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Mobilizing Private 5G Networks
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This whitepaper from Cambridge Consultants has been written as a practical guide to the successful implementation of private 5G networks, maximizing ROI and creating competitive differentiation.
How to Seize the 5G Opportunity
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This white paper examines the technologies that are making 5G possible, and which charging systems are needed to effectively monetize 5G.
The Future of Voice in Mobile Wireless Communications
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With 5G networks rolling out now, carriers with the ambition to deliver a great 5G experience to their customers will again need to address one of the most important services offered by a mobile phone called 'Voice.'
Verizon 5G Business Report
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To understand the role of 5G technology and its use cases that are both being implemented today and are valuable in driving businesses forward, Verizon Business commissioned a nationwide survey of 700 technology decision-makers.
Industry 4.0 and 5G in the COVID Pandemic
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ARC and Wind River collaborated on a survey of manufacturing leaders which was conducted in mid-2020. With respect to 5G adoption, manufacturers seem aware that 5G represents a sea change.
3GPP Releases 16 & 17 & Beyond
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This white paper will provide some background into what 3GPP currently has in store for the more near-term evolution for LTE and 5G.
Consumer Awareness of 5G
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Findings from Hub Entertainment Research's new 5G report show that while awareness of 5G in the US is wide and increasing, consumers' true understanding of 5G's value is far more limited.
Connected Nations 2020: UK Report
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This is Ofcom's annual Connected Nations report, which measures progress in the availability and capability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.
Everything You Need to Know about Open RAN
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This white paper provides background on Open RAN including groups involved, global deployments and the most common architectures (RU/DU/CU/RIC).
Telecom’s 5G future
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The focus of this report is two-fold: Explain how 5G technology will unlock entirely new groundbreaking applications simply not possible today, and detail how service providers can use this technology to create value and revenue in the enterprise and consumer spaces.
Fast and Accurate DDoS Mitigation for 5G CSPs
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This white paper focuses on the two most common network data sources used by DDoS mitigation solutions, deep packet inspection and flow-based statistical traffic sampling, and will highlight the advantages of deep packet inspection in the context of 5G DDoS challenges.
Transition Toward Open & Interoperable Networks
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This white paper provides an overview of various global operator trials and deployments taking place, as well as a discussion on key motivations and challenges that operators face as they consider the move from a traditional proprietary network to a multi-vendor Open RAN platform.
5G Technologies in Private Networks
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This paper discusses how 5G private networks are suitable for different groups of applications and details the specific architectures that are applicable in building a private network.
2020 Edge and Beyond Report
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This report provides an overview of the edge as well as a broader look at the edge market.
The Future is Virtual: Routing in 5G Transport Networks
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Given that the initial investments in 5G edge buildouts will include much more routing, MNOs will need to ensure that their choices can meet this set of requirements in order to futureproof their choices.
5G Opportunities for Enterprise
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To find out when and how organizations are planning to deploy 5G in their operations, Nokia conducted in-depth research with 1,000 IT decision-makers across seven vertical sectors and two key geographies: the US and the UK.
5G nFAPI Specifications
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This white paper provides the specification for nFAPI, an extension where small cell functionality resides partially in a virtual network function (VNF) and partially in a physical network function (PNF).
Virtualized RAN: 4G/5G Strategies, Opportunities and Pitfalls
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How far down the path toward vRAN are the carriers, what are the drivers and inhibitors, and what vRAN architectural choices are they making? To answer these questions, Heavy Reading conducted a survey in November 2019 of 81 service providers.
Network Slicing and 5G Future Shock
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In this white paper, Heavy Reading looks specifically at network slicing: what it is, why it is needed, what some of its dependencies are, and how the CSPs are likely to monetize it.
5G Network & Service Strategies: 2020 Operator Survey
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The Heavy Reading 2020 5G Network & Service Strategies Operator Survey is designed to provide insight into how operators will scale 5G networks and identify the service strategies operators believe will drive investment and customer value.
NGMN 5G White Paper 2
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NGMN's second 5G white paper highlights some of the vertical industries that 5G will progressively support, showing how mobile network operators can provide both network and services to meet the varied requirements of the different markets.
Challenges Posed by 5G and NFV
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This report discusses some of the challenges that 5G and NFV pose for service assurance systems as well as some of the architectural considerations for service assurance systems.
5G Services Innovation
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This white paper examines a variety of use cases showing how 5G will have a sweeping economic impact across a number of industries.
Ookla's Q2 2020 Mobile Market Analysis
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Speedtest Intelligence reveals AT&T was the fastest mobile operator in the US in Q2 2020 with a Speed Score of 41.23 on modern chipsets in competitive geographies.
5G and the Cloud
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This 5G Americas white paper examines the road to a cloud-native 5G core by introducing and reviewing the cloud-native landscape as a technology.
Management, Orchestration & Automation
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This white paper aims to help the communication service providers concerned with 5G network management to familiarize themselves with the new OSS concepts and solutions in preparation for 5G network deployment.
Innovations in 5G Backhaul Technologies
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Traditionally, point-to-point dark fiber has been the transport technology of choice for wireless networks but can quickly become cost prohibitive in certain scenarios. This paper focuses on innovative backhaul, midhaul and fronthaul transport technologies for 5G networks to address this gap.


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