FEATURE: THE COMING OF 5G
OUR FUNDAMENTAL
VIEWPOINT IN
REGARDS TO 5G IS
THAT IT TRULY WILL
BE A “NETWORK
OF NETWORKS.”
THE ONGOING CELL
DENSIFICATION
INVOLVING MACRO
SITES, INDOOR
AREAS, METRO CELLS
AND SMALL CELLS
MUST CONTINUE IN
ORDER TO DELIVER
5G SPEEDS AND
CAPACITY, HOWEVER
TECHNICALLY THEY
GET DEFINED
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mobile network is never as simple as
flicking a switch. While much of the
current discussion around 5G continues
to be about its definition, the fact of
the matter is that this cannot happen
until plans are in place for how it can
actually happen in the network. Like
all grand designs, obstacles need to be
overcome in order to eventually arrive
at an end point. “network of networks.” The ongoing
cell densification involving macro
sites, indoor areas, metro cells and
small cells must continue in order
to deliver 5G speeds and capacity,
however technically they get defined.
This densification adds ever more
complexity to wireless networks and
demands ever more sophisticated
infrastructure solutions.
Our fundamental viewpoint in
regards to 5G is that it truly will be a 5G will require adding more spectrum,
which must be accounted for in the
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