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Post-Quantum Cryptography in 3GPP
Quantum computing often appears in discussions about 6G, but one area where its impact is already influencing 3GPP work is security.Many of the public-key cryptographic algorithms used today rely on...
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Energy Efficiency Improvements in 3GPP Technologies: From LTE to 5G-Advanced
Energy efficiency has become one of the most important topics in mobile networks. Operators need to support growing traffic, wider bandwidths, massive MIMO, better coverage and new services, while also...
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Multi-Panel UE (MPUE) in 5G and 5G-Advanced
With the introduction of millimetre-wave spectrum in 5G NR, antenna design at the UE became significantly more complicated. At these higher frequencies, increased propagation and penetration losses...
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Next Generation eCall Finally Moves to 4G and 5G
Back in 2022, I wrote about the transition from the original eCall system to Next Generation eCall, or NG eCall. At the time, one of the big concerns was what would happen to millions of vehicles...
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Why Connectivity on Trains Is Still So Poor
Anyone who travels regularly by train will recognise the experience. The phone shows a mobile signal, sometimes even 5G, but webpages refuse to load, video calls freeze and messages remain stuck...
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From 3GPP MPS to Wi-Fi 7 EPCS
Back in January 2011, I wrote about Enhanced Multimedia Priority Service, or eMPS, in 3GPP Release 10. At the time, the focus was on extending priority treatment beyond basic voice calls to packet data...
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From Voice-Centric to Data-Driven Critical Communications
Back in 2024, I came across an excellent GSMA APAC webinar looking at the evolution of critical communications from predominantly voice-centric systems towards broadband, data-driven solutions. I had...
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Release 19 Takes Satellite, NTN and Aerial Connectivity Further
3GPP Release 19 continues the evolution of 5G-Advanced and, among many other areas, brings important enhancements for satellite access, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS),...
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Mid-Band Spectrum Still Matters for 5G and Beyond
Mid-band spectrum has become one of the most important parts of the mobile network story. Low-band spectrum is essential for wide-area coverage and better indoor reach, while high-band spectrum,...
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CBRS Comes of Age as a Shared Spectrum Success Story
The Citizens Broadband Radio Service, better known as CBRS, has often been described as an experiment in spectrum sharing. Based on the latest OnGo Alliance webinar on the state of CBRS, that...
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7 MHz Brings Much Needed Flexibility to 5G NR
The evolution of channel bandwidths in 5G NR has been relatively conservative compared to earlier generations, but recent developments in 3GPP Release 19 show that this is beginning to change. The...
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3GPP Release 19 Description and Summary of Work Items
As the journey towards 3GPP Release 20 and 6G (3GPP Rel-21) continues to gather pace, the recently concluded Release 19 comes with a clearer view of what the next phase of 5G evolution, often referred...
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3GPP Study on Modernization of Specification Format and Procedures for 6G (6GSM)
The development of each new mobile generation is not only about new technologies and capabilities. It also requires evolution in the way standards themselves are created, maintained and consumed. As...
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Strengthening Critical Infrastructure Security with OSINT
Cybersecurity conversations in telecoms often focus on IT systems, cloud platforms and enterprise networks. Yet beyond the data centres and mobile cores lies another domain that is arguably even more...
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Seven AI Concepts Shaping Network Intelligence
AI has become so deeply embedded in our everyday working lives that it is no longer limited to data science teams or research labs. In telecoms, AI now plays a central role in network planning,...
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Telecom Security Realities from 2025 and Lessons for 2026
Telecom security rarely stands still. Each year brings new technologies, new attack paths, and new operational realities. Yet 2025 was not defined by dramatic new exploits or spectacular network...
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Top 10 Posts for 2025
As we come to the end of another busy year, it is time once again to look back at what readers found most interesting on The 3G4G Blog. This year we again crossed over 3 million views, the same as last...
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Transport Networks Holding Modern Mobile Architectures Together
When people talk about mobile networks, the conversation almost always starts with the air interface. Spectrum, waveforms, MIMO, antennas and radios dominate conference agendas, white papers and...
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IET Lecture by Prof. Andy Sutton: Point to Point Microwave Radio Systems
Point to point microwave radio systems have been with us for more than eighty years, yet they rarely attract much attention in an era where fibre dominates network planning and satellite systems...
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AIoT and A-IoT
Our industry loves acronyms. In fact, sometimes it feels as if half our job is simply keeping up with them, while the other half is explaining them to everyone else. A recent example I saw referenced...
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