Mobile & Wireless Roundup #57
Welcome to the 57th edition of this newsletter. As an engineer by trade, I am always curious about how things are made. Having gone through the whole process of my house renovation including a loft construction and kitchen extension, I quite enjoyed learning about the whole process. As a builder you need to know all about different kinds of wood, bricks, cement, concrete, etc. The real question though is where is the value?
You see there are manufacturing companies that create goods. Then there are builders that construct the houses using these materials and finally you have the painters and decorators that give individual identity to the house. As long as a house is constructed to reasonable standards, nobody generally notices the materials or the build, only how aesthetically pleasing it looks at the end.
A similar question comes up regarding mobile networks. Where exactly lies the value? Right now as the incumbent vendor’s monopolies are being challenged with the whole open networks, there are a lot of discussions on the individual components and the equipment. When operators deploy the networks there is a lot of discussion on their coverage, capacity, speeds, reliability, etc., but the real value lies in what gets built on top and how it can help everyone.
Right now we are still restricted to what we can achieve because of the limitations on what equipment is available, what it can work with, how easy is it to rip-and-replace, etc. While we are solving these issues, mobile operators are already working on how to improve their metrics with the limited budget availability. Finally, we have many different creators, designers, entrepreneurs, etc., who are trying to find ways to create value added products and services that can either work with whatever is available or find a new way. There are plenty of challenges and innovations to grapple with.
For those of you who don’t know me, I am a technologist with over 24 years’ experience in mobile wireless technology, currently working as an independent advisor, 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
? 5G
? 4G/LTE
? 2G/3G
? Open & Disaggregated Networks (including Open RAN, vRAN, etc.)
? Private Networks
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? Telecoms Infrastructure, Small Cells, Antennas & others
? Smartphones, Devices, Wearables & Gadgets
? AI, ML & Automation
? Security & Privacy
? Satellites, HAPS, Drones, UAVs & Space
? Wi-Fi
? Other News and Technology Stuff
? Picture of the week: Mobile network masts in Marrakech, Morocco, cleverly disguised as a palm trees via Kris Szaniawski on Twitter.
Happy to hear your thoughts. Feel free let me know what worked, what didn’t, how I can make this better, etc. Get in touch over LinkedIn!
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Builder and Consultant on Open vRAN, Small Cell and EdgeAI Networks
1 年In the construction case it should not just be the aesthetics, it's the ergonomics and lack of worries. Builders should not worry about using a district heating system which feeds into underfloor systems, and removes radiators and boilers, making cleaner house infrastructure and no radiators to block furniture. It might be a heat re-use system from a local Edge Data Centre which is maintained centrally and will lower the householder costs. Which would raise the value of the home. A builder building a housing estate can start with fibre to everything, FTTP and FTTA delivering Neutral Host 4G/5G so that every resident can maximise their Hybrid working and social experience. They can install 3-phase power to support future EV charging needs, integrate roof-mounted solar PV to centralised battery storage so that running costs are lower and power supply more reliable. The net result is higher value to the consumer, lower TCO, lower Scope 1,2 & 3 emissions and the builder learning what can be retrofitted to existing houses so that all can reap the benefits.
Principal Analyst & Consultant at 3G4G
1 年This newsletter has been compiled with contributions from John Baker, Jinsung Choi, Eugina Jordan, Paul Rhodes, Neil Shah, Kris Szaniawski and Luke Kehoe. Thanks as always for sharing stuff on LinkedIn & Twitter ?? !