5G NR REL. 17 FUNDAMENTALS
What is 5G RedCap, and will it save cellular IoT? The skinny on the (skinny) new 5G tech
The latest release of the 5G New Radio (NR) standard has, at last, fixed a problem for cellular-based sensor comms with the emergence of...
The trouble with private 5G for Industry 4.0 | Part 4 – the features
This is article is taken from a recent editorial report on Industrial 5G Innovation – From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard; the previous instalment...
What 5G NR coverage enhancements are in Release 17?
Coverage performance is key for mobile operators when commercializing 5G New Radio (NR) networks. Compared with LTE systems, NR systems operate at higher frequency...
What is mTRP for eMBB?
mTRP for eMBB is a MIMO technique that will help 5G mmWave deployments deliver predictable 5G broadband service at scale.
What are non-public networks in 3GPP parlance?
Non-Public Networks (NPNs) are 3GPP's term of art for private networks: "NPNs enable deployment of a 5G system for private use."
What is 5G Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB)?
Integrated Access and Backhaul provides scalable and easily-migrated wireless backhaul in 5G mmWave deployments.
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – technology / standards (#1)
5G will only gets its wings in 2023, or thereabouts, when its full functionality is revealed in a standalone version of the new radio...
What is mMTC in 5G NR, and how does it impact NB-IoT and LTE-M
The cellular IoT ecosystem, the cellular community would have us believe, is growing fast. The GSMA counted 89 NB-IoT networks and 34 LTE-M launches...
Why ultra-low 5G latencies are not assured, and Europe is worst placed
The physics of time-division duplexing in radio communications means 5G could, in certain frequency bands, struggle to achieve the ultra low latencies it promises....
How 5G NR interoperability testing is shaping commercialization
With the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification approved by 3GPP in December 2017, the telecom ecosystem is rapidly conducting standard-compliant interoperability testing to...
How prepared is the telecom industry to deploy NSA 5G NR?
Now that there's a non-standalone 5G NR standard in place, how has the rest of the telecom industry aligned to support promised commercial rollouts...
From gigabit LTE to 5G
Gigabit LTE will ensure continuous quality of experience outside early 5G hot spots
At the same time operators are investing heavily in gigabit LTE, they...
5G fixed wireless access makes major progress in 2017
Verizon prepping to deliver residential broadband using 5G fixed wireless access in 2018
U.S. operators in 2017 carried out extensive tests of the pre-standard, non-standalone...
What you need to know: 3GPP’s accelerated 5G NR timeline
Despite the deluge of news and marketing around 5G and the ongoing lab and field trials being conducted worldwide, the fact is there's still...
Understanding 5G NR in unlicensed spectrum
5G NR standardization
The telecom industry is very excited to deliver commercial 5G services ranging from immersive virtual and augmented reality to remote industrial control...