Vodafone UK and Mavenir collaborate over OpenRAN small cells
UK operator group Vodafone has enlisted the help of US software vendor Mavenir to see if they can add some OpenRAN secret sauce to small cells for businesses.
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Nokia has another go at Femtocells
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has launched a new small cell product designed to boost indoor 5G coverage called Smart Node.
UK to follow Europe’s lead on small cell planning permission exemption
The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed it plans to follow European Commission rules to make small cells exempt from planning permission.
BT pleads for open access to street furniture
BT is attempting to rally the industry in an attempt to convince local authorities to ditch the current exclusive concessions model in UK cities in favour of an ‘Open Access Model’.
FCC moves forward with small cell plans despite backlash
The FCC has officially given new small cell deployment rules the thumbs up, despite protest from municipal leagues and local governments.
KPN launches 5G trials alongside 3.5 GHz moan
KPN has announced the launch of four new 5G trials in the Netherlands, while also giving the government a bit of a nudge to grant access to the 3.5 GHz frequency band.
Arqiva and O2 kick start small cell mission
Arqiva and O2 have announced a new project to deliver 300 small cell sites across some of London’s busiest boroughs to increase connectivity and begin walking the 5G trail.
DT and Facebook TIP the scales for mmWave
Deutsche Telekom and Facebook has jointly announced a new working group, Millimetre Wave (mmWave) Networks Project Group, to address the growing demand for bandwidth in dense, highly-populated cities.
Nokia joins the 5G upgrade party
No sooner does Ericsson make a 5G kit announcement than its Finnish competitor follows suit.
China Mobile and ZTE take another small step towards 5G
China Mobile and ZTE have announced (yet) another partnership which takes the pair one (small) step closer to the world of 5G.
Nokia has big plans for small cells
At a briefing in London Nokia’s small cells team detailed its current small cells activity and stressed it thinks the category is set to boom, at long last.
Turin promises to be shrouded in 5G by 2018
TIM – the artist formerly known as Telecom Italia – has signed an agreement with the city of Turin to install a bunch of small cells and call them 5G.
Mobile data surge drives popularity of unlicensed spectrum and small cell tech
Findings from ABI Research have indicated more mobile operators are turning towards unlicensed spectrum and small cell technologies, to meet the growing demand for data.
Nokia announces portable RAN breakthrough, so do Vodafone and Ericsson
As telecoms operators and vendors seek to solve coverage and capacity issues on the mobile network, Nokia Networks and Vodafone have announced separate portable radio offerings.
Small Cell Forum maps out the 5G HetNet
The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has published the first components of Release 7, which is designed to provide the foundations for the 5G HetNet of the future.
Ericsson cheers Latin America wins as transformation continues
Swedish network giant Ericsson stressed the importance of transformation at its AGM this week and also managed to bank a couple of major deals in Mexico and Brazil.
Nokia partners with Comarch over IoT
Networking giant Nokia has commenced a technology partnership with Polish software vendor Comarch to develop IoT platforms aimed at key industries.
Verizon set to trial LTE-U via SpiderCloud small cells
Small cell provider SpiderCloud Wireless has announced that giant US operator Verizon will commence testing its LTE-U system to deliver in-building capacity.
KPN, Ericsson get LTE moving with C-RAN bus stop small cells
Dutch operator KPN has rolled out a suite of small cells based on C-RAN architecture after successful trials in Amsterdam and The Hague.
Small Cell Forum unveils new 5G initiatives
The Small Cell Forum has come up with six new development programmes designed to feed the carriers’ demand for more bandwidth as we head towards 5G
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