Mobile & Wireless Roundup #3

Welcome to the third edition of this weekly (or so) newsletter. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a technologist with over 23 years’ experience in mobile wireless technology, currently working as an independent analyst, consultant and a trainer. This newsletter is a summary of my posts and others news that caught my attention since the last newsletter.

? 6G

• The 3G4G Blog: Demystifying and Defining the Metaverse (link)
• Free 6G Training: SK Telecom Claims ‘Bare Metal-Based Cloud-Native 5G Core’ as Foundation for 6G Evolution (link)
• Samsung's 6G Spectrum Whitepaper Discusses Candidate Bands (link)
• Free 6G Training: Germany Launches 6G-Access, Network of Networks, Automation and Simplification (6G-ANNA) Project (link)
• Access Partners Whitepaper - Operators, Responsibility and Design: Is it possible to design a 6G system that users want? (link)

? 5G

• 5G Futurgazing from CNet: “5G Is Here, Sort Of: These Are the Innovations We're Waiting For” (link) – As a 5G realist, I see too many problems in the scenarios listed here.
• Operator Watch Blog: Singtel Surpasses 95% Nationwide 5G Standalone Coverage in Singapore (link)
• New 5GAmericas Whitepaper: Commercializing 5G Network Slicing (link)
• OpenSignal: Switzerland users get faster speeds and better video on 5G than on wifi (link)
• Positioning in 5G and 6G Networks—A Survey (link)
• Small Cell Forum releases updated 5G FAPI and 5G nFAPI specs, extending the feature sets – including NR positioning and 7.2x FH status awareness (link)

? 4G/LTE

• 3GPP SON Series: The role of Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO) in 4G and 5G Networks (link)
• Operator Watch Blog: Uruguay is a Land of Opportunity and Connectivity (link)

? Open RAN

• Eiko Seidel: O-RAN Massive MIMO Technical Report has been published (link)

? Private Networks

• Fierce Wireless: BMW builds open RAN 5G testbed (link)
• ICYMI – My tutorial on Private Networks & 5G Non-Public Networks (link)

? IoT / M2M

• Transforma Insights: Global IoT connections to hit 29.4 billion in 2030 (link)
• Telecom TV: Telefónica integrates terrestrial 5G and LEO satellites for extensive IoT reach (link)
• HT Matt Hatton: The IoT MVNO M&A continues, as Wireless Logic acquires Mobius Networks. Mobius has a heavy focus on security, ever more a consideration for enterprises (link)

? Security & Privacy

• TMN: Mobile network security researcher issues cloud warning (link)

? Artificial intelligence & Machine Learning

• The latest edition of ETSI’s Enjoy! Magazine looks at Securing Artificial Intelligence (link)

? Wi-Fi

• Extreme Networks: “For the first time in 20 years, Wi-Fi does not require backward compatibility. I am talking about Wi-Fi 6E and the 6 GHz frequency band.” (link)

? Other News and Technology Stuff

• Neom in Saudi Arabia is planning $1 trillion mirrored skyscraper that will be 120km long, 0.5km high and will take roughly 50 years to complete. Will accommodate 5 million people, vertical farming, a marina for yachts, and a sports stadium (link) – my Tweet on that generated all kinds of strange responses (link). Neom published a small promo video here.

• CNet: Intel's Turnaround and US Chipmaking Get a Boost With MediaTek Deal (link)
• Nokia radio technology is enabling AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-cell phone connectivity from space (link)
• TelecomTV: Red faces all round as UK government seeks to offload OneWeb (link)
• The Verge: The electricity demands of data centers are making it harder to build new homes in London (link)
• IEEE Spectrum: This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible The service uses Erol Gelenbe’s packet-voice telephone switch (link)
• Yahoo News: Here’s why a four-day working week trial in Telefonica Spain has not been a runaway success (link)
• Finally, here is a sign from Japan which says there is no mobile signal from this point (source)

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