5g networks
Chapter 2: The mmWave Testbeds Accelerating 5G Development
5G and millimetre wave (mmWave) technology will allow dramatic changes for data connectivity. As an integrative technology, no one company can provide the full end-to-end application hardware and...
Chapter 1: The role of unlicensed mmWave in tomorrow’s networks
Unlicensed frequency bands have been vital in the development of many successful radio technologies, from the Internet of Things (IoT) to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The next frontier is set to be the...
Blu Wireless wins new UK 5G Project
Blu Wireless, the leader in mmWave technology, announced today it is part of the winning bid for the new Liverpool 5G Create project from the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports...
Municipal Wireless Networks: Solving Public Smart City Wi-Fi
Internet connection is becoming a bigger and more integral part of our day-to-day transactions. It’s no longer just about work or entertainment, it’s embedded into every element of our lives. From...
Wireless Mesh Networks: Supporting Smart City Wi-Fi solutions
Smart Cities at one time seemed like a futuristic idea that wouldn’t be realised for generations. Now the technology is not only starting to emerge, it’s being put into action.
How real-time smart city Wi-Fi solutions will unlock IoT
In its simplest form, the Internet of Things (IoT) refers to every device connected to the internet. However increasingly IoT focuses on connected technologies that can send and receive data without...
Smart City WIFI Solutions: Enabling Public Access
Smart Cities will be filled with many applications that connect people, businesses, devices, and more. Everything we interact with on a daily basis, from public transport to grocery shopping has the...
mmWave Small Cells: Creating Private Networks for Industry
When thinking of small cells, mobile phone operators like Vodafone and EE will probably come to mind first – while this is perfectly correct, most people don’t realise that this is just one part of...
5G Technology: A quick guide to mmWave
5G is not one technology, it’s a collection of networking technologies, and Millimetre Wave (mmWave) provides the high-speed, multi-gigabit, carrier-grade link that can tie parts of it together. This...
Wireless backhaul: Why we need small cells vs macro cells
High bandwidth data transmission is becoming increasingly important as we develop 5G networks. Building a technology that supports higher transfer speeds is equally crucial. That’s where backhaul...
The edge: Introducing 5G and infrastructure sharing
Edge computing is opening up the door to the future of connectivity. Just as the cloud service expanded our mobile storage capabilities, edge computing is set to do the same for data processing.
Technology and tomorrow’s networks: How the UK can connect the last mile (and quickly)
5G has been proclaimed as the “next big thing” for long enough. Now is the time for action. Let’s stop waiting for disruption in the connectivity market and make it happen.
How Fixed Wireless Access can be deployed today
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is the answer to the full-fibre problem. This revolutionary technology will finally meet the high-performance connectivity needs for entire cities and rural areas.
The 5G breakthroughs paving the way for 2020 connectivity
2019 has been the year of exponential connectivity growth and technology breakthroughs for Blu Wireless. We’ve seen the growth of HealthTech and its power to combat loneliness in the elderly...
Is 5G Unlicensed a thing or a contradiction?
Edited by Simon Rockman at CW Journal Vol 3. Issue 1 in pages 38-39
4 key takeaways from the 2019 TIP Summit
Last week’s 4th annual Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Summit in Amsterdam saw the best and brightest in the internet and connectivity space come together to share their latest innovations and discuss...
5G-PICTURE: Creating open, scalable and elastic 5G ecosystems
With Blu Wireless’s three-year involvement in 5G-PICTURE edging towards completion, we spoke to Programme Manager, Richard Graham and Principal System Architect, Peter Legg about our role in the...
IWPC: A technology whitepaper on key features and challenges of 5G millimetre wave frequencies and mobile networks
By The International Wireless Industry Consortium
How Emerging Vertical Innovations will shape 5G
There’s a lot more to 5G than mobile connections. From health tech startups to automotive firms to warehouses and factories, countless business are set to benefit from the enhanced connectivity 5G...
Tomorrow’s Smart Factories will need 5G to survive
The manufacturing industry is going through a radical transformation. Emerging technologies and futuristic cyber-physical systems increasingly occupy the factory floor. And the “Industry 4.0”...
The 5G High-Speed Trains of the Future are here now
Rail operators’ vision of 5G high-speed trains is much nearer than many think. Recent advances in wireless 5G mmWave mean that reliable, multi-gigabit connectivity is now possible onboard even at...
These 3 Networking Technologies are critical for Tomorrow’s Smart Cities
From self-activating street lights to available parking space alerts, our cities are getting increasingly smarter. By 2020, global spend on smart cities will exceed $34bn, including everything from...
The Truth behind Every Myth you’ve ever heard about 5G mmWave
As the race to 5G implementation is heating up, millimetre wave (mmWave) wireless frequencies have been receiving a lot of attention in the news. Plenty of US mobile network operators say they are...
What is 5G mmWave?
As mobile operators are beginning their roll-outs of 5G technology, a Gartner survey reveals that two thirds of organisations worldwide see enough benefit to their businesses that they would consider...
3 Forms of Transport which will be transformed by 5G
Connected Cars Connected cars have the ability to access the internet and connect with other devices in and around the vehicle, which will improve automotive experience and change the way we travel...
5G, Edge and Non-Terrestrial Networks: Highlights from the Brooklyn 5G Summit
Blu Wireless recently exhibited at the Brooklyn 5G Summit in New York – a summit that brought together leaders from across the industry, facilitating open and candid discussions about the state of...
Mythbuster: 5G isn’t all about smartphones
The impending arrival of 5G mobile handsets is dominating technology headlines in 2019. When searching “5G” on Google, most search results are about 5G smartphones. But the idea that “5G equals...
Can 5G conquer the Digital Divide?
The digital divide is an industry-wide challenge which cannot be overcome by any one company or nation. This reality dictates that untraditional partnerships and supportive legislation will be...
Enhancing Train WiFi: The Role of 5G
On-board train connectivity is a constant problem for commuters. Within the current UK infrastructure, many resort to working from their phones or hot-spotting themselves in order to work on their...
Connecting 8K: What’s powering Video Streaming in 2019?
The way we consume video is changing, driven by the growing popularity of streaming and OTT services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. By 2022, video will account for 82% of IP traffic, according...
Debunking Common Misconceptions on 5G Implementation
Many Internet Service Providers are concerned with the immediate viability and payback of 5G. Several negative perceptions of the technology, including that it is both complex and expensive to...
5G Wireless Predictions for 2019
From Virtual Reality to autonomous vehicles to telemedicine, there has been a lot of noise around 5G’s transformative capacity in 2018. In October, Forbes even predicted that a 5G Tsunami was...
Connecting Liverpool: How mmWave will transform healthcare
In OECD countries, Health and Social Care spending accounts for 21% of GDP – or $7,800 per capita. While this level of spending is significant, increased budgets may seem like the most logical step...
Fixed Wireless Access: Myths around the Last Mile
Thanks to recent innovations in unlicensed Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology, the UK is in a unique position to benefit from 5G Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB).
Could mmWave and edge drive the next era of IoT Connectivity?
As we enter the fifth wave of computing, there is no doubt that a shift is taking place. The rise of new technologies is changing what we require from connectivity. The world generates 2.1 exabytes...
Let’s talk about 5G
What is it and why do we need it? Another exciting 5G headline appears on your notifications; “Are you ready for 5G?”, “A world-first in 5G trial”, “5G open for business” but behind the hype, what...
5G-XHaul Finale: Connecting the Smart City of Bristol
Leaders are looking to smart city initiatives as the future of urban development, using recent innovations in technology and connectivity to govern more reactively and effectively. With rocketing...
Our word on the Budget – £160m for 5G
Yesterday, the chancellor laid out the priorities for spending in the UK over the coming years. We’re particularly interested in the half a billion pounds (660 million USD) that has been dedicated to...
FCC announces 64 to 71 GHz band above WiGig® – what are the immediate implications?
Interesting news coming out of the US – The FCC is announcing new rules for high frequency (over 24 GHz) wireless broadband operations and opening almost 11 GHz of high-frequency spectrum for mobile...
Inventing the future of wireless networks
How do you predict the future? That’s one of the big challenges of the world’s largest academic 5G innovation centre (5GIC), which brings together the UK’s four mobile operators with 70 researchers...
5G infrastructure to be examined by €7.3m 5G-XHaul Project
An ambitious, pan-European project will evaluate the infrastructure that will form the next generation of communications networks and services. The project partners include industrial companies,...
Blu Wireless Joins the University of Surrey’s 5G Innovation Centre
Blu Wireless Technology Ltd has joined the University of Surrey’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) as part of its SME Technology partner programme.
Prepare to lose a few more wires
Cord cutting is a popular past-time at the moment. This usually means ‘cutting’ the cable TV cord and replacing it with entertainment from the Internet via WiFi, but there is another set of cables...
Lightning strikes twice
Programme director, Andy Lunness, overseeing installation of further Lightning modules as part of the Bristol is Open smart city project.
Modeling the best RF in the world
One of the great things about teaming up with a great university department is getting access to some of the latest equipment. The Communication Systems and Networks (CSN) group at the University of...
Bristol is Open
Blu Wireless has announced its participation in experimental high-speed network, Bristol Is Open.
India invests in 60GHz
The Hindu Business Times today reports that the Indian Department of Telecom has identified 45 cities and 705 tourist locations in which they plan to provide WiFi services as part of the Digital...
2020 5G, Promises Mayor
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has promised to bring hyper-fast 5G mobile connections to the city by 2020. This, he said, forms part of a long-term investment plan into the city’s infrastructure,...
Waterproof phones
An interesting article referencing Blu Wireless on edn.com this week, Waterproof phones: What challenges lie ahead? It looks at the move toward waterproof handsets and the challenges this presents in...
Blu Wireless Technology and Bristol University demonstrate millimetre wave at Small Cells World Summit
Wireless data connections that exploit millimetre wave radio spectrum (30GHz to 300GHz) are expected to be used in worldwide 5G networks from 2020. Bristol start-up Blu Wireless Technology (BWT) has...
Cache enabled small cell network to reduce strain on backhaul
There’s been some interesting new research from the Centre for Wireless Communications in Finland, which has looked at how in-network caching in short range coverage models can improve cellular...
Millimetre waves have 100x the data capacity of current WiFi
The IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2014 took place earlier this month in Turkey. This important wireless communications conference featured keynotes on gigabit wireless...
Should EU 60GHz regulations mirror the US?
There are significant variations between the EU and the US when it comes to the 60GHz band – and the rest of the world, for that matter.
WiGig market hotting up for 2014 growth
Good to see recent developments occurring from the Wi-Fi alliance surrounding WiGig (aka 802.11ad). One of the big challenges for any new technology is making sure it works with everything that’s out...
5G mobile networks and the use of mm wave technologies
CES is over, and WiGig / 60GHz technologies in general were heavily featured at the show. But, interestingly, there are also several stories coming in that look at 5G mobile technologies.
WiGig / Tri-band WiFi growth to 2018 – and by market sector
An interesting article has appeared in the latest edition of Nikkei (paywall link) that highlighted the growth of WiGig and other 60GHz wireless streaming technologies.
