Category: 5G

Considerations for testing 5G beamforming

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For operators, 5G requires a massive investment in hardware and software based on the promise it will deliver totally new user experiences that take advantage of significant increases in throughput and decreases in latency. One key aspect of delivering and monetizing these new network experiences involves doing away with cell barriers and focusing RF signal on individual users. Download this report to learn how 5G beamforming plays a crucial part in delivering on the 5G promise and how testing beamforming is tricky but crucial, because the technology introduces a level of complexity on both the infrastructure side and the device side that demands careful characterization and verification before 5G can be successfully deployed.

5G Analytics and Monetization

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For mobile operators 5G is as much about business transformation as it is about network transformation. It’s about new business models and growing revenue streams, collaboratively working across the value fabric of 5G. Mobile networks hold a tremendous amount of data on where people go throughout their day, which applications they use, and the topics that matter most to those people at any given time. Until now, this data was unused as there was too much of it to mine to get to the valuable information. That has all changed with platforms that can take that raw data and find the knowledge needed to turn it into a valuable commodity. This knowledge will become the driving force of revenue for mobile operators in the years to come.

While 5G is in the limelight, AT&T and Verizon’s fiber builds are the roadies

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While 5G may be the showstopper for Verizon and AT&T, their respective fiber build-outs are the roadies that move and carry the loads.Wireless and 5G stole the headlines during the companies’ recent earnings calls, but their respective fiber build-outs were also mentioned as key elements for both telcos. Here’s a look at what AT&T and Verizon are doing with their fiber.

What Ever Happened to the Mechanical Splice?

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While mechanical splice connectors have come a long way and are an ideal field termination method for connectorizing fiber, we rarely hear much anymore about mechanical splicing as a means for joining fibers along a link – even though it eliminates the need for expensive fusion splicing equipment. Fusion splicing, where cleaved fibers are aligned and fused by an electric arc, provides the lowest loss and strongest, most reliable joint.

Did we just witness the most high-tech Super Bowl ever? – Nigeria IoT Blog

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Super Bowl LIII was the most technologically advanced in history. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta features a dedicated approach to connectivity; 2,000 wireless access points provides the equivalent 280,000+ sq ft of outdoor coverage (roughly five football fields). The stadium also boasts 4,000 miles of fiber optics and 90 miles of audio cables – laid out in a line, this would be enough to go from Atlanta, to the home of the Rams in Los Angeles, and back again! Fans get individual notifications, alerts and updates based on their location, mobile ticketing, and even an API-powered parking chat bot that will help fans find a good spot. In addition, the NFL is using a range of sensors, worn by the players and placed inside the footballs themselves, to measure player speed and overall movement. Over the past 4 seasons these RFID sensors have provided coaches with a wealth of data on the fitness, power and overall performance of each player on the field, data that’s also shared with the media.

PON: Another dimension

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As we start building 5G mobile networks, a new chapter of the PON story is being created. This time, the next PON technology is embracing a new paradigm to achieve higher capacity more efficiently. Leveraging the data centre ecosystem – rather than the transport systems that PON technologies have historically used – 25G PON represents the next stage in fibre evolution and a new dimension to the PON story.

Everything you need to know about 5G | IT World Canada News

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Compared to 4G, 5G boasts tremendously improved data rates and significantly lowers latency to cellular devices. But 5G’s benefits encompass more than just telecommunication; it’s designed as a unifying network that can help realize the true potential of Internet of Things, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X), and far more robust virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR). The equipment is also highly scalable according to traffic demand, laying the foundations for devices that have yet to be conceived.

Why 5G Wireless Will Leverage High-Speed Optical Networks and Machine Learning

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Advances in cognitive Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and fiber-optic electronics are enabling the rollout of 5G mobile wireless, which in turn will deliver new services such as augmented reality, drones, industrial IoT, self-driving vehicles and massive connectivity. 5G is also driving the demand for 400Gb/s optical connectivity in hyperscale cloud data centers. 

CommScope FIST modular splice closure supplies fiber foundation for 5G network operators, early adopters

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CommScope’s FIST Modular Splice Closure is designed to assist network operators with building a fiber foundation for future 5G networks, as its modular build allows configurations on-site, reducing the need for site inspections, decreasing rollout lead time, and enabling adaption to constantly-changing network needs. The number of 5G connections is expected to exceed one billion by 2025.

The era of the cloud’s total dominance is drawing to a close – Life on the edge

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Better technology is one reason why computing is again becoming more distributed. Devices at the edge, from smartphones to machinery on the shop floor, are becoming more intelligent. Equipped with powerful processors, they can now tackle computing problems that a few years ago needed a fully loaded server. As for software, its increased flexibility means it can function well on the edge. Many applications are now “virtualised”, meaning they exist separately from any specific type of hardware: code can thus be packaged in digital “containers” and easily moved around within data centres—and, increasingly, closer to the edge.