Key Issues: Pre-5G

• NGMN Conference: Will rush for New Radio compromise 5G quality? 2
• AT&T, DT, SKT – can xRAN reduce vendor power while containing Facebook? 11

Comment: Next Generation Networks

• IEEE seeks closer collaboration with 3GPP, which could create ‘true 5G’ 19
• SDN World: ETSI launches first specs for next generation protocols 23
• NEC Netcracker’s NWaaS offering points the way to network slicing 25

Comment:

• Quantenna boasts first pre-standard 802.11ax access point 27
• AllSeen and OCF merge at last to create one IoT discovery standard 29
• Ericsson under pressure as it issues shock profit warning 30
• Qualcomm pushes LTE further into new waters with MuLTEfire LBT test 32
• Apple must up its content game as Amazon attacks again 33

4G Watch:

Telefonica is latest to deploy 256 QAM in macro layer 35

IoT Watch:

CEVA challenges ARM with combined DSP/CPU platform 36

Mobile OS and Apps:

Red Hat brings enterprise mobile apps to its containers platform 38

Spectrum Watch:

SpiderCloud adds 3.5 GHz support to its enterprise small cells 38

WiFi Watch:

KodaCloud adds AI and flat-rate pricing to managed WiFi cocktail 39

Operator Watch:

Dutch neutrality law does protect consumers, despite GSMA fury 41