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5G - What is 5G? An Overview.

5G is the latest generation of mobile phone technologies, following on from 4G. Indeed it is envisaged that 5G will wo. . .goto page

EE is number one mobile network within the UK, regularly coming out on top in surveys be that high speed (40Mbps), low. . .goto page

Virgin Media - O2

O2 is one of the 3 UK mobile phone operators in the UK. It is owned by Virgin Media, under the VirginMedia-O2 brand. . . .goto page

Generations of Mobile Phone Technology - 0G to 5G.

0G Phones The basis of modern mobile phones is the celular concept. Prior to this there were many radio telephones u. . .goto page

Unified Database Management

In a mobile phone system there is a necessity to store data regarding each subscriber. In a 2G system this is the Hom. . .goto page

Equipment Identity Register

Each mobile network needs to keep lists of equipment that can and cannot connect to their network. This is to ensure t. . .goto page

Mobile Network Coverage

What a mobile phone customer requires is coverage for their phone on their network at places they visit. To achieve t. . .goto page

Handover

Handover and handoff are different words for the same idea. The basics of mobile phone technology is that when a cl. . .goto page

Frequencies for Mobile Communications

In the UK OfCOM are responsible for the allocation and oversight of the frequencies used for communications. This cove. . .goto page

Phone Numbers

How do we identify the mobile device? - a phone number? there are various numbers within the operation of a mobile ne. . .goto page

Mobile Network Virtual Operators (UK)

In addition to the MNOs in the UK there are a number of Mobile Virtual Network Operators. These organisations sell mo. . .goto page

Multiplexing

The mobile phone operators have limited bandwidth and they need to split the available space between different users.. . .goto page

Modulation

The data, in terms of 0's and 1's needs to be sent on a carrier wave at a specific frequency. For example Vodafone use. . .goto page

SMS = Short Messaging Service

SMS is the Short Messaging System available on all mobile phones. An app on a user's phone will allow them to send an. . .goto page

Phase Modulation

The basis of phase modulation is that changes are made to the phase of the carrier wave and these changes represent 0 . . .goto page

Frequency Physics.

requencies used for mobile phone technology range from 700MHz to 3.8GHz; with 26GHz coming on stream. These frequenc. . .goto page

OFDMA - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access

OFDM is the 'raw' frequency division multiplexing in that it splits splits the spectrum into 15kHz sub-channels, orth. . .goto page

MIMO - Multiple Input Multiple Output

MIMO, is multiple input, multiple output meaning that the signals are transmitted on different frequencies to differen. . .goto page

WiFi and Mobiles

Wifi is a wireless communication technology designed to allow computing devices to send data to and receive data from. . .goto page

Mobile Broadband

There are two types of mobile router available to purchase and use. A 'mobile' mobile router is one that can be carrie. . .goto page

QAM - Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

There is always a demand to deliver more bits on the carrier wave. 8PSK will deliver 3 bits (8 values) but this me. . .goto page

5G Drivers for the Technology

A familiar question - why is 4G not good enough? 5G has 3 (potential) impovements over the 4G network namely more c. . .goto page

Rich Communication Services - RCS Messaging

SMS is the most basic of mobile messaging systems. There have been enhancements to allow long messages (over 160 c. . .goto page

LTE for Machines (LTE-M)

IoT for smart devices can be located anywhere ut they need a communication path to the cloud or a server. In an . . .goto page

Carrier Aggregation

In a 4G-LTE environment the available bandwidth is split into channels, or component carriers. The standard sizes of . . .goto page

Network Slicing

In a 4G network each operator will run a general purpose network supporting the range of use, from browsing the Inter. . .goto page

Heath Issues of Mobile Technology

With every new generation of mobile phone technology there are claims that the radiation associated with the technolog. . .goto page

5G Small and Macro cells.

The classical view of mobile phone transmission is for large (macro) cells to be erected to cover a significant are. . .goto page

Voice over LTE - VoLTE

VoLTE - Voice over LTE - is the protocol for using the 4G network for phone calls. 2G and 3G networks wer. . .goto page

CGNAT- Carrier Grade Network Address Translation

When your phone is connected to the mobile network it needs an IP address so that your phone can be found.There are t. . .goto page

OFDM - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

FDM - Frequency Division Multiplexing is the basic technology that underlines OFDM. The available bandwidth is split . . .goto page

Beam Forming

Most mobile masts, in busy areas, are arranged to receive and send data within a 120 degree sector. These masts will . . .goto page

5G - New Radio vs Stand Alone

5G in UK - the mobile operators, EE, O2, and VodafoneThree each bought frequencies to be able to run a 5G network. Th. . .goto page

Voice over IP - VoIP

VoIP is the making of a phone call over the Internet. Making phone calls over the Internet has been the 'norm' for . . .goto page

Vo-WiFi - Voice over WiFi or WiFi Clling

If your phone is connected to a WiFi network and you wish to make or receive a call then this can be carried out seam. . .goto page

Architecture of 5G mobile networks.

There are 2 variants of 5G in the Uk; 5G-SA (Stand Alone) and 5G-NR (New Radio). 5G-NR has the 5G radio / wireless inf. . .goto page

Frequency Divion Duplex & Time Division Duplex.

Communications between a user and the base station needs to be both ways. In a full duplex system the communication b. . .goto page

e-SIM.

A SIM card is a Subscriber Identity Module, and is the way the network identifies the device on the network. It . . .goto page

NB-IoT - Narrow Band Communications.

4G and 5G are designed to send large amounts of data, such as streaming movies. But in an IoT environment this speed i. . .goto page

Ultra Wide Band -UWB

Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a radio technology that enables short-range, high-bandwidth communication using a low amount . . .goto page

LPWAN - Low Power Wide Area Network

LPWAN - Low Power Wide Area Network refers to the technologies that allows small devices such as sensors, actuators to. . .goto page

Satellites and Mobile Phone technology

The transmission from a mobile to the mast is horizontal to the ground, and the transmission of the data back to the c. . .goto page

5G Self Backhaul.

One of the core technologies integrated into 5G is the ability to use mmWaves. these waves are at 26GHz and 40GHz. Due. . .goto page

Dynamic Spectrum Sharing.

Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) is the technology that allows the mobile operators to use the same frequencies to deli. . .goto page

5g Frequency Bands

There are 3 types of frequency used (or about to be used) for the delivery of 5G in the UK - low, mid and high bands. . . .goto page

5G Core

The 5G core is the collection of functions required for the 5G network to work. These include authenticating users and. . .goto page