Techno-economic benefits of 5G

5G will deliver significantly higher data rates, lower latency and increased capacity. But diving deeper, what does the rollout of 5G actually look like for enterprises? What real-world economic benefits will it provide?

The Port of Hamburg is Europe's third largest seaport. In 2018 it handled 8.7 million TEUs (that's containers to you and me!), and the port site covers more than 7,000 hectares. As part of a two-year project, Real Wireless assessed the commercial drivers in play throughout the port to design and deliver a resilient network capable of guaranteeing quality of service across a range of important use cases.

Real Wireless Managing Consultant, Julie Bradford, puts this into context with an in-depth summary of our recent work at Hamburg Port as part of the EU Horizon 2020 5G-MonARch project.

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Private networks for smart ports?

The growing complexity of port operations, logistics and security, coupled with the interdependencies between sea transportation, road & rail haulage, make wireless a compelling choice for enhanced port connectivity. In a companion article to our 5G-MoNArch wrap-up piece, Real Wireless CEO, Mark Keenan, outlines the practical challenges of deploying wireless in ports and considers in what circumstances private networks may have a role to play. Read the post here>

What might sunsetting 2G mean for consumers?

In last month’s newsletter we announced the publication by the UK Spectrum Forum of our report on the impact of sunsetting 2G networks in the UK. The response this announcement generated suggests that this is a subject close to many readers' hearts. So in this blog, Real Wireless Strategic Wireless Expert, John Okas, unpacks the potential impact this decision might have on consumers. Read the full blog post here>>

What might sunsetting 2G mean fro consumers

5G-MoNArch report download

Our two-year participation in Europe’s 5G-MoNArch project was both challenging and an exciting opportunity to put 5G concepts – in particular, network slicing – into practise. The concepts and enablers were interrogated by way of prototype implementations in two testbeds (the Smart Sea Port in Hamburg and the Touristic City in Turin). Our summary report describes real-world implementations that explore network reliability, resilience and security, and resource elasticity. Download the summary report here>>