This Blog has a *** NEW *** Address

This blog started when I was running Metrocells Workshop a long time ago. Since then this has evolved to look at all small cells, infrastructure innovations, Wi-Fi, etc. It made sense to expand the scope of this blog to look at all kinds of Infrastructure as a whole.

As a result, I have created a new blog and exported all the posts there. The new blog is called "Telecoms Infrastructure Blog" and the new address is:

https://www.telecomsinfrastructure.com/

Top 5 posts for 2019

Small Cell Forum and Airspan dominated this year's most widely read posts. Here are the top 5 posts for this year:

1. Small Cell Forum Releases 5G FAPI API Specifications - July 2019

2. Dense Air: The Neutral Host Small Cell Wholesale Network Operator - Jan 2019

3. 5G Small Cells on 'Smart Poles' in Denver - Sep 2019

4. Airspan Small Cells and Macrocells Portfolio, including 5G - Sep 2019

5. Precision Planning for 5G Era Networks with Small Cells - Nov 2019

This post narrowly missed out

6. Sprint's Trebl: Magic Box + Alexa + HiFi Speakers - Feb 2019


Related Posts:

• The 3G4G Blog: Top 10 posts for 2019
• Operator Watch Blog: Top 5 Posts for 2019
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2018

Top 5 posts for 2018

Top 5 posts for 2018 as follows:

5. Relays (RN) and Donor eNode Bs (DeNB)

4. Drones, UAVs, LTE & 5G

3. Some pictures of Small Cells from California (USA)

2. Sprint's Small Cells in the stadium

1. NTT Docomo's Underground LTE Small Cells with possibility to deploy 5G in future


Related Posts:

• Operator Watch Blog: Top 5 posts for 2018
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2017
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2016
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2015

Top 5 posts for 2017

Here are the top 5 posts (in descending order of popularity) for 2017:

1. Flying Small Cells are here...
2. Telefonica's LTE Nano Small Cell
3. Small Cells are growing in India
4. Ericsson Radio Dot: Evolution and Technical information
5. Antennas for Small Cells and C-RAN (note, it was posted in 2016)

Related posts:

• The 3G4G Blog: Top 10 posts for 2017 and some other 3G4G info
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2016
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2015
• 3G4G Small Cells Blog: Top 5 posts for 2014

Tutorial: An Introduction to Macrocells & Small Cells

I have been meaning to create a video tutorial on Small Cells for a long time. The problem is that its not as easy as most people may think. To explain small cells concepts, its necessary to explain macrocell, C-RAN & DAS. This is what I have attempted to do in this presentation.

The slides are embedded below and can be downloaded from Slideshare. The video is embedded on slideshare presentation but if you prefer, the direct Youtube link is here.

Please note that this video is for guidance only. Many vendors & operators use their own definition which may not agree to mine. In the end, we are all correct 😉

Top 5 posts for 2016

Here are the top 5 posts for 2016:

1. Small Cells & Wi-Fi in the pavements & roads
• This related post was very popular too - Underground Small Cells
2. Small Cell Forum workshop on 5G
3. "Vehicular CrowdCell" or "Vehicular Small Cell" and the 5G plan
4. Small Cells: Best solution for rural coverage?
5. HetNets On The Bus

Top 5 3G4G Small Cells Blog Posts for 2015

Here are the top 5 posts for 2015:

1. Small Cells in the Lamp posts
2. Couple of Satellite Backhaul Presentations
3. Summary of Small Cell Forum Champions day
4. Wi-Fi: Future Roadmap and LTE
5. Flying Small Cells for Rural Coverage using Drones and Balloons

Top 5 posts for 2014

Here are the top 5 posts from this year on the 3G4G Small Cells Blog

1. Dual-connectivity, Bearer split and other Release-12 small cell enhancements - Jan 2014
   
2. Unlicensed LTE (LTE-U) for Small Cells - May 2014
   
3. Small Cells Research Bible - April 2014
   
4. Wi-Fi Evolution and its Role in 5G Networks - September 2014
   
5. Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) techniques for Small Cells and Wi-Fi - May 2014