All Small cells articles
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Network & InfrastructureTelekom swaps phone boxes for 5G small cells
Street furniture upgraded to host Ericsson 5G small-cell kit, improving connectivity at street-level.
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Network & Infrastructure
City small-cell pilot goes live, EE first to benefit
Freshwave and Netomnia partner to launch Cornerstone-backed, multi-operator small-cell deployment in City of London.
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Financial & Performance
DigitalBridge ‘full of ideas’ in troubled infra deal waters
US investment group says growth opportunities are still out there in tougher climate for infrastructure investors who get “creative” and “work a little harder”.
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Network & Infrastructure
Cornerstone to pilot City of London 5G upgrade
“City-wide” open access network being explored. Joint venture’s 2017 contract now appears to include 5G. Deployment will depend on the outcome of trials.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 to expand small cell footprint beyond London
Long-running project in capital seen as having progressed to point where template can be expanded to other UK cities. Move sets up contest between O2’s site and tech enablers.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT Wholesale gets in on 5G game
Wholesale Mobile Connect, pitched as “comprehensive cell site connectivity portfolio for 5G deployment”, slated for launch in 2021. Fully-managed service targeted at MNOs. Division embraces open RAN technology.
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Analysis
Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: MedTech roll outs and a win with Mavenir
BT expands R&D efforts with NHSX, and adds Medic Bleep to its NHS offering. Enterprise expands its connected worker portfolio with Onsight from Librestream.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT tie-up looks beyond city limits
Smart-city and 5G-flavoured partnership with Münster utility eases rollout constraints being suffered by Deutsche Funkturm.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone leads review of mmWave sharing solutions
Ways to solve small-cell cost conundrum still being mulled. Vodafone-authored research sees European operators pondering emulating the ‘Hong Kong approach’ to delivering small cell coverage for 5G. Secondary node RAN sharing could provide a sweet spot where low-cost build and operation still facilitates differentiation. Regulatory buy-in deemed essential for ...
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Network & Infrastructure
Operators eye Hong Kong for mmWave sharing solution
Ways to solve small-cell cost conundrum still being pondered. DT among European operators pondering the prospect of emulating the approach adopted in Hong Kong to deliver efficiently built and cost-effective small cell coverage for 5G. Secondary node RAN sharing among operators could provide a sweet spot where low-cost build ...
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom Technik gets creative with small-cell modelling
Further signal that NatCo is gearing up for long-awaited densification push.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland collabs with Huber+Suhner on small-cell antennae development
Telekom Deutschland (TDE) collaborated with Switzerland-based Huber+Suhner on the development of five small-cell antennae under the Sencity Urban brand.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom: introvert telcos plan mould-breaking 5G party (DTW19)
DT plans to step up “conversations” with partners in a bid to ensure 5G return-on-investment. Execs concede telcos remain “quite poor” on enabling collaboration. ’Fast telecoms’-vision mooted, with repeatability across numerous services, but can traditionally closed telcos deliver? Hints of increased focus on services long-tail, and beyond flagship tie-ups. ...
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Suppliers & SCM
ADVA picks up Openreach synchronisation role
Source: ADVA ADVA Optical Networking, a key long-term equipment supplier to BT, revealed that Openreach is deploying its FSP 150-GO102Pro small cell demarcation technology to support delivery of 1Gbps carrier Ethernet and internet protocol services, “ and deliver the precise phase synchronisation ...
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Innovation (R&D)
BT Group and Mavenir promote new shared vRAN solution
BT is hoping to bring operators together with an indoor coverage solution fit for 5G. Virtualisation support from Mavenir looks set to enable flexible antenna sharing, subject to industry clearance.
