New members, including Samsung, Corning and ZTE to join Forum’s new work programs including the deployment of hyperdense networks and digital enterprise
London, 20th September 2016 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) has welcomed 18 new members from across the wireless and Internet ecosystems, further expanding the organisation’s breadth of expertise, and strengthening its work in laying the groundwork for robust and interoperable 5G networks.
The new members are: Access Technologies (Alphabet), Alpha
London Tuesday 5 July 2016 – A multivendor, virtualized and future-proof HetNet – this is the vision that mobile operators have for their next generation deployments, and many want to move towards that ahead of 5G standards.
Small Cell Forum’s newly published Release 7 provides a critical enabler of that vision – a set of interfaces that will lay the foundations of an open, virtualized HetNet.
The Forum has extended one of its most successful specifications, the Functional API (FAPI) multi-ve
Shares planned pathway to 5G HetNet and seeks operator insight
Looks to develop leading Operator Group for Asia
London and Shanghai – 30 June 2016: At Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, a specially convened mobile operator round table summit meeting will focus on the path to the future HetNet mobile network and the 5G environment.
The summit discussion, chaired by Small Cell Forum, will see leading operator members of the Forum – including China Unicom, China Mobile, China Telecom and
London, May 12, 2016: Independent companies took centre stage in London last night at the Small Cell Forum’s annual awards ceremony. Just three years after its launch, US company Parallel Wireless scooped two awards both for excellence in small cell deployment; while long-standing UK independent company ip.access picked up one company and two individual awards.
The panel of judges for the Awards was chaired by Caroline Gabriel, a founder and s
Pioneering Mobile Edge Computing solution developed with partner ACS recognized by judges
Guildford, UK – 28th April 2016 – Quortus today announces that its pioneering work in mobile edge computing (MEC) with partner Applied Computer Solutions (ACS) has been shortlisted for the judge’s choice award by The Small Cell Forum in the annual Small Cell Industry Awards. This marks the fifth year running that Quortus has been named a finalist.
The company has been shortlisted for its ‘Mobile Edge Comp
Exclusive event includes special focus on HetNet and SON configurations
Tests enable interoperability and drive effective small cell ecosystem
Integration with unlicensed spectrum also included in the available tests
London 31 March 2016: Small Cell Forum, in partnership with ETSI, is to stage its fourth small cell LTE Plugfest in Naples in June. Taking place in TIM specialist labs, the Plugfest will enable key players and suppliers in the small cell marketplace to test their products and solut
