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09 Apr 2014

CW Small Cell SIG Event Report - Stretching the Limits

This popular CW event looked at the various technology options open to operators to densify their mobile networks. Excellent analyst, vendor, operator speakers combined with a lively audience. Read our full event report for a current industry snapshot.

We chose the title - Stretching the Limits - for this UK industry specialist conference to focus on current thinking of how best to squeeze extra capacity from cellular networks. With 5G still some years off, would the consensus be entirely towards Small Cells or would other technologies factor into the mix? Presentations from analyst, vendor and operator speakers combined with an interactive audience Q&A session to deliver an interesting snapshot of current industry thinking.

The mix of more than half a dozen mainstream solutions available will offer different returns over the next 3-5 years, leading to a transition from today's mainstream LTE macrocell deployments towards a greater focus on Small Cells.

There's no single solution and the event considered the evolving contributions from each of:

  • LTE Upgrade
  • Wi-Fi Offload
  • Public access Small Cells
  • Deconstructed RAN (using Remote Radio Heads from existing macrocells)
  • New/Refarmed Spectrum
  • SuperMacro (using LTE Advanced Features such as CoMP, MIMO etc.)
  • Adaptive Networking (using SON)

The event was oversold and we have booked a larger venue for our next event in October. Thanks to the speakers, my SIG champion colleagues and the CW team for producing such a great event.

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