5G Americas White Papers
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5G And Non-Terrestrial Networks
New advances in 5G standards are creating opportunities to integrate non-terrestrial networks (NTN) into a interoperable, standardized wireless experience across the entire globe. According to the white paper, 5G use

Cellular Communications in a 5G Era
With 5G global connections now exceeding 438 million, 5G networks are well on their way towards becoming the dominant global standard for wireless cellular communications. “Cellular Communications in a 5G

Security for 5G
5G networks based on standard technical specifications from the Third Generation Partnership Project (“3GPP”) continue to be the most widely adopted and secure wireless cellular technology in existence. As increased bandwidth,

Mobile Communications Towards 2030
Mobile Communications Towards 2030 details how the industry will continue to build and evolve wireless communications networks for consumers and enterprises beyond what we know as 5G today. Emerging next

Fixed Wireless Access with 5G Networks
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is an effective and scalable cellular wireless option for broadband connectivity to stationary equipment that provides Internet access. This new white paper entitled Fixed Wireless Access

5G Edge Automation and Intelligence
Edge computing is a fundamental part of the 5G ecosystem that provides network data processing and storage close to the end users, typically within or at the boundary of operator

5G Vertical Use Cases
With global 5G networks providing new enhanced technical capabilities serving over 429 million connections, modern industries are examining how 5G wireless cellular connectivity impacts their businesses. Today, 5G Americas, the

Vehicular Connectivity: C-V2X and 5G
5G Americas latest white paper entitled “Vehicular Connectivity: C-V2X and 5G,” which covers the impacts of 5G-based cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies on vehicles, embedded infrastructure, and intelligent transportation networks. According

Private and Enterprise Networks
As digital transformation sweeps across entire industries, enterprises and verticals are increasingly demanding dependable, predictable communications across potentially widely distributed centers of operation. Enterprise applications are becoming both more rigorous

Mid-Band Spectrum and the Co-Existence with Radio Altimeters
As the fifth generation of cellular wireless (“5G”) continues to expand around the world, there is a growing need to support its additional demands by expanding the commercial availability of

The Future of Voice in Mobile Wireless Communications
Mobile voice service continues to play an integral role in the world of mobile wireless communications. 5G Americas’ white paper The Future of Voice in Mobile Wireless Communications provides an

3GPP Releases 16, 17 & Beyond
Despite the impact of COVID-19, momentum for enhancements to LTE and 5G standards continue with additional releases from the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). 5G Americas, the wireless industry trade

Mobile Communications Beyond 2020 – The Evolution of 5G Towards Next G
Mobile Communications Beyond 2020 – The Evolution of 5G Towards Next G details global work from several academic and industry organizations and presents potential use cases and technologies integral to the

Understanding Millimeter Wave Spectrum for 5G Networks
Understanding Millimeter Wave Spectrum for 5G Networks, highlights the primary elements crucial to the development and deployment of 5G mmWave mobile communications. One of the main attractions of mmWave is its

Transition Toward Open & Interoperable Networks
Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) is a concept that involves the interoperability of open hardware, software, and interfaces for cellular wireless networks. Open RAN architecture combines a modular base station

5G Technologies in Private Networks
5G technologies are increasingly delivering enhanced networking speed, latency, bandwidth, privacy and other benefits supporting emerging applications that are built on the proven technology of private LTE networks today. This

Global 5G: Rise of a Transformational Technology
[AB1]Link to the final paper The fifth generation of wireless cellular communications, “5G” continues to power ahead in 2020 with over 105 5G networks now deployed around the world. Today,

Security Considerations for the 5G Era
5G is an evolving technology that will usher in an age of accelerated innovation connecting people, things and machines, through continuing improvements in mobile wireless communications. This 5G Americas whitepaper

Innovations in 5G Backhaul Technologies
For successful deployment of 5G, mobile network operators (MNOs) need transport technologies that can meet stringent throughput, latency and reliability requirements over increasingly densified networks. Innovations in 5G Backhaul Technologies highlights

The 5G Evolution: 3GPP Releases 16-17
The 5G Evolution: 3GPP Releases 16-17 highlights new features in 5G that will define the next phase of 5G network deployments across the globe. According to data from Ovum, there were approximately five million 5G subscriptions at the end of 2019, a number forecast to

5G and the Cloud
To highlight the value and challenges of Cloud-Native, 5G Americas announced the publication of a white paper titled, 5G and the Cloud. The white paper introduces these cloud-native concepts, grapples with how they will change 5G networks, identifies challenges

5G Service Innovation
With 46 5G networks now deployed globally as of November 2019, 5G networks are expanding the value of wireless communications like never before. According to IHS Markit, up to 13.2

Management Orchestration & Automation
Management, Orchestration & Automation white paper shows how management orchestration (MANO) enables cloud, core, edge, and 5G radio access networks to support up to one million connected devices per square

Precision Planning for 5G Era Networks With Small Cells
Precision Planning for 5G Era Networks with Small Cells, which explores the precision planning process of small cell siting and identifies how employing Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

5G At The Edge
‘5G at the Edge’ white paper that explores new groundbreaking possibilities emerging from the combination of Edge Computing with 5G technologies. Edge Computing refers to locating applications, general-purpose compute, storage,
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