By: Robert Brumley
Humankind is returning to the Moon and the world has lunar fever. Multiple governments have made this strong statement a national aspirational goal. The simple idea of humankind permanently
returning to the Moon, and someday Mars, has also stimulated a seemingly unique personal desire within the individual to be involved, somehow, some way, in humankind’s next great adventure. This
individual feeling of common purpose spans borders, fueled by social media and technical blogs. And, for the first time it is pressuring national space agencies’ planned programs and milestones to
either lead this effort or allow private firms to do so as partners or pathfinders…
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By: Feifei Lou, Klaus Moschner
With the evolution of 5G well underway, the world’s eyes are already looking forward to the potential of 6G. Demands resulting from innovative use cases, for instance specific requirements from
different industries and other user groups, as well as overarching goals like sustainability, are driving the standardization and development of mobile technologies. With the first wave of
successful 5G rollouts having taken place already, focus is still required on reaching the full potential of 5G. Only then will it be feasible to fully consider the needs and possibilities of a
sixth generation of mobile network that is currently on the horizon…
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By: Andy Penley
5G, the fifth generation of mobile network standards, will deliver multi-gigabit speeds, increased availability, greater reliability and massive network capacity. Once achieved, this will make
everything from critical communications between first responders to video streaming and gaming better, faster and more accessible. With such transformative opportunities on the horizon, the race to
ensure the widespread rollout of 5G is on. Still, there is a lot of progress that needs to be made in the way of underlying infrastructure to support 5G technology…
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By: Mattias Fridstrom
If you knew what you knew now and could start again, what would you do differently? It's a question we’ve all pondered at times. As an industry known for always looking to the next challenge,
do we really need to make time for that? If you could start from scratch building a new network for the future, how would you design it? Investment and budget are obviously always going to be
a key consideration when thinking about this. In a perfect world and with unlimited money, you would most likely build fibers everywhere for maximum diversity and full control over the
network…
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By: Luigi Tarlazzi
The telecommunications industry is working to build a future in which mobile connectivity is truly ubiquitous and accessible for all. To achieve this vision, mobile operators across the United
States are rolling out 5G networks to support more bandwidth and enable faster download speeds that will eventually provide up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) and gigabit/s upload speeds.
Concurrently, smartphone manufacturers like Apple and Samsung are marketing their respective devices, such as the iPhone 12 and Galaxy S20, with 5G capabilities to take advantage of the new mobile
standard…
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By: Jimmy Jones
5G promises to provide ubiquitous connectivity: wherever we are and however we live, at some point almost every facet of our lives will in some way rely on this hyper-connected new world. And
that’s also the best way to understand the scale of the security threat 5G brings with it. Right now, that scale is hard to fully absorb—but the level of impact is clear, and it’s why governments
everywhere are trying to secure the technology. The European Union’s EU Toolkit (supported by ENISA, the European Union’s cybersecurity advisers), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA) strategy document and the US administration’s Clean Network initiative all point to dramatic increases in regulatory involvement and authority…
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By: Angus Ward
Communications service providers (CSPs) entered 2020 optimistic about the fulfillment of IoT’s early promise, believing that it was finally time to harness the potential of 5G and mobile edge
computing (MEC) to offer a rich source of future growth. However, many CSPs soon recognized that to actualize this opportunity, they needed to have an adaptive mindset. Enterprises wanted solutions
that would drive their digital transformation faster and were simple to buy, fast to implement and easy to consume…
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By: Bernd Pruessing
Without data integrity, any undertaking that relies on the data in question is doomed to fail. Take a digital twin, for example. For communication service providers (CSPs), which have a highly
complex hybrid network infrastructure that spans the data center, network, and the customer edge, a digital twin is a valuable tool for designing, planning, and operating the network. As a virtual
replica of the infrastructure, a digital twin clones all physical assets, networks, and processes. This information can be used to run simulations to understand the impact of changes before they
are made and to run what/if analyses for the better operation of the network…
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By: Dave Bolan
With the advent of the 5G Standalone (5G SA) era, 5G service providers (SPs) can deliver performance guarantees for pervasive mobile networking. A 5G SP can offer premium services and
performance with guaranteed service-level agreements (SLAs). One of the key features of 5G is multi-access edge computing (MEC), which can guarantee SLAs with lower latency and the option of
keeping local traffic and data on-premises (also known as data sovereignty), if required. 5G is fundamentally more secure and more reliable compared to previous generations of wireless
networks…
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By: Scott St. John - Pipeline
What a difference a year makes. It may not seem like it, but the pandemic is nearly behind us. Vaccinations are rolling out, regions are beginning to reopen, and business is returning to some
level of normalcy. As normal as it can be, all things considered. While some regions are contending with new, variant strains of the virus, the early indications are that the vaccines currently in
use are effective at protecting against them. However, the early studies also suggest that the level of protection is up to six times lower for both the South African and Brazil variants, according
to data from vaccine provider Moderna…
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By: Scott St. John - Pipeline
Though the New Year is behind us, Pipeline's newsroom continues to ping with top trends and predictions for 2021. We heard from the Federal Communications Commission on advancements in
bridging the United States’ digital divide. We also received a raft of new insights and predictive metrics from Juniper Research, Comarch, NordVPN Teams, Enea, and others on what forces and
innovations will shape the year to come. This month, we also saw 5G begin rolling out at US airports, the first sliced FWA deployment, a partnership focused on advancing innovation in biomedicine,
and developments to continue to transform operators’ and service providers’ businesses through BSS and other digital tools…
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