Landlords, operators and the Digital Economy Bill

The new Digital Economy Bill may help operators in the short term, but will it adversely affect their relationship with property developers? In our latest expert insight piece, Elaine French considers how these issues might be addressed >>

Fixed wireless access & the joy of cranes

with John Okas & Oliver Bosshard

Fixed wireless access (FWA) continues to make inroads into markets big and small – as it has done for many years. Maybe that is why recent announcements of fixed point-to-multipoint (PMP) high-capacity mmWave 5G trials and the deployment of pioneering national wireless-to the-x (WTTx) rural broadband networks took our FWA experts on a trip down memory lane – some a bit further down than others.

Before we follow them, we should point out that the members of the Real Wireless team are as generous in their view of FWA as the next person – assuming that next person is a highly trained, engineering-savvy telecoms consultant who has worked in wireless telecoms at many levels. Read more>>

California dreaming?

Looked like a shoo-in, didn’t it? For some time now, CTIA and a clutch of US carriers have been laying the foundations for Senate Bill 649; legislation aimed at giving wireless companies similar deployment rights to public utilities. It required US cities to approve permits for equipment that will be deployed 'in the public right-of-way or a commercial or industrial zone and complies with all federal, state and local safety regulations'.

Well, in California SB 649 was opposed by some 300 cities, dozens of counties and more than 100 local organizations. Predictably, California Governor Jerry Brown hammered the final nail into the coffin a week or so back, when he vetoed SB 649 into oblivion. Read more>>

Connected Stadium Summit

In November, both our CEO Mark Keenan and COO Oliver Bosshard will be attending and presenting at the Connected Stadium Summit in Amsterdam.

We'll be sharing our experience of ensuring reliable wireless coverage for iconic sports venues and how we continue to deliver reliable communications for venue and stadium owners as choices and technology evolve. Find out more >>

Find out more

Real Wireless experts will be attending, presenting and speaking at a range of events across Europe this autumn. To see the full list go to our website and if you want to arrange to meet at any of these events, please get in touch.