Webinar: Small Cell Open RAN
Register here Small Cells World Summit brings you an open industry webinar on the topic of Small Cells […]
Register here Small Cells World Summit brings you an open industry webinar on the topic of Small Cells […]
SCF Contributors Qualcomm Technologies, Radisys, Reliance Jio, Picocom, Microchip and Airspan Define Specification to Help Operators Deploy Disaggregated 5G Small […]
One of the hottest topics in mobile networks is currently Open RAN. An access network in which elements from different […]
5G FAPI Release provides common APIs to support interoperability between 5G small cell hardware components and software layers enabling interoperability […]
By Guang Yang Director, Strategy Analytics In October, China Mobile quietly launched a tender for white box indoor small cell […]
Cellular industry must avoid pitfalls of proprietary solutions as it seeks to define the open RAN London, UK & Santa […]
Related content: nFAPI specifications, small cell virtualization, functional splits It remains to be seen how far 5G, in reality, will […]
13th Annual Awards will form part of Small Cells World Summit 2021, the leading networking event for the global wireless […]
Perhaps the most important development in the RAN of the 5G era is disaggregation. This splits the network’s functions between […]
Small Cell Forum’s 2021 work program drives digital transformation across connected communities, smart cities and buildings, Industry 4.0 and IoT […]
Update to 5G PHY API for small cell silicon & stack vendors, widely adopted in 3G and 4G Efficient support […]
One of the most important parts of Small Cell Forum’s remit is to create the right conditions for an open, […]
Digital transformation is the watchword for many industry sectors as they adapt their businesses to the world of cloud platforms […]
By David Orloff One of the most exciting developments in the industry in the past year has been serious momentum […]
By Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Technology Research The SCF Small Cell Awards stand out from the crowd of industry prizes. They […]
One of the major barriers to at-scale deployment of small cells has been the fact that they were confined to […]
Collaboration with Node-H and Arcadyan Technology Corporation Cost-effectively Addresses Indoor Cellular Deployment Challenges NASHUA, N.H. – February 9th, 2017 – […]
Release Three was, by any standards, a wide-ranging and important document. But we knew even then that there was much […]
Small Cell Forum’s new monthly industry news round-up makes its debut at an appropriate time, when some of the issues […]
An introduction to the awards from Chair of Judges Caroline Gabriel At Small Cell Forum, we’re delighted to announce the […]
As a strong advocate of emerging small cell neutral hosting, we at Small Cell Forum are delighted to see the […]
SCF agrees on a new board, and sets an agenda focussed on neutral host requirements and small cell Open RAN […]
Small Cell Forum’s usual round of face-to-face events may not be possible this year, but we still managed to hold […]
Small Cells Market Update 2020 is a magazine published by The Mobile Network in association with Small Cell Forum. It […]
First-of-a-kind release, informed and supported by unique industry research, provides architecture preferences for various deployment scenarios and concise definitions of […]
Virtual ceremony recognizes and celebrates buoyant market as industry transitions to the 5G era London, UK 2 July 2020 – […]
SCF Small Cell Awards 2020 winners Celebrating the very best in industry innovation and commercial excellence across 10 categories, the […]
Small Cells World Summit will be the biggest online global gathering of the small cells industry in 2021, bringing […]
Despite the stresses and distractions of Covid-19, entries are still coming in for Small Cell Forum’s annual awards. This is […]
Now that the holiday lull is over and 2020 is truly underway, it seemed a good time to put SCF’s […]
The Ultimate Badge of Excellence! For over a decade the SCF Small Cell Awards has been recognizing the very best […]
Small Cell Forum members gathered in London last week for a highly successful and hard-working plenary meeting. Operators, vendors and […]
Small Cell Forum was engaged in driving open interfaces long before the macro network world became interested in multivendor interoperability. […]
SCF Small Cell Awards 2019 winners Celebrating the very best in industry innovation and commercial excellence across 10 […]
SCF Small Cell Awards 2019 finalists announced The wait is over, we can reveal to you the finalists in the […]
Open RAN is a critical goal of 5G for many operators, and the Forum’s 5G FAPI will play a significant […]
Step 1 of 4 25% Which award category would you like to enter? Award Category—1. Excellence in Commercial Deployment (Urban)2. […]
LONDON, 12 February 2018 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular coverage, today announced that the […]
The wide variety of contributions in this edition of our member newsletter highlights Small Cell Forum’s mission to support business […]
One of Small Cell Forum’s most active and important projects focuses on neutral hosts – driving platforms and processes that […]
Connectivity requirements, small cells and private networks This document is the first in a series of requirements reports that will […]
The economics of deploying cellular networks at scale are increasingly challenging, as demands for higher data rates and better coverage […]
5G network FAPI specifications The 5G network functional application platform interface (5G nFAPI) is an initiative that extends for 5G […]
In our Market Status Report 2020, the latest forecasts point to a trend towards increasingly varied use cases supported by […]
What should a 5G small cell look like – and what does it need to do? Why do we need […]
New analysis outlines significant market opportunities and details work required to realize the potential of combined small cell/edge solutions London, […]
Edge computing is emerging as a significant opportunity for network operators, and one that can enhance the business case for […]
In these uncertain and disrupted times, it was fantastic to see such a strong turnout for the Forum’s first ever […]
Private cellular networks with small cells This latest release is a market position paper for private cellular networks. Its aim […]
The defining objective of Small Cell Forum is to accelerate adoption of dense networks, so that cellular technologies can deliver […]
The global health emergency has had a huge impact on all our lives and will continue to do so for […]
In the early days of any new technology, there is a critical period that comes between the first deployments, and […]
A heavy dose of automation is a key goal for most operators deploying next generation networks. The more they extend […]
Automation is a key goal for most operators deploying next generation networks. With the increasing number of cells being deployed […]
Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 30 September during the plenary opening session, closing out the current membership year […]
The health impacts of wireless communications and small cells Small cells transmit very low levels of radio waves (also known as […]
Caroline Gabriel (Chair of judges) Research Director, Rethink Technology Research Caroline co-founded Rethink Technology Research in 2002 to focus on […]
Small Cell Forum’s last plenary meeting of the year was a very successful event, hosted by SCF Board Member Crown […]
Download agenda Register for plenary Hosted by Crown Castle at their headquarters in Pittsburgh, this member-only plenary will take place […]
New members, including Colt, Dense Air and Radysis join to strengthen Forum’s new work programs and continue their critical work […]
Forum to continue leadership in developing 5G Open Small Cell RAN, enable new stakeholders and opportunities in evolving mobile ecosystem, […]
New papers from SCF working groups are always a hot topic of conversation at Plenary meetings, and our next Plenary […]
At the Small Cells World Summit event in London in May, edge computing, and its relationship with small cells, was […]
We’re gearing up for Small Cell Forum’s next plenary meeting, which will be held in London on September 16 and […]
5G-era IoT use cases and enterprise small cell networks The latest release from Small Cell Forum is ‘5G era IoT […]
5G FAPI: PHY API Specification 5G PHY API is the latest in a series of common interfaces which Small Cell […]
It is often said that 5G will enable mobile technology to reach far beyond the current boundaries of connectivity. In […]
Small Cells World Summit 2019 will focus on 5G-Era densification strategies and technologies London, UK 4th April 2019 – Small […]
By Caroline Gabriel. Another Mobile World Congress has been and gone, and it was encouraging to see how many of […]
By Richard Kennedy Mobile World Congress is a global show, but its location in Spain means European issues loom large. […]
New categories to shine light on entrants driving developments in technologies crucial to future 5G networks London, UK 31 January […]
Rules for entry Eligibility The SCF Small Cell Awards 2021 are open to Small Cell Forum members and non-members, except […]
SCF is proud to invite you to Small Cells World Summit 2019 – a two-day learning and networking event for […]
By Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Technology Research Ltd The current wave of 4G densification is being led by major roll-outs in […]
REGISTRATION OPEN > Co-located with SCWS Americas (4-5 Dec) this event is one of SCF’s most important member Plenary meetings […]
Small cell definition A small cell is a radio access point with low radio frequency (RF) power output, footprint and […]
Edge compute is one of the most important developments for mobile operators (MNOs) to consider in their next generation network […]
Small cells are a mature solution commercially deployed in a wide range of environments. We aim to speed up still […]
Partnering with Taiwan’s Department of Industrial Technology and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), this densification on the path to 5G workshop […]
In this blog, chair of the Small Cell Awards judging panel, Caroline Gabriel, gives her thoughts on the 2018 award […]
Enterprise connectivity recognised as annual awards shine light on growing market Small Cells World Summit, London – 23rd May 2018 […]
Excellence in commercial deployment (Residential) Sprint & Airspan Networks – Sprint LTE Magic Box Excellence in commercial deployment (Urban) CCS – City of […]
One of the most discussed aspects of 5G is the New Radio’s ability to work in millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum […]
This year’s Mobile World Congress actually saw less frantic 5G hype than in 2016 and 2017, and more considered discussion […]
SCF welcomes call for more urgency on dense networks to ensure IoT-ready 5G for Europe LONDON, 27 February 2018 – […]
Industry Analyst Caroline Gabriel is the Chair of Judges for the SCF Small Cell Awards 2018. The awards are now […]
As some operators start to put flesh on their plans for early-stage 5G deployments, midband spectrum is emerging as a […]
Caroline Gabriel (Chair of judges) Research Director, Rethink Technology Research Caroline co-founded Rethink Technology Research in 2002 to focus on […]
SCF Chief Strategy Officer Julius Robson shares some insights into the 2018 work program for SCF – and details how […]
The last major event on the small cell industry’s calendar was the SCWS Americas conference, which moved to a new […]
One of the few aspects of 5G on which there is broad agreement is that it will be deployed completely […]
Ahead of our North America Plenary next week, CEO Sue Monahan shares insight into the discussions and debates members can […]
On October 4-5, Small Cell Forum held its first ever Densification Summit, which was also its first-ever major event in […]
Ahead of CEO Sue Monahan’s keynote address at the DC5G Summit in Washington DC this week, we examine how small […]
Small Cell Forum and Indian Telecoms Ecosystem to Gather Requirements to Accelerate Network Densification in the Region London, UK & […]
Small Cell Forum will be represented at 5G Asia by Aya Mukaikubo of SoftBank. Ahead of the event, CEO Sue Monahan discusses the steps being taken to progress towards 5G.
Densification is the most important trend in mobile network deployment, and few markets are densifying with such dramatic impact as […]
The success of the mobile industry has been built on global standards, and these will be even more vital to […]
Densification may be an unwieldy and overused word, but it lies at the heart of many mobile operators’ plans to […]
SCF’s fifth LTE Plugfest event focused on private evolved packet cores – a key enabling technology for enterprise small cell […]
MWC Shanghai opened with the usual flares, beats and robotic dancers, but as always with China it’s the eye watering […]
Applications are now open for Executive Board and Chair positions for October 2017 to September 2018. Details on our leadership […]
The eyes of the small cell industry are on Taiwan this week as a double act of major events takes […]
Small Cell Forum Awards 2017 Recognise Commercial Success as Technology Goes Mainstream Small cell pioneers and new players recognised at […]
Industry organization celebrates its leadership role in changing the shape of mobile networks and outlines how operators can successfully densify […]
Forum’s work helps operators plot path to densification for today’s 4G and future 5G networks Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain […]
SCF publishes materials focused on connectivity for the hospitality sector as the Marriott International and Grange Hotel Chains join as […]
Download the latest documents from SCF via www.scf.io Network virtualization is one of the hottest topics in telecoms, but particularly […]
Operator and Vendor Body Announces Release 8, aimed at helping industry expedite widespread deployment of virtualized network services Dallas, Texas […]
Many vendors and operators are already starting to prepare for 5G, even if the standards have not yet been agreed. […]
Members including AT&T, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Vodafone collaborate to lay foundations for next generation networks, targeting industry harmonization London, […]
One of the major barriers to deployment of outdoor small cells is the lack of a standard, streamlined process for […]
New blog from Chair elect David Orloff on our up and coming 5G workshop The Small Cell Forum has a […]
Small Cell Forum holds its European Plenary in Rome next week (September 13-15), and it will be the most important […]
Small Cell Forum CEO, Sue Monahan comments on the latest industry announcements on 5G. Though 5G is moving out of […]
Small Cell Forum aims to support all members promote the adoption of small cells across the industry. A key part […]
London Tuesday 5 July 2016 – A multivendor, virtualized and future-proof HetNet – this is the vision that mobile operators […]
Arun Bansal, head of Ericsson’s Radio business unit, set the tone at London’s 5G World conference today, with a keynote […]
From 2016, there will be a sharp uptick in deployments of small cells in enterprise and urban environments, as operators […]
In the mobile world, discussion tends to focus on MNOs’ mainstream deployments geared to consumer data and voice. Yet many […]
SCWS Singapore: Asia sets the pace in smart cities and dense HetNets The latest stop on the Small Cell Forum’s […]
In our latest blog, Small Cell Forum Member Services Director Lynne Price-Walker looks into how industry awards can be a […]
Globally harmonised spectrum is one of the most important factors behind strong mobile network economics, to enabling a huge ecosystem […]
However forward-looking Small Cell Forum’s work may be, it always remains grounded in real world operator requirements. That is why, […]
Mobile World Congress 2016 is by far the most influential event in the industry’s calendar, and once again, Small Cell […]
SCF Chair Alan Law reports back from a busy week in Dallas. It was foggy when I left London to […]
The official standards process may not have begun, but 5G is a very real issue for most mobile operators already. […]
The Small Cell Forum is to hold its first ever Open Day on September 8th, during our 30th plenary meeting […]
We’ve invited every major European operator to a special open day 8 September in Rome. Our Small Cells Champions Day, […]
Small Cells World is always going to be a busy week for all involved in the small cell industry. At […]
London, UK, June 2015. Commercial success, innovation and real world deployments were recognized last night at the small cell industry […]
London, UK: The Small Cell Forum has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Small Cell Forum Industry Awards. Now in […]
On 20th & 21st of April, Small Cells Asia took place in Singapore. Asia is home to more small cell […]
Agreement signed at 65th ETSI General Assembly to kick start virtualization collaboration London, UK, 23 March 2015. Small Cell Forum […]
One of the most amazing things about Instagram, the photo and video sharing social networking site, is the strength of […]
Small Cell Forum announces Release Five and sets out a clear business case for operators, businesses and communities Release Program […]
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum takes a look at what is to come for the small cells industry in 2015 […]
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
www.3gpp.org 3GPP The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) provides a stable environment to produce the reports and specifications that define […]
Leadership team Prabhakar Chitrapu Chair Small Cell Forum Sue Monahan CEO Small Cell Forum Richard Kennedy COO & Marketing Small […]
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a guest blog about next month’s Avren’s Small Cells Americas Summit, from 1-3 December […]
New membership options, virtualization and rural and remote use cases the focus of discussions with 44 different member companies in […]
For anyone in the mobile industry, security will always be a concern and it is something that the small cell […]
27 companies join together to work towards greater interoperability and economies of scale to bring the small cell mass market […]
Following a successful Small Cells World Summit, Small Cell Forum hosted an open-workshop on Friday morning on the Release Program […]
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