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5G Network & Service Strategies
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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.
Private & Enterprise Networks
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This white paper explores several different go-to market business and operating models for non-public networks, along with factors that will influence the ultimate model adopted.
The Path to Open and Disaggregated FTTx
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This white paper begins with an overview of the drivers leading operators to evaluate disaggregation for their next-generation fixed access networks.
US Global Index Market Analysis: Mobile
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Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence results provide insight into how US service providers rank for 5G availability, mobile city speeds, latency and more.
5G and the Fiber Mandate
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This white paper examines five key considerations which CSPs should be aware of while undertaking fiber deployment to ensure high quality, scalable and future-proof roll outs.
5G Open RAN Ecosystem
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The white paper explains the goals and benefits of the Open RAN ecosystem.
Slicing for Shared 5G Fronthaul and Backhaul
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This white paper introduces the concept of 5G mobile access network sharing and use cases for providing multiple mobile access network services over a common underlying fronthaul and backhaul infrastructure.
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.


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