Small cell deployment ramping up in MENA
SCF CEO Sue Monahan reports back from SCWS MENA in Dubai. I’ve just delivered the keynote presentation at Small Cells MENA […]
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Small Cell Forum Awards 2016: The view from the chair
As we launch the Small Cell Forum Awards, Caroline Gabriel shares her excitement at being Chair of judges once more. […]
World Radiocommunication Conference 2015: Two important spectrum decisions for small cells
Globally harmonised spectrum is one of the most important factors behind strong mobile network economics, to enabling a huge ecosystem […]
Wanted: Enterprise and multi-operator case studies for Release 6
We are looking for case studies of small cell deployments in enterprise vertical markets, and those supporting multi-operator capabilities. So […]
Your chance to shape vital standards for small cell virtualization
However forward-looking Small Cell Forum’s work may be, it always remains grounded in real world operator requirements. That is why, […]
MWC: time running out to secure space in the Small Cell Zone
Mobile World Congress 2016 is by far the most influential event in the industry’s calendar, and once again, Small Cell […]
Clear signs of progress in Dallas
SCF Chair Alan Law reports back from a busy week in Dallas. It was foggy when I left London to […]
An important week for Small Cell Forum in Dallas
In our latest blog, SCF Chair Alan Law looks forward to an exciting week in Dallas 2 – 5 November […]
As technology lines blur, so industry alliances come closer together
Our latest blog reports back from the WBA Wi-Fi Global Congress in San Jose, October 2015. Heterogeneous networking does not just […]
Small Cell Forum to play key role in Mobile Edge Computing
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is an architectural approach which is likely to play a fundamental role in future networks, including […]
Small Cells Americas: New conference format will reflect Forum members’ key priorities
Latest blog from Alan Law Amid the busy autumn conference schedule, the Small Cells Americas event in Dallas is a […]
State of the Market Workshop: Rome 2015
A key part of the Champions Day was the State of the Market workshop, sponsored by Huawei. Nine companies shared […]
Accelerating deployments, commercializing small cell technology
Sue Monahan, CEO of Small Cell Forum, reflects on the success of our first Small Cells Champions event in Rome […]
Champions’ Day: 5GPPP Chief to provide unique insights into 5G + IoT
The official standards process may not have begun, but 5G is a very real issue for most mobile operators already. […]
Small cells in 2015 and beyond – a view from Huawei
Huawei are sponsoring the Market Status Presentations at Small Cell Forum Champions Day in Rome 2015. In this blog, Peter […]
Champions’ Day will mark a new phase in the Forum’s work
The Small Cell Forum is to hold its first ever Open Day on September 8th, during our 30th plenary meeting […]
Small Cells Champions Day – the hot topics
We’ve invited every major European operator to a special open day 8 September in Rome. Our Small Cells Champions Day, […]
LTE unlicensed: coexist or perish
By Monica Paolini, Founder and President, Senza Fili Consulting LTE unlicensed is clearly a hot topic these days – and […]
LTE in 5 GHz – too good a chance for small cells to miss
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Rethink Technology Research LTE in unlicensed spectrum – killer of the free spirit of WiFi, […]
What a week! London, June 2015
Small Cells World is always going to be a busy week for all involved in the small cell industry. At […]
Workshop review: Small Cells and License Exempt Spectrum: Carrier Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Calling and LAA
Small Cells World 2015 and Small Cell Forum ad hoc plenary took place in London last week. Once again, experts came […]
A new chapter begins
The launch of Release 5.1 – our groundbreaking analysis of the coming together of small cells and virtualization – took […]
Deployment stories: Small cells come to life
At our recent Singapore plenary, we held a ‘State of the Market’ workshop which involved ten ‘TED’ style presentations and […]
Vodafone Foundation take rapid deployment small cell backpack to Nepal
At Mobile World Congress in 2015 we were fortunate to have Justin Waller from the Vodafone Foundation presenting on our […]
Small Cells Asia: A review
On 20th & 21st of April, Small Cells Asia took place in Singapore. Asia is home to more small cell […]
Small Cell Forum attend Small Cells Asia 2015
Sue Monahan, CEO Small Cell Forum On the 20th to the 21st of April, Small Cells Asia will be taking […]
The Social Impact award is not an add-on, here’s why it’s important and why you should enter
The well worn joke is that industry awards are meaningless and boring unless you win, in which case they are […]
Virtualization: Not if but when
Mark Grayson on how the Forum is addressing virtualization You can watch Mark Grayson’s webinar on Network Function Virtualization here. […]
Small cells make big impact at MWC
Alan Law, Small Cell Forum MWC 2015 saw big strides forward in the successful commercialization of small cells, with technologies […]
Small Cell Forum Singapore Plenary to share latest developments in Enterprise and Urban small cells
Small Cell Forum will meet again for our Asian plenary in Singapore 22-23 April, as usual co-located with Small Cells […]
MWC through a brilliant filter
One of the most amazing things about Instagram, the photo and video sharing social networking site, is the strength of […]
Release Five and the quickening pace of technological change
From the home, the enterprise, the street and the cafe to the remote village in the developing world and the […]
Cloud-RAN: Helping Operators Address the Exploding Mobile Connectivity Needs in Urban Areas While Increasing Network Efficiency
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
Overcoming Small Cells Security and Deployment Challenges
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
Verizon allocates $500M to small cells to bolster network capacity
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum Great news in the media this week with Verizon announcing that it is setting […]
What are we looking forward to this year at MWC?
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum MWC 2015 is rapidly approaching. This year’s event is set to be the biggest […]
Small cells in 2015: a good year ahead
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum takes a look at what is to come for the small cells industry in 2015 […]
Cellular connectivity in the news
The importance of good cellular coverage was highlighted recently in SpiderCloud’s research of 1000 consumers. Shockingly, it found that 74% […]
Awards, like technologies, need to move with the times
By Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Rethink Technology Research Awards season is upon us again, not just in Hollywood but in […]
Enterprise small cells and social housing complexes
As part of our work in the enterprise space, Small Cell Forum recently appeared in Housing Technology magazine talking about […]
Small Cells to the Rescue
As part of our series of blogs with Small Cell Forum Members who are supporting the Small Cell Zone and […]
Small Cell Forum Release Program – in context
The Release Program is a free service from Small Cell Forum made up of a suite of documents that anyone […]
Small Cell Forum MENA operator meeting: getting down to specifics
On 9 February we’ll be holding a face-to-face meeting with leading local carriers in Dubai. So why is this meeting […]
Small Cell Forum CEO Sue Monahan reports back from a successful North American plenary
Last week Small Cell Forum met in Dallas for our final plenary of 2014. Co-located with Avren’s Small Cells America, […]
Small Cells Americas Summit, 1-3 December 2014
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a guest blog about next month’s Avren’s Small Cells Americas Summit, from 1-3 December […]
Small Cells MENA 2014: key observations and takeaways
Sue Monahan, CEO, Small Cell Forum At the end of October our Chair Alan Law (our COO Richard Kennedy) and […]
Small cells and national roaming
National roaming is a big topic in the UK news this week, with the Government pushing operators to let customers […]
Small Cells in the HetNet puzzle
Last week a CW (Cambridge Wireless) Small Cell Sig event posed the question; “Interoperability of Small Cells and the Existing […]
Small Cells MENA Summit, 27-28 October 2014
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a further guest blog about this month’s Avren’s Wi-Fi and Small Cells MENA Summit, […]
Trend-setting in Milan and Dallas
In our latest blog, Small Cell Forum CEO Sue Monahon shares her thoughts on the recent three day plenary in […]
Rural coverage doesn’t have to mean imposing towers
Rural coverage is big news in the UK at the moment with the Government keen to encourage operators to invest […]
Remote small cell rollout gets ever closer
Our last blog focused on one of two major Milan themes: virtualisation. But an equally demanding — and exciting — […]
Virtualization: a real need
The Milan plenary is only weeks away. We’ve been saying this a lot in recent years, but this is certainly […]
Timely reminder of the huge opportunity for rural small cells
Research published by UK regulator Ofcom last week has unquestionably caught the media’s attention and seen a flurry of reports […]
The LTE ecosystem gathers for LTE Africa 11-13 November 2014 Cape Town
Small Cell Forum members receive a 10% discount on the LTE Africa. Due to the unprecedented success of the launch […]
Small Cells and security – tackling operator concerns and protecting subscribers
For anyone in the mobile industry, security will always be a concern and it is something that the small cell […]
Urban small cells – the greatest hits
It may come as little surprise to hear that the enthusiastic response to Release Four has been accompanied by increased […]
Evaluating Technical and Strategic Considerations Driving Voice Services in the LTE era!
Small Cell Forum members receive a 10% discount on the LTE Voice Summit. With 2014 being the year to see […]
Wi-Fi and Small Cells MENA Summit: 27-28 October 2014 DUBAI
Carole Mayhew of Avren has written a guest blog to share what visitors can expect at the Wi-Fi and Small […]
Multi-vendor SON addressed as part of second Small Cell Forum LTE Plugfest
Who can resist Paris in July? Certainly not 65 engineers from 27 companies that came together for Plugfest 2014, working […]
Virtualization and Release Five – have your say in Milan 16 -18 September
The Small Cell Forum plenary in Milan is an important event for the Forum and provides us with the opportunity […]
Release Five: The challenge and benefits of small cell deployment in Rural & Remote areas
Small cells are gaining strong traction in areas once considered too challenging to address. As the case studies paper in […]
London 2014: Small Cell Forum Workshop – share the presentations
Following a successful Small Cells World Summit, Small Cell Forum hosted an open-workshop on Friday morning on the Release Program […]
Release Four: Opening up opportunities and overcome barriers associated with urban small cells
Release Three was, by any standards, a wide-ranging and important document. But we knew even then that there was much […]
10-13 June 2014 – An eventful week for the Small Cell Forum
We are taking advantage of many of our members attending the Small Cell World Summit in London 10-12 June to […]
Release Four: signposts to an exciting future from an innovative present
It’s something of a cliché to say that something is well worth the wait, but as work on Release Four […]
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