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A Different Approach for Mobile Network Densification
I am fascinated by and have previously written blog posts about transparent antennas. Back in 2019 NTT Docomo announced that they have been working with glass manufacturer AGC to create a new...
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6G and Other 3GPP Logos
The Project Coordination Group (PCG) of 3GPP recently approved a new logo for use on specifications for 6G, during their 52nd PCG meeting, hosted by ATIS in Reston, Virginia. As with previous logos,...
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Real-world Deployment of Digital Twin and Private Cellular at St Pancras...
PAULEY are a dynamic UK-based SME at the forefront of the exciting emerging market in big data and interactive tools for business. Pioneers in Spatial Computing, our specialist team are working with...
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Attack Surfaces for Different Generations of Mobile Technologies
At DEF CON 31 last year, Tracy Mosley, Vulnerability Researcher at Trenchant presented a talk titled "Nothin’ but a G Thang - The Evolution of Cellular Networks" (background of title). The abstract of...
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Short Tutorial on Mission Critical Services in LTE and 5G
Over the years we have looked at the standards development, infrastructure development and even country specific mission critical solutions development in various blog posts. In this post we are...
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Disaggregation of 5G Core (5GC) Network
When talking about mobile networks, we generally talk about disaggregation and virtualization of the RAN rather than the core. The 5G Core Network was also designed with disaggregation in mind,...
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3GPP Release 18 Description and Summary of Work Items
The first official release of 3GPP TR 21.918: "Release 18 Description; Summary of Rel-18 Work Items" has been published. It's the first official version of 5G-Advanced. Quoting from the report: Release...
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Explaining Telecoms
Over the years we have made a lot of tutorials explaining mobile wireless technology (list here). Here is another one that came up as part of a discussion where many experienced telecom engineers...
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GSA's Updates on Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Numbers
In the GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum Plenary back in June, GSA identified announced service offers using LTE or 5G from 554 operators in 187 countries and territories, and launched services from 477 operators in...
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Detection of Real-world Fake Base Station (FBS) Attacks in Thailand
It's been a while since we created our security tutorial, back in 2018. One of the items we discussed in there were the fake cell towers or the fake base stations. The issues highlighted there still...
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TechKnowledge Technology Stories (Series 1)
TechKnowledge is a series of Technology Stories looking at how technology has evolved over the years and how it will continue to evolve in the future. The series is targeted at youth looking to...
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4G/LTE, 5G and Private Networks in Africa
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) recently released its "Regional Spotlight Africa – October 2024" report. It tracks 604 public mobile networks across North and Sub-Saharan Africa,...
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RAN, AI, AI-RAN and Open RAN
The Japanese MNO Softbank is taking an active role in trying to bring AI to RAN. In a research story published recently, they explain that AI-RAN integrates AI into mobile networks to enhance...
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Low Latency Power Saving with Low Power-Wake Up Signal/Receiver (LP-WUS/LP-WUR)
Power-saving methodologies have been integral to all generations of 3GPP technologies, aimed at reducing the power consumption of user equipment (UEs) and other battery-dependent devices. Some of the...
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Tutorial Session on Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) and 3GPP Standards from...
Over five years ago, we introduced the concept of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) in our NTN tutorial and wrote IEEE ComSoc article, "The Role of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) in Future 5G Networks."...
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Evolution and Impact of Cellular Location Services (LCS)
Location Services (LCS) have been standardized by 3GPP across all major generations of cellular technology, including 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE), and 5G. These services enable applications to...
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Top Posts and Videos of 2024
The 3G4G Blog continues to be a favourite among tech enthusiasts, with over 17 years of content. This year, we reached a remarkable milestone: over 3 million views in 2024, pushing our total to nearly...
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Lessons from ANRW ’24: AI and Cloud in 5G/6G Systems
The ACM, IRTF & ISOC Applied Networking Research Workshops (ANRW) offer a vibrant forum for researchers, vendors, network operators, and the Internet standards community to exchange emerging...
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Beyond KPIs: The Role of Key Value Indicators (KVIs) in 6G
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have long been the primary benchmarks for evaluating mobile network performance. However, as 6G moves towards a broader societal and environmental impact, the European...
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Reigniting Growth in the Telecom Industry with AI and Cloud
The telecom industry is at a crossroads. While demand for connectivity continues to surge, operators face stagnating revenues, rising costs, and increasing competition. In his keynote at the Brooklyn...
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Quantum Internet: Evolutionary and Revolutionary Perspectives – Key Insights...
theNetworkingChannel hosted another interesting webinar recently exploring the topic of how Quantum Internet is emerging and has many open directions, from disruptive and long-term ideas to concrete...
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AI/ML in 3GPP: Progress, Challenges, and the Road to 6G
The ETSI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference– Status, Implementation and Way Forward of AI Standardization – took place from 5-7 February 2024 at ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France. This in-person...
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5G-Advanced Store and Forward (S&F): Enabling Resilient IoT Communications...
IntroductionAs the deployment of 5G networks continues to expand globally, the industry is already looking ahead to enhance capabilities through 5G-Advanced features. Among these innovations is the...
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Understanding ETSI’s Industry Specification Groups (ISGs) and Why They Matter
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is a leading standards development organisation (SDO) recognised for producing globally applicable standards for ICT, including fixed, mobile,...
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Towers, Masts and Poles: The Backbone of Telecom Infrastructure
We often walk past them without a second glance—towers, masts, and poles that quietly support the vast web of our modern telecommunications networks. But behind these unassuming structures lies a...
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