Technology can drive efficiencies and new business services. Research shows 60 per cent of companies will deploy small cells. London and Barcelona, 23 February 2016: Independent research commissioned by Small Cell Forum has revealed that some 60 per cent of companies…
Just over two years ago, Small Cell Forum published its first Enterprise Release, a set of case studies, deployment blueprints, business cases and best practice guides for this market. Over 130,000 downloads later, the dedicated contributors who produced all that…
Small Cell Forum Chair, Alan Law, has been invited to take part in a main GSMA conference panel discussion on the licence-exempt spectrum issue at this month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The session is called “Network Diversity: LTE-U and…
The clock is ticking for the mobile industry’s massive jamboree in Barcelona, and for those interested in small cells, there will be more than ever to see. Small Cell Forum are once again hosting the Small Cell Zone in Hall…
By Ramakrishna Akella, Director, Research & Development, Nextivity Inc. February 4, 2016 – Mobile subscribers expect ubiquitous wireless connectivity. The way in which this is delivered doesn’t matter to them – as long as service quality is high. Heterogeneous Networks…
Small Cell Forum and Wireless Broadband Alliance collaboration defines interfaces, architecture and deployment considerations. First in-depth study includes feedback from comprehensive operator and vendor survey. London February 4 2016: A joint Small Cell Forum and Wireless Broadband Alliance taskforce today…
SCF CEO Sue Monahan reports back from SCWS MENA in Dubai. I’ve just delivered the keynote presentation at Small Cells MENA conference in Dubai. It’s great to be in the region again – especially in such a dynamic and highly competitive…
As we launch the Small Cell Forum Awards, Caroline Gabriel shares her excitement at being Chair of judges once more. It’s that time of year again – time to show off your brightest inventions and most successful deployments of the…
Globally harmonised spectrum is one of the most important factors behind strong mobile network economics, to enabling a huge ecosystem as well as international roaming. The WRC-15 Conference took place during most of November, and sought to achieve a difficult…
We are looking for case studies of small cell deployments in enterprise vertical markets, and those supporting multi-operator capabilities. So if any of you have deployed small cells in these contexts, the Forum would love to hear from you. The aim…
However forward-looking Small Cell Forum’s work may be, it always remains grounded in real world operator requirements. That is why, as the Forum’s ambitious new work program gets under way, we are reaching out to experts in critical areas of…
Mobile World Congress 2016 is by far the most influential event in the industry’s calendar, and once again, Small Cell Forum is giving companies of all sizes the chance to showcase their activities in the Small Cell Zone. The Small…