Is it time for mmWave 2.0? — Pongratz
The millimeter wave (mmWave) narrative has gone through multiple iterations since researchers and industry experts predicted 5G would be all about mmWave back in 2010. As we now know, mmWave accounted for about 1% to 2% of the 2021 RAN market and near-term growth prospects are failing to impress.
Latest on The Role of Intelligent RAN and Automation
Mobile networks continue to advance to support changing supply and demand requirements. In order to manage the rise in mobile data traffic and the diversity of the use case requirements with new technologies, frequencies, and more agile networks without increasing the complexity and costs while still maintaining legacy technologies, mobile networks have to become more intelligent and automated, spurring the need for Intelligent RAN. In this blog, the goal is to update the Intelligent RAN blog we previously posted and review Intelligent RAN drivers, market opportunities, current status, and the ecosystem.
Continued XGS- and 25 Gbps-PON Growth Fuel Ciena’s Tibit and Benu Purchases
In this blog, VP Broadband analyst Jeff Heynen will share his insights on how the XGS- and 25Gnps-PON growth fuel Ciena’s Tibit and Benu purchases
AI-for-RAN in Focus: Key Takeaways from the Telco AI Forum
Stefan Pongratz recaps key AI-for-RAN insights from the Telco AI Forum. Explore how AI is shaping today’s networks and setting the stage for 6G.
OCP Global Summit 2022 Key Takeaways—Networking Perspective
In this blog, Sameh Boujelbene, Senior Research Director for Data Center Switch Ethernet, will share two key takeaways from the OCP Global Summit’22 event related to SONIC adoption and high-speed optics.
AI-for-RAN in Focus: Key Takeaways from the Telco AI Forum
Stefan Pongratz recaps key AI-for-RAN insights from the Telco AI Forum. Explore how AI is shaping today’s networks and setting the stage for 6G.
Checking in on Enterprise-Class Wi-Fi 6E
The thought of Wi-Fi 6E has had technologists salivating over access to pristine spectrum. It is like having the beach front to yourself. No traffic from other users. No one getting sand on your towel. From a protocol stack perspective, Wi-Fi 6E is the same standard as Wi-Fi 6: 802.11ax. The breakthrough is that it can operate in the 6 GHz spectrum, previously unavailable for Wi-Fi
The Role of 5G Advanced/5.5G
In this blog, we will review 5G-Advanced: what it is, what is required to make it a success, and its implications for the RAN forecast.
Key Takeaways – 1H22 Total Telecom Equipment Market
Following four consecutive years of modest telecom equipment growth across the six telecom programs[1] tracked at the Dell’Oro Group, the challenge now is that 5G comparisons are becoming more challenging in some of the advanced markets. The implications are that growth will slow. Our position, however, has not changed – 5G and fiber have more to expand, and we are still forecasting the overall telecom equipment market to advance for a fifth consecutive year in 2022.
