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Does 5G adoption mean out with the old?
With the increasing shift and rollout of 5G, the next-generation cellular technology, legacy cellular technologies are slowly being shut...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 5, 20213 min read


What are O-RAN, Open RAN and OpenRAN?
I thought in this month’s column, I’d provide a definitive definition, along with a succinct explanation, of what O-RAN, Open RAN and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Sep 30, 20214 min read


It’s Been a Short-range RF Winter
I have this strange and peculiar feeling that the short-range radio frequency (RF) domain might have reached its plateau and, perhaps,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 16, 20214 min read


5G RAN: The Principles of Network Functions Virtualization
I feel I am on sort of a radio access network (RAN) “roll,” with this being my third visit to the technology. In my quest to understand...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 15, 20214 min read


The O-RAN Alliance and its global community
In this month’s column, I want to revisit my earlier discussion surrounding the radio access network (RAN). Last year, December in fact,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Feb 11, 20214 min read

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