Latest SCF 5G FAPI specifications target key 3GPP features, market performance requirements, and support Open RAN evolution London, UK, 11 November 2021 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) today announced the release of its updated 5G FAPI PHY specifications. The specifications are used in millions of the world’s system-on-a-chip (SoC) small cells – and can now be applied to macro cells as well. FAPI is a common standard agreed between chipset and component suppliers and mobile base station integrators. It is an API for hardware components implementing 3GPP physical layer functions,…
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NGMN & Wireless Broadband Alliance join forces to address RAN convergence opportunities
Call for combined 5G and Wi-Fi network resources to address opportunities and use cases London, Frankfurt, 22 January 2019 – NGMN and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) have published the first results of their collaboration to drive the convergence of multi-technology RANs and core networks. The joint report identifies a number of emerging opportunities and use cases that the industry can benefit from through the convergence of 3GPP’s 5G and Wi-Fi, driven by the ever-enhancing capabilities of licenced and unlicensed technologies. It also highlights the key challenges, which must first be…
Read MoreoneM2M Release 3: Leading Global IoT Standard Delivers Enhanced Operator Support, New Capabilities for Home and Industrial Uses
Latest specifications represent first IoT service layer to interwork with 3GPP core network IoT features; new release creates application and revenue opportunities in industrial, smart-home and mobile segments Sophia Antipolis, France, September 18, 2018: oneM2M, the leading global IoT interoperability standard, today announced the publication of Release 3, its third set of specifications. On the menu: dramatically enhanced 3GPP interworking – in particular cellular IoT – and new capabilities to unlock value in industrial and smart home applications. 3GPP, the world’s global standards-setting organisation for cellular wireless, has been adding…
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