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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...
A complete guide to UK 5G development (and who is involved)
Many UK cities have already ‘switched on’ 5G. This technology however, is much more than just faster internet speeds for your phone, with the biggest developments yet to come. 5G is the next...
mmWave: The Faster Route to 5G?
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is a new frontier for wireless broadband services and the provision of high performance 5G. FWA uses mmWave technology to provide high speed data transfer with the...
Is 5G Unlicensed a thing or a contradiction?
Edited by Simon Rockman at CW Journal Vol 3. Issue 1 in pages 38-39
Powering connectivity: The next chapter of the Blu Wireless brand
By Robert Hughes
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”...
Employee Spotlight: Stephen
Stephen has been with us at Blu Wireless for a year and is an important member of the team. From beginning of his time with us as part of the Hardware team helping with production to moving into the...
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...
Constant Connectivity
By Simon Holmes, Head of Digital Communications at First Group and Mark Barrett, CMO at Blu Wireless
Employee Spotlight: Nadine
Nadine is a key member of the Blu Wireless team. With 18 years’ experience in the wireless industry across integration and test, software development and hardware/software support, including...
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...
Employee Spotlight: Tom
Tom is one of our best Radio Communications Engineers and a vital part of the team. While working on his PhD, he also wrote the software to interface the first radio used at Blu Wireless, and since...
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...
Why delivering ultra-fast 5G connections to UK trains is globally significant
Last month, Blu Wireless and FirstGroup announced a significant new partnership aimed at the delivery of improved wireless services to train passengers. Beyond delivering 5G connections, which can...
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...
Employee Spotlight: Rula
Rula is an essential component of our team of Front-End Design and Verification Engineers. Originally from Jordan, Rula began her career in London as an IT Software Engineer for Lebanese TV station....
International Women’s Day at Blu Wireless
International Women’s Day (8th March) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender...
Employee Spotlight: James
James has played an integral role in powering High-Speed Transport connectivity. An Embedded Software Engineer, James has 20 years of experience in the industry and is an expert in his discipline....
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...
Connected Cars: The Next Frontier in Wireless Networking
2018 has truly been the year of connected cars. Car brands, mobile operators and equipment manufacturers are all teaming up to develop their own solutions. Only last month, Kia and Hyundai announced...
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...
Blu Wireless appoints new Chairman and CFO
Blu Wireless has recently made two new significant senior appointments. CEO Henry Nurser and the team are delighted to welcome Hemant Mardia, Chairman, and Sean Cassidy, CFO, to the board. Both have...
IEEE 802.11ad (WiGig’s) future in virtual reality (VR) systems
One of the biggest application stories hitting the consumer tech and the national press over the past year has been VR. It appears that the Oculus Rift headset – arguably the best known – received...
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...
Blu Wireless Technology has contributed to a new European white paper from the ETSI standards organisation
Blu Wireless Technology has contributed to a new European white paper from the ETSI standards organisation entitled “mmWave Semiconductor Industry Technologies: Status and Evolution.” The paper is...
WiGig® in smartphones – our favourite pre-MWC rumours and what will drive WiGig growth in 2017
MWC is the second big event of the tech year, with pretty much every mobile firm (bar Apple, of course) heading to Barcelona to show off their latest handsets.
On 5G millimetre wave technology and why wireless is the new wired
Last month I presented to Tech UK on 5G millimetre wave technology for fixed wireless access, particularly looking at the demands and challenges of advancing throughput speeds for urban connections.
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...
Push VoD and 4K content – Sky Q Silver takes us a little closer
Next month will see Sky’s Q box get an update, with the launch of the Sky Q Silver enabling 4K content.
4 reasons why 4K video isn’t the only reason 802.11ad WiGig® will influence which phone you get next
Wi-Fi has been a core part of the smartphone since the beginning, with the iPhone (and even palm pilots if you want to still acknowledge their existence) including the standard. But improvements in...
Movember Week 3
It’s now three weeks into Movember and the lip warmers are coming along nicely. The team has raised a collective total of £325 for the Movember testicular and prostate cancer awareness charity and...
Who needs London?
Good article in today’s Guardian about the rise of UK’s tech, culture and financial regional hubs. The article features Blu Wireless Technology’s very own Rula Arbash.
Movember Week 1
The good people of Blu Wireless are doing Movember this year. Throughout the month we’ll add a few posts with progress as it turns from a dirty stain beneath the nose to a good healthy mo.
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.
Blu Wireless complete move to new headquarters
Blu Wireless has moved offices. Its base for the last four years – the tech incubation hub that remains Brunel’s Engine Shed – was too small to house the growing team. All departments have now moved...
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...
