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TRAI launches consultation on street furniture usage for 5G
TRAI has invited comments from the industry on use of street furniture for small cell and aerial fiber deployments to facilitate 5G rollouts. Read more…
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Small Cell Forum plan aims to accelerate 5G densification
Small Cell Forum (SCF) has outlined its work program for 2018-19 in a wide-ranging brief covers every aspect of densification, including policy improvements for siting and spectrum, 5G-enabling technologies and the next iteration of its Read more…
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SCF says FCC small cell policy good news for 5G
The Small Cell Forum has applauded a decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent city and town governments from charging wireless carriers up to $2 billion dollars’ worth of fees related to Read more…
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5G WIRE: M1 small cells, TechnoLab trials and 3 HK gets cloudified
5G action this day: M1 and Nokia trial 5G small cell and IoT use cases; Smart and Huawei beat 14 Gbps in the TechnoLab; Huawei is cloudifying 3 HK’s network for 5G readiness M1 and Read more…
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SCF initiative pitches small cells to healthcare sector
SCF (Small Cell Forum) announced that it is engaging with the healthcare sector to support the deployment of small cells in order to address the considerable risks of poor connectivity. Research commissioned by SCF shows Read more…
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Huawei and PLA deploy neutral 4G coverage in Hanoi mall
Huawei and PLA – the largest tower company in Vietnam – have jointly announced the deployment of what they claim is the first multi-operator indoor digital system in Vietnam based on Huawei’s indoor digital coverage Read more…
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Telstra launches repeater to boost the signal for outback users
Telstra has announced the launch of the ‘Telstra Go’ repeater – an intelligent antenna solution designed to improve mobile coverage or provide coverage in places in regional Australia where it’s unavailable. Telstra says the device Read more…
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APAC and North America lead small cell rollouts as 5G looms: report
Small cells are continuing to grow in non-residential scenarios – notably urban and enterprise sectors – with 5G, virtualization and densification playing a strong role in that growth, especially in APAC and North America. That’s Read more…
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Nokia launches MulteFire small cell for private LTE networks
Nokia says it is launching the world’s first MulteFire small cell that it says will enable industries, enterprises, smart cities and mobile service providers to leverage global unlicensed spectrum for secure, high-capacity and high-coverage private LTE Read more…
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Ericsson reveals 5G version of its Radio Dot small cell
Ericsson has introducing a 5G version of its Radio Dot small cell radio that’s designed to help operators provide crucial indoor coverage for their 5G rollouts. Indoor coverage is a perennial problem for cellcos operating Read more…
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LTE cellcos are getting busy with small cell densification: survey
A growing number of LTE operators are densifying their networks thanks to profound changes to the architecture and economics of small cells – and that densification activity will intensify in the run-up to 5G, according Read more…
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China Unicom to deploy Nokia small cells in 31 provinces
Nokia has signed a deal with China Unicom, which will deploy Nokia Flexi Zone small cells and an AirScale low power radio head in 31 provinces in China. This will give China Unicom’s subsidiaries new Read more…
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Nokia to help boost 4G network performance as 5G stepping stone
Nokia announced it is extending its portfolio of mobile broadband solutions to give operators new flexibility to meet consumer demand and enhance mobile network performance of 4G networks as they evolve towards 5G. With the Read more…
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Qualcomm and ITRI team up to develop 5G small cells in Taiwan
Qualcomm Technologies has announced its intent to collaborate on 5G NR-enabled small cell technologies with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Qualcomm says the collaboration is expected to accelerate delivery and global commercialization of 5G Read more…
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Small Cell Forum and ITRI wrap up LTE Plugfest for private EPC
Small Cell Forum (SCF) said it has successfully completed its fifth LTE Plugfest, hosted by Taiwanese technology institute ITRI, with a focus on interoperability for private EPC (evolved packet core). SCF said this Plugfest was Read more…
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True taps Ericsson for Dual Band Dot deployment
True has awarded Ericsson a contract to deploy indoor networks across Thailand using Dual Band Dots to improve indoor connectivity. True will install the Dots from this month, focusing on the northern, southern, and central Read more…
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Small Cell Forum launches advisory council to tackle enterprise coverage issues
The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has announced the launch of its Enterprise Advisory Council (EAC), which is focused on deepening industry ties, and working alongside businesses and institutions to help solve the issue of poor Read more…
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SoftBank to deploy Ericsson’s Radio Dot to beef up indoor coverage
Ericsson says that SoftBank has decided to deploy its Radio Dot System across Japan to deliver better indoor connectivity to its subscribers. SoftBank began extensive testing of the Radio Dot System and several other indoor Read more…
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Parallel Wireless small cell vRAN tackles cost, installation and QoE issues
Parallel Wireless has announced a strategic expansion of their indoor small-cell ecosystem via collaboration with Arcadyan Technology and Node-H that focuses on addressing the pain points of equipment costs, the time/complexity/cost of installation and challenges of Read more…
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Nokia Bell Labs demos drone-installable wireless small cells
ITEM: Nokia Bell Labs has announced a new small cell product that is so easy to install a drone could do it – and made the point by actually having a drone install one at Read more…