Telecom Top 5
Telecom Top 5 is a weekly telecom news update for telecom professionals from ISE Magazine, delivering the most pressing recent developments in broadband, fiber optic, wireless, 5G, network engineering, BEAD, cloud and virtual networks, legislation, and much more. Tune in each week for a rapid news update that covers the week in telecommunications. Your host, Joe Gillard, is Executive Editor of ISE Magazine, a print and online publication for telecom professionals. In this podcast, Joe will curate the latest breaking stories, industry trends, research, and tech innovations and summarize it for you in a digestible format. Occasionally, Joe will also feature interviews with industry professionals who can add color, context, and industry knowledge to what’s going on and how it affects you and your colleagues. Telecom Top 5 hopes to save you time by allowing you to soak in the telecom news you need to know quickly, whether you’re in the car, at the office, or taking a walk.
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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
5G transport deployment uncovers new challenges within every element of the network – core, transport, and radio access network (RAN) – when transitioning from 4G to 5G. It will also change the fiber optic technology that serves as the backbone connecting it all. Service providers, data center management, and technicians responsible for the deployment, installation, and maintenance of these networks will need to consider synchronization and performance issues and solutions.
Testing capabilities to meet 5G standards and performance metrics need to be efficient, easy to use, and versatile enough to address maintenance of existing 4G infrastructure and achieve 5G network KPIs with optimal deployment, installation, and operation. The importance of fiber will continue to grow in mobile fronthaul, as expanding 5G use cases require greater network speed.
To achieve faster data speeds and higher bandwidth associated with 5G, millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands will be utilized. The consensus is to distribute timing via the RAN using Precise Timing Protocol (PTP) as defined by IEEE. PTP is utilized for synchronization of frequency and phase.
In this podcast, we will discuss the 5G RAN drivers that have an impact on transport test requirements such as network timing and synchronization, timing methods that are used for 5G RAN, and PTP synchronization failures and how to prevent them.
Maintaining synchronization quality will help ensure your network meets 5G latency requirement.
Topics of discussion:
5G time and synchronization challenges
Network timing and synchronization impact on 5G NR
New LTE-A and 5G features dependent on tight time and phase synchronization
5G’s wide use of TDD spectrum
What new timing protocols are required
New standards and solutions that are evolving for 5G transport
How operators implement these requirements within new RAN architecture
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
2020 has seen a surge in demand for data – greater bandwidth and ultra-fast download speeds coupled with a new definition of network reliability. What’s next in 2021?
With this demand, the question of scalability becomes increasingly critical as we explore emerging broadband network infrastructures and the essentials in a fiber optic installer’s toolkit for navigating a 5G-ready world.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
"The Perfect Union: 5G and Small Cells” podcast will touch on why small cell deployment is so critical to a 5G network. Discover how utilizing Radio Access Networks (RAN) ultra-densification, large unused BW of millimeter-Wave (mmWave), Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) and advanced technologies such as beamforming will enable a successful 5G rollout.
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Today’s broadband networks are an ever-changing work in progress, but the manner in which they are deployed doesn’t have to be. In this informative podcast from Preformed Line Products (PLP), you’ll hear tips on how to future proof your network and learn firsthand how PLP’s product design teams focus on adaptability throughout the product life cycle.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Understanding the challenges from modeling, to design and build are critical to a successful RDOF award and deployment. Having the right partner to help navigate will make the difference. Join Larry Hamilton, Congruex Vice President Sales – Central Region, as he discusses the key considerations and solutions.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
5G will bring about significant change in the way fiber-based fronthaul and radio access networks are built and operated. Managing change without impacting mobile network performance while keeping OPEX in check will be key to a successful transformation. In this podcast, we will delve into some of the challenges service providers may face and discuss how testing will support the 4G to 5G RAN evolution.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
A conversation exploring how design decisions affect the overall project life-cycle in the ICT industry.