Adopting emerging technologies is never an easy task, and it can become even more challenging during a global pandemic. With concerns about new variants of the virus still around, and numerous effects of the healthcare crisis disrupting the global economy, concern is now on the rise in different
Over the last 15-20 years, mobile technology has had an incredible impact on society and businesses, beyond what anyone could have imagined. The fifth generation of mobile networking technology (5G) is now the star of the show, and the buzz has trickled into every other market. Businesses are s
After just five years of commercial deployment, 5G adoption has been much faster than companies expected, especially in terms of subscriber base, network coverage, and the large number of 5G handsets on the market. In the next phase of 5G growth, there are some areas of opportunity, like XR
One piece of news that went almost unnoticed recently is that Russia is taking a major step in cyberwar preparations, successfully testing RuNet, the Russian Sovereign Internet, by disconnecting from the global internet. In June and July, Russia successfully tested its disconnection from the World
The mid-band spectrum is essential for using the full potential of 5G technology and for the integration of Industry 4.0 usage scenarios in Europe. However, Europe is still lagging behind other regional markets in the deployment of 5G networks in the mid-band spectrum due to auction synchronicity
Recently, Open RAN developers have taken various actions to demonstrate the feasibility and accelerated progress of open and unbundled mobile network specifications. The race to Open RAN will be a marathon, not a sprint, as the architecture is yet to undergo its most dramatic changes:
