The race to be one of the first providers to offer 5G service is worldwide, with carriers around the globe clamoring to be able to tout their networks’ availability. Here in the US, Verizon has announced plans to launch a limited 5G network this year, but some other carriers are skeptical. When Korea Telecom announced […]
New FCC Order Pushes 5G Momentum In Right Direction
This Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on proposed rules seeking to streamline wireless infrastructure deployment. This Order, and its passage, comes at a critical time in America’s infrastructure story. The United States has historically focused modernization efforts on physical assets including roads, bridges and highways. But, to unlock significant economic and life-changing consumer […]
5G Microcells, One On Every Street?
With new 5G technology, the frequencies are getting higher, which means distance the signal can make it from a cell tower is shorter. In order to cover the same area as 4G LTE with 5G… a microcell may be needed every 500′! Read more here.
Ford to Add 4GLTE to ALL Vehicles
In a world where the new buzzword in cellular tech is 5G, Ford is adopting 4GLTE into all of its vehicles by 2020. This is going to allow over the air updates and mangement for vehicles, plus in car entertainment. Why no 5G? Well right now the first 5G deployments will be fixed site, not […]
Report from London Operator o2 Details Benefits of 5G
UK mobile operator O2 released a report this week titled “The value of 5G for cities and communities,” detailing the anticipated positive impacts 5G will have in a variety of sectors. The report utilizes research and examples rooted in the UK, but the message is global: the integration of 5G technology in any city or […]
5G – The Investment is In
According to a March 12, 2018 study by Accenture, U.S. wireless carriers spent $36 million in costs for National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) reviews for small cell deployment in 2017. Based on an estimated 3,700 small cells requiring review, this amounts to $9,730 per small cell in NHPA/NEPA review costs. These […]
5G-Related Security Concerns Kill Broadcom-Qualcomm Deal?
Donald Trump cited security concerns as the reason behind his executive order blocking Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of Qualcomm, and it appears that it’s Qualcomm’s 5G knowledge and research that US leaders are concerned about. Qualcomm has been a leader in the fledgling – but extremely important – 5G arena, and US experts may not want […]
5G Will Have A Massive Impact on IoT
Carriers have invested heavily in the R&D that will result in the launch of commercial 5G services as soon as later this year. Seeking ROI on those investments, the industry-wide goal is rapid commercialization with the first use case shaping up as enhanced mobile broadband with an eye on leveraging high capacity and low latency […]
More 5G Spectrum Available
The US House just approved the ‘Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act.’ Though the name is long, in short this is going to open up new spectrum and funding for the deployment of 5G networks. Current cellular sites need to be placed every 1-2 miles apart, but 5G will need […]
How Fast Will 5G Be?
5G promises super-fast speeds, but just how fast will 5G networks really be – and what does that mean in a practical sense? For comparison, LTE users in the US typically see speeds around 20Mbps, although speeds north of 60Mbps are possible in certain markets and under ideal conditions. That is a huge improvement over […]