The success of the mobile industry has been built on global standards, and these will be even more vital to the economics of 5G because of the huge numbers of elements involved. Many millions of small cells, and billions of…
Densification may be an unwieldy and overused word, but it lies at the heart of many mobile operators’ plans to upgrade their networks and services over the next few years. It’s therefore the topic at the heart of Small Cell…
Ahead of our summer meeting in Atlanta later this month, Chair David Orloff explains why this is a plenary with a difference. It’s only a few weeks until our summer plenary meeting in Atlanta on 26-27 July, and I’m particularly…
The issues of small cell siting are grabbing attention all the way up to the White House. President Donald Trump received a briefing from mobile operator CEOs last week, and was told that the complexities of getting site approval could…
SCF’s fifth LTE Plugfest event focused on private evolved packet cores – a key enabling technology for enterprise small cell use cases London, 3 July 2017 Small Cell Forum (SCF) has successfully completed its fifth LTE Plugfest, hosted by ITRI,…
The theme of MWC Shanghai 2017 is the Human Element, recognizing the needs of people and communities alongside the tech preoccupations that often dominate industry narrative. In yesterday’s keynote, GSMA Chair Sunil Bharti Mittal went as far as to say…
MWC Shanghai opened with the usual flares, beats and robotic dancers, but as always with China it’s the eye watering numbers that stick in the memory. At a time when GSMA is reporting that in June 2017 the mobile industry…
Applications are now open for Executive Board and Chair positions for October 2017 to September 2018. Details on our leadership elections can be found on the Small Cell Forum Members’ site The VOTING section provides information on both Executive Board and…
Small Cell Forum works in exclusive partnership with Avren Events to create a series of inspiring, relevant and informative events. This year, SCWS Asia moves to a brand new location in Beijing, China on 25 – 26 September and will…
Taiwan was the setting for two exciting events for Small Cell Forum last week. We co-hosted a 5G workshop with Taiwan’s famous technology R&D institute, ITRI, which attracted high-impact speakers from operators and vendors in the region to share their…
The eyes of the small cell industry are on Taiwan this week as a double act of major events takes place in the capital Taipei. Small Cell Forum is partnering with ITRI, Taiwan’s world-renowned technology research institute, on its latest…
The Small Cells World Summit is always a highlight of the year, bringing together so many players in the sector to exchange experiences and show off the latest innovations. This year was particularly significant as Small Cell Forum is celebrating…