In these uncertain and disrupted times, it was fantastic to see such a strong turnout for the Forum’s first ever member-only ‘virtual plenary’, held on Wednesday 29th April. At the halfway point in the membership year, and with the annual…
Despite the stresses and distractions of Covid-19, entries are still coming in for Small Cell Forum’s annual awards. This is a sign of how highly regarded they are our sector, that even with the date of the final ceremony delayed…
Detailed Market Research and Business Modelling Shows Spectrum, Technology and Cost Benefits Offered by Small Cells in LTE and 5G Private Networks London, UK 28 April 2020 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) today published its analysis of the burgeoning market…
The defining objective of Small Cell Forum is to accelerate adoption of dense networks, so that cellular technologies can deliver their maximum social and economic impact. We have always been interested in how private network models can complement those of…
The global health emergency has had a huge impact on all our lives and will continue to do so for some time to come. In the latest of our guest blogs, Gayan Koralage, Director, Group Strategy of Asian towerco edotco…
Diversification of deployment will be a significant theme for the 2020 Each year, Small Cell Forum publishes a Market Status report, built around a detailed forecast of adoption in different scenarios, plus in-depth analysis of the trends driving that adoption….
Update to 5G PHY API for small cell silicon & stack vendors, widely adopted in 3G and 4G Efficient support for beamforming, mmWave and tighter timing requirements which impact the RF and digital front end Additional 5G capabilities to existing…
In the early days of any new technology, there is a critical period that comes between the first deployments, and large-scale adoption. The time it takes to cross that chasm towards mass uptake is critical to the commercial success of…
A heavy dose of automation is a key goal for most operators deploying next generation networks. The more they extend their 4G and 5G networks with dense hotzones of capacity, or deep indoors, the more cells they will roll out….
White paper captures 10 years’ experience of commercializing SON in over 18 million small cell deployments Details implementation recommendations for key 5G technology trends including disaggregation, virtualization, private networks and analytics with AI/ML London, UK 20th February 2020 Small Cell…
Now that the holiday lull is over and 2020 is truly underway, it seemed a good time to put SCF’s collective head together and make some predictions for how this year will pan out in the small cell industry. There…
It’s hard to believe that the judging process for the SCF Small Cell Awards has begun again, but once again I’m honored to be chairing the panel of expert judges who will spend many hours, over the coming few months,…