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5G – a game changer for the telecommunications business
November 14, 2019
The next generation of mobile network technology is around the corner and it will not only bring improvements for mobile services, it is also promising to be an enabler for developing innovative services across different sectors and industries, many of which have never been part of the telecommunications landscape. Operators and vendors around the world are already developing new services based on 5G technology and business cases are rapidly evolving.
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The prospects of mmWave 5G fixed wireless access
October 3, 2019
To date wireless and wireline services have been two workhorses for different user requirements, with the first offering mobility and flexibility while the second offers dedicated speed and reliability. As 5G emerges promising fibre-like speeds, many service providers are exploring the potential of 5G fixed wireless access (5G-FWA) as means of delivering ultrafast broadband.
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The business landscape of IoT
February 18, 2019
While the potential of IoT has been demonstrated in many fields, the adoption of IoT solutions still lags the forecasts made by IoT enthusiasts at the start of the hype. For many businesses, the IoT landscape still appears to be too fragmented, with the overwhelming number of technologies, standards and platforms contributing to this perception.
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DAB in Norway: will listeners return?
August 16, 2018
Eight months after the switch to digital radio in Norway, what is really happening in the radio market? Is DAB a success?
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The urban-rural digital divide: can 5G close the gap?
March 6, 2018
By the end of the Ultra-Fast Broadband Extension (UFB2) in 2022, 87% of New Zealand homes and businesses are expected to have access to fibre-based broadband. However, for the remaining 13% of homes in rural New Zealand the luxury of tapping in to an unlimited ultra-high speed data pipe will be out of reach, or come at a significantly higher cost.
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The case for private LTE networks
July 10, 2017
An increasing number of enterprises, especially in vertical industries such as utilities and transportation, consider replacing their mission critical or corporate communications infrastructure with an LTE network. This trend is driven by the need for more mobility, bandwidth, flexibility of coverage and multiple classes of services. In recent years, private LTE networks have been successfully deployed in many sectors including public protection and disaster relief (PPDR), energy, maritime and railway transportation.
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Reaching the unreachable: deploying fibre optic cables in the last mile
June 7, 2017
The high cost of fibre deployment in the access network is still the main obstacle facing broadband connectivity, particularly in rural areas. Low population densities and long drop lengths do not justify the business case. However, urban areas have their challenges too.
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Affordability of Internet access in the Pacific 2015
November 10, 2015
Our last update of Internet access affordability in the Pacific Islands was three years ago, so what has changed, and is affordability improving significantly?
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International bandwidth for New Zealand: are we finally getting a new fibre link?
September 9, 2014
The deployment of a new international submarine cable for New Zealand is still a topic for discussion in the telecommunications industry. Although the Pacific Fibre failure back in 2012 may have discouraged other similar projects, the idea of building an alternative link is still attractive for some industry players.
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Unlocking the “lock-in” RAB regulation
July 8, 2014
Globally regulators use different approaches to impel monopolies towards greater efficiency and fairer prices. Regulatory asset base (RAB) is one such approach which is being increasingly used for regulating infrastructure based industries/sectors. Though its use is relatively new in telecommunications, it has been used for a long time in other sectors including electricity transmission and distribution, gas transmission and distribution, water and sewerage, railways, aviation and postal services.
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