The UK’s National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has criticized the level of coverage achieved so far with 4G and urged early action to improve service availability, including preparation for 5G. The organization’s report particularly highlighted the role small cells will play…
Last week, Huawei held its annual Global Mobile Broadband Forum in Tokyo. Small Cell Forum, and many of its members, were well represented at the event, alongside GSMA, GSA, ETSI and 5GAA. Unsurprisingly, there was a heavy focus on dense…
At Small Cell Forum, we have set ourselves an ambitious roadmap to ensure our members have their say throughout the process of defining 5G. Whatever that turns out to be, we know it will rely heavily on small cells, and…
Download the latest documents from SCF via www.scf.io Network virtualization is one of the hottest topics in telecoms, but particularly when it comes to the access network, it often seems technically complex, risky and downright undeployable. Yet virtualized RAN is…
Operator and Vendor Body Announces Release 8, aimed at helping industry expedite widespread deployment of virtualized network services Dallas, Texas – November 1st 2016 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) has today published Release 8, a practical working guide detailing technical…
Many vendors and operators are already starting to prepare for 5G, even if the standards have not yet been agreed. That is because most expect the road to 5G to be a continuous process, with the radio change being just…
Industry body lobbies for globally consistent and supportive regulation for small cells London – October 19th 2016 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) today called upon industry regulators to help build a consistent and supportive regulatory environment for the deployment of…
SCF are hosting a call on small cell deployment issues this Wednesday 19 October at 4pm BST. Non members are encouraged to get in touch if you would like to participate. Meeting Details Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 16:00 – 17:00 GMT Summer…
Members including AT&T, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Vodafone collaborate to lay foundations for next generation networks, targeting industry harmonization London, 6 October 2016 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) has hosted its first dedicated 5G vendor and operator workshop, bringing together leading…
New members, including Samsung, Corning and ZTE to join Forum’s new work programs including the deployment of hyperdense networks and digital enterprise London, 20th September 2016 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) has welcomed 18 new members from across the wireless…
One of the major barriers to deployment of outdoor small cells is the lack of a standard, streamlined process for identifying and acquiring sites, as well as wildly divergent fee structures for site rental. In its mission to lower such…
New blog from Chair elect David Orloff on our up and coming 5G workshop The Small Cell Forum has a vital role to play in the development of 5G, which will have small cells at its heart. If your organization…