---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20171219173909.GA22073@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:39:09 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Fixed 5G, The Prequel: Starring AT&T And Verizon Wireless By Will Townsend I'm a Star Wars nerd and this week brings the release of the latest installment to the franchise, The Last Jedi. Before Disney took the helm, George Lucas kept us all confused with prequels and sequels. When it comes to 5G, one thing is certain - "fixed" 5G is the prequel to mobile broadband 5G network rollouts, expected by 2019 to 2020. Recently there's been lots of talk about fixed 5G. What is it? When will it be available? Why should you care? Fixed Wireless Access (or FWA) provides connection to the Internet via wireless mobile networks, rather than traditional cable, digital subscriber line (DSL) or fiber. The benefit of FWA lies in the convenience of set-up, but traditionally its performance relative to wired methods is poor. Remember the WiMAX technology promoted by Clear several years ago? I was able to easily self-install a router in a window of my home, but the throughput and reliability was always lacking. With 5G, however, lower latency and fast speed should prove to make the offering much more viable. In 2018, the tier one carriers will be rolling out fixed "pre-5G" deployments based on high frequency millimeter wave (mmWave), beam-forming, and massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technologies. The revenue potential is significant, with many forecasting it to be a $1B business by the end of 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2017/12/14/fixed-5g-the-prequel-starring-att-and-verizon-wireless/#70464546622a -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171219174249.GA22122@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:42:49 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Outages reported in Verizon Wireless service by AnnMarie Kent MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- A representative from Verizon Wireless said all service in northern Michigan is fixed. As of 2:20 p.m. Monday the service problems were solved, but throughout the day thousands of cell phones in several counties were impacted. According to Verizon, the outages were caused by a software update that was rolled out Sunday night. http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/outages-reported-in-verizon-wireless-service -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171219173108.GA22039@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:31:09 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Napa city stoplights may become Verizon transmitter platforms By Howard Yune Napa and Verizon Wireless may complete a trade - of more places to set up cellphone transmitters in exchange for what may become the backbone of a synchronized, traffic-smoothing network of stoplights. An agreement up for review Tuesday by the City Council would open up city-owned light poles and traffic signals for the telecommunications company to install so-called small cells, or shorter than higher cell towers, throwing a wider web of coverage for wireless Internet and voice calls. Combined with new fiber-optic cable lines, the trans- mitters also are expected to link to Napa's traffic control hard- ware and allow the city to monitor its stoplights at all times - and eventually carry images from surveillance cameras to track accidents and emergencies. http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-city-stoplights-may-become-verizon-transmitter-platforms/article_7b0d1617-5c1f-504d-8d87-c8dfc5e671f3.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 20 Dec 2017