SCF’s fifth LTE Plugfest event focused on private evolved packet cores – a key enabling technology for enterprise small cell use cases London, 3rd July 2017 Small Cell Forum (SCF) has successfully completed its fifth LTE Plugfest, hosted by ITRI, Taiwan’s world-leading technology institute. The Plugfest was one of the first events in the world to test interoperability for private evolved packet cores (EPCs). These are key enablers for enterprise private networks, which are a significant growth opportunity for small cells – but only if they can work with the…
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Small Cell Forum Awards 2017 Recognise Commercial Success as Technology Goes Mainstream
Small cell pioneers and new players recognised at event marking Forum’s 10th anniversary SCWS – London – 24th May 2017 Small Cell Forum (SCF) has announced the winners of the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards 2017, recognising outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the global small cell industry. The awards were presented at a gala dinner held at the Small Cell World Summit in London last night, which also marked the forum’s 10th anniversary. Open to the whole industry and judged independently of SCF by a panel of distinguished analysts,…
Read MorePlasma Antennas Joins Small Cell Forum to Make 5G a Commercial Reality
Patented plasma silicon technology provides the price and performance breakthrough for 5G small cells Winchester, UK – 22nd May 2017 Plasma Antennas, the inventors of plasma silicon technology, today announced that it has joined Small Cell Forum (SCF), the global industry body driving the wide-scale adoption of small cells and heterogeneous networks. The new generation of 5G cellular networks will provide massive, instantly steerable bandwidth in mmWave frequencies, and will rely on a much denser network topology, where small cells will play a major part. But the drive to making…
Read MoreSmall Cell Forum Announces Enterprise Advisory Council with Founding Members Including CBRE, General Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Marriott International, Texas A&M University and WeWork
Enterprise Advisory Council Draws Membership from Across Enterprise Spectrum to Promote and Drive Delivery of High-Quality, Ubiquitous Cellular Coverage London, UK – 16th May 2017 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) has today announced the launch of its Enterprise Advisory Council (EAC), focused on deepening industry ties, and working alongside businesses and institutions to help solve the issue of poor cellular coverage. The Council is a collaborative effort to bring together the Forum’s cellular industry members and businesses to provoke discussion, articulate the benefits of digitized enterprise networks and drive small…
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