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Editorial Report: 5G Testing: Proving performance in the lab and assuring performance in the field
As the 5G landscape continues to evolve, navigating the complexities associated with testing becomes increasingly crucial. How does the ecosystem align to focus on the use cases and technology stacks that can drive real world service differentiation and monetization?
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Simpler systems, faster returns, happier teams – five key trends in private 5G
Following on from the article last week, about “ecosystem linkage” in the private 5G market, Stephen Douglas, head of market strategy at Spirent, presents five key trends with cellular in the broad enterprise space. Note, he lists a bunch of others in conversation, as...
“Ecosystem linkage” is the big telco opportunity with private 5G, says Spirent
Want to know what’s happening, and also what’s about to happen, in telecoms? You could do much worse, and also not much better, than to ask a well-placed test and measurement firm, running the rule over all the latest telecoms technologies from all the...
Spirent sees AI as a ‘tipping point’ for 5G Standalone
Given operator testing trends, expect 2024 to be a breakout year for 5G Standalone deployments
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in telecoms was undeniably the main theme of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But beyond the hype and flash, Spirent is drawing on its...
Editorial Webinar: 5G testing: Proving performance in the lab and assuring performance in the field
As the 5G landscape continues to evolve, navigating the complexities associated with testing becomes increasingly crucial. How does the ecosystem align to focus on the use cases and technology stacks that can drive real world service differentiation and monetization?
On March 13th, RCR Wireless News, VIAVI Solutions and Spirent...
Editorial Report: The move to 5G Standalone and creating a cloud-native telco
As 5G marks its fifth year in commercial availability, network monetization is elusive and it seems the best is (hopefully) still to come. The shift from 5G Non-standalone to Standalone is a pivotal moment, introducing a new cloud-native core, revolutionary service-based architecture and dynamic management for...
Editorial Webinar: Is the Industry 4.0 era upon us? Private cellular in 2024–AI/ML, automation, security
Like with most things that you want to go fast, they don't develop with the velocity you'd like. Private cellular networks are no different, but one-off successes are giving way to scalable templates and economic pressure is mounting.
RCR Wireless News' latest webinar looks at...
Editorial Webinar: The move to 5G Standalone and creating a cloud-native telco
As 5G marks its fifth year in commercial availability, network monetization is elusive and it seems the best is (hopefully) still to come. The shift from 5G Non-standalone to Standalone is a pivotal moment, introducing a new cloud-native core, revolutionary service-based architecture and dynamic management for...
2024 will be a catalyst for accelerating 5G Standalone/5G Core deployments (Reader Forum)
The telecom industry always expected that taking the next step in 5G network evolution, moving to full 5G Standalone (5G SA) networks, would be a heavy lift. And indeed, 5G SA network deployments saw sluggish growth last year, largely due to the technical challenges...
Wi-Fi deep dive: State of standards, products and use cases
Wi-Fi has transformed connectivity since Wi-Fi 1 in 1999, continually evolving to meet dynamic connectivity needs of the consumer and enterprise market. With the latest generation of Wi-Fi on the horizon, understanding its evolution and potential impact is crucial.
In RCR Wireless News latest report, we...
Editorial Webinar: Wi-Fi deep dive: State of standards, products and use cases
Wi-Fi 7 was built from the ground up with the 6 GHz band in mind, promising increased speed and capacity. With the latest generation of Wi-Fi on the horizon, this report explores the current and near-future standard and device ecosystem and potential consumer and...
Three Wi-Fi trends that aren’t Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 might be stealing the spotlight, but that's certainly not the only thing unfolding in wireless
With the certification of the Wi-Fi 7 just around the corner, the wireless industry is abuzz with excitement around what the new standard will enable. However, Wi-Fi 7’s...
How to solve Open RAN operational complexity with CI/CD/CT
Understand the key requirements for establishing a CI/CD/CT pipeline to manage Open RAN
Beyond just opening up radio system interfaces to connect hardware and software components from different vendors, one of the big ideas of Open RAN is the parallel move to cloud-based environments and...
How to make Open RAN interoperability testing more efficient
While Open RAN vendors are focused on hardware/software disaggregation and interoperability, operators also need RAN reaggregation
As commercial Open RAN deployments, particularly in brownfield network environments, begin to ramp, the longstanding focus on ensuring interoperability between disaggregated radio hardware and software could stand to move...
5G requires a new approach to test and assurance
Spirent talks testing and service assurance for cloud-native, disaggregated 5G networks
Although we’re well into the 5G era, the transition to 5G Standalone and the monetization opportunities that come with offering more responsive, customized networks are still relatively nascent. Beyond just technological upgrades that allow...
Spirent eBook: Testing Wi-Fi for High- Performance Use Cases
High-performance use cases such as Work From Home, industrial IoT, telehealth and 4K streaming video are driving adoption of a new generation of Wi-Fi connectivity. These use cases come with high expectations even as the complexity of Wi-Fi networks and the interoperability challenges surge....
Spirent focuses on 5G visibility with Vantage launch
Service providers have to deal with increasing complexity in their networks and services, amid what have been highly manual and ponderous service assurance deployments that almost inevitably result in visibility gaps and too much data that needs highly skilled human interpretation to resolve issues.
As...
Nokia joins 5G Open Innovation Lab
Nokia said its radios are being used in 5G OI Lab’s field labs to test a variety of applications and use cases for rural farms
Nokia announced that it has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) as a corporate sponsor.
In a release,...
How is DISH approaching 5G monetization?
Competitors are focused on FWA and MEC as routes to 5G monetization
With operators spending billions to deploy, package and sell connectivity-backed solutions, 5G monetization has moved front-and-center in operator's messaging. Verizon, for instance, recently laid out its three-year service revenue outlook and sees fixed...
Spirent eBook: Safely Accelerate 5G
More than any previous generation of cellular technology, 5G has entered the popular consciousness. Even a global pandemic hasn't been able to slow down its momentum.
With all the noise surrounding 5G, our in-house experts have put together a guide that revolves around the following...
Five connectivity trends emerging from 2020
2020 trends show a serious 'pivot' in connectivity testing
RCR Wireless News caught up with test and measurement company Spirent Communications' head of 5G strategy, Steve Douglas, to discuss some of the connectivity trends that the company saw unfold throughout 2020, as well as what...
Will 5G Change the World? Steve Douglas, Spirent (Ep. 2)
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Steve Douglas, Spirent (Ep. 2)
5G as a driver of industrial efficiency, sustainability
Steve Douglas, head of 5G strategy for Spirent, answers questions from Marcel Proust's famous questionnaire; differentiates between delivering network capabilities and network experiences; and...
My verdict after extensively testing Sprint in Chicago–It’s a 5G network that delivers
Key points:
The 5G network provides expansive outdoor coverage and full mobility in Chicago downtown, especially in the popular and high-traffic areas, where 5G’s performance is needed the most.
The outdoor and in-vehicle tests showed good speeds, consistently over 100 – 150 Mbps, much...
Test and Measurement: Viavi snags deal to support Rakuten’s roll-out
As Rakuten, Japan's newest mobile operator, joins the market with a new network build-out, the carrier will be using Viavi Solutions' TM500 system to help with end-to-end validation of its cloud-native mobile network.
Rakuten is aiming for an October 2019 launch of 4G services and...