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One thing that the tech industry needs is more backhaul. It’s more than just connecting homes. It’s making each location as efficient as possible. While business and enterprise need more backhaul, how do they get it? We all need fiber, is there going to be enough? Let’s face it, running fiber is not cheap. The … Continue reading How do we get more Backhaul Bandwidth? →

I have to tell you. I have been speaking to so many people about 5G. It seems that the front-runners are AT&T and……….. Sprint! That’s right. AT&T is no surprise because they are always on the front bleeding edge of technology along with Verizon. That’s why we are so enamored with #1 and #2. They … Continue reading Who has enough spectrum for 5G! →

  Yes, obviously and I will tell you why. However, many people say that the auto industry needs 5G. Here is something I read about all the time. The fact that everyone says we need, I mean absolutely need 5G for vehicles. I’ll let you in on a secret, you don’t. I am a big … Continue reading Would 5G Help the Auto Industry? →

Carrier Aggregation and Private LTE Hey, guess what? Remember when I talked about LAA, LTE-U, and CBRS, well, we’re almost there! That’s right, all those add-ons that we talked about over a year ago may finally be released. The new CBRS spectrum in the US creates new opportunities. It will be a game changer once … Continue reading LAA, CBRS, LTE-U are 5G Building Blocks! →

  What is Massive MIMO Beamforming? Let’s put them together, beamforming and massive MIMO, and we get massive MIMO beamforming. This combination of great ideas and technology allow us to go beyond what has been done in the past.  It takes all the antenna elements to work together and separately to create 3D beamforming and … Continue reading About Massive MIMO Beamforming →

FYI – this is a partial report of the new collection of reports I am compiling for my new book, “The Road to 5G Deployment”. The 5G ecosystem seems endless, but we must look at all aspects. The NR is something that will have the true 5G format. It’s going to be the driver for … Continue reading The 5G Ecosystem →

http://wadesarver.com/Podcast/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Race-to-5G-between-Fixed-and-Mobile.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS The Race to 5G between Fixed and Mobile. Which will be deployed as 5G First? Which will be first to market, deployed, and be 5G? Which system could be the one to bring 5G to the market, for real? Will they deploy fixed broadband to provide service to … Continue reading The Race to 5G between Fixed and Mobile →

Antenna’s that can control their own beam shape, what?!? Control the beam on demand? How can that be? Beamforming is a little more complicated than that. First, a quick, high level, history lesson. I don’t know how familiar you are with antennas, but they must be installed correctly. You could physically tilt the antenna a … Continue reading What is Beamforming? →

I often am tasked with putting a solution together for services to deploy systems. One thing that you learn by doing this is that many times there are things you can’t foresee. That’s the Art of Solutioning. Putting together the solutions for customers that will make your company money and be competitive. Most companies call … Continue reading The Art of Solutioning (Estimating for Profit) →

Technology does not get a day off. In fact, people rely on it more on their days off. Can you deny that you won’t be on the internet, posting pictures from your smartphone, or anything like that over your holiday break? Can you possibly live without Facebook to share those special moments with family that … Continue reading No Holiday for Tech or it’s Workers! →

  Did you ever hear of carrier aggregation and wonder, “What is Carrier Aggregation?”, at least in the wireless world. How does it work and how will it help improve bandwidth and what does it have to do with 5G? Well, I am so glad you asked! Let’s do this! Carrier Aggregation, a LTE feature … Continue reading What is Carrier Aggregation? →

What is massive MIMO? Let’s start with MIMO, Multiple in Multiple out. What is MIMO? Well, in wireless technology MIMO means that you have several antennas and radios all on one BTS. So, you have one BTS with a sector that has multiple antennas for transmit and receive. So, the alpha sector could have four transmit … Continue reading What is Massive MIMO? →

To make all our lives easier, we needed to create a report, in the form of a book, which put together many “smart city” use cases, case studies, and development notes all in one handy book. Introducing the “Smart City Use Cases” book which is a comprehensive collection on smart city initiatives that range from … Continue reading Smart City Use Cases Report →

This is part three of a three-part series. This has been taken from my upcoming book, Smart City Use Cases, with Smart City Development Notes. City Strategies for a Broadband Initiative There are several strategies for any city to start the initiative. Do you want to undertake this effort? Is this something that you need … Continue reading Smart City Broadband Initiatives Part 3 →

    This is part two of a three-part series. This has been taken from my upcoming book, Smart City Use Cases, with Smart City Development Notes. Facilitator Where the city supports the rollout, maybe offers some rules and regulations that make it easier to get started and deploy, but otherwise, it hands off. Cities … Continue reading Smart City Broadband Initiatives Part 2 →

This is part one of a three-part series. This has been taken from my upcoming book, Smart City Use Cases, with Smart City Development Notes. Smart City Broadband Initiatives Are you curious about some broadband initiatives that are out there? Some broadband case studies that are have rolled out? What broadband initiatives have been successes … Continue reading Smart City Broadband Initiatives Part 1 →

What are some smart city use cases? Well, here is Dallas. This is from my upcoming book on Smart City Use Cases. You have been asking for smart city examples and what is in each smart city. Here is an example. This is from a new book to be released very soon called, Smart City … Continue reading The Dallas Smart City Case Study →

  This is a chapter from my upcoming book about Smart City use cases. It’s a good overview of the kiosk and how it is transforming major cities. This interactive kiosk will be the keystone of any smart city because it’s visible to people in the city. They can’t see the fiber or the cell … Continue reading It’s not an Interactive Kiosk. It’s a Smart City Hub! →

  How would you Initiate a Smart City Plan? What are some typical smart city approaches? I think I have a quick summary of what is out there. I added this to my upcoming book, Smart City Use Cases, which I think will cover many of the smart city rollouts that have already happened. How … Continue reading How would you Initiate a Smart City Plan? →

  Fixed Wireless is a part of 5G that many carriers want to roll out quickly. They see it as a new form of revenue and a way to compete with the cable companies. The cable companies see it as a way to extend the coverage that they already have and as a stepping stone … Continue reading Fixed Wireless is a Focal Point of 5G →