poikela, head of marketing, intelligence and operations at Nokia, reveals how 5G is transforming the telco industry by opening up a whole new world of service offerings.

Finance 5G – alongside technologies such as edge computing, AR, VR, and the Internet of Things (IoT) – looks set to revolutionize the finance industry.

Insight With billions of connected vehicles on the roads by 2040, 5G could make the connected car a reality. Ross Hockey, VP of global alliances at Infovista, looks at the key challenges and opportunities.

Insight With the best phone tech traditionally ear-marked for high-end devices, MediaTek’s Pascal Lemasson argues that with 5G, all consumers – not just a select few – can enjoy all of its benefits.

Insight Tom Doyle, SVP of data fabric at Medidata, on how 5G and remote ‘medical grade’ sensors can deliver unprecedented patient data for use in clinical trials for diseases such as cancer and Covid-19.

Manufacturing UPDATED: By enabling a switch from legacy systems to connected tech, 5G will fundamentally transform the manufacturing industry.

Broadcasting 5G broadcasting will enable more cost-effective content delivery, improve production techniques, and provide a better experience to consumers.

Insight Russ Mohr, head of North American sales engineering at MobileIron, reveals the risks we should consider as we enter a new period of unprecedented speed and connectivity in the 5G era.

Insight As the 5G hype train gathers steam once again, Lars Larsson – CEO at Varnish Software – explains 5G content delivery, and how the promises of 5G can be delivered.

Broadband 5G Internet could succeed, thanks to higher speed and greater reliability. Discover if it will it ever replace cable.

Insight Gavin Hayhurst, head of product marketing at TEOCO, discusses the importance of geolocated data for every stage of 5G network deployment.