Answering Your Questions About Private LTE/5G Networks
The FAQ for private network customers.
Hardware Diagnostics in Your Cellular Network
The purpose of this article is to provide some background for network managers about the kinds of hardware diagnostics that are available from typical radio basestations (GSM BTS, UMTS NodeB, LTE eNodeB, 5G-NR gNodeB, etc.).
Why You Need a Private LTE/5G Network
The global private network market is estimated at around US$3.5B already. Where are these networks at what are they used for? And why do customers install them?
Private LTE/5G Networks Around the World
Growing opportunities for spectrum access are making private cellular networks a reality in many parts of the world. The fastest regulatory developments are in the US, with Europe close behind.
The MPDCCH in LTE-M
This article describes the operation of the MTC Physical Downlink Control Channel (MPDCCH) for sending downlink assignments and uplink grants to the client device.
Getting Your LTE/5G Private Network
We do not just supply the radio network, but all of the planning, testing, and management the make the radio network useful.
Sorting Out New-Generation RAN Terminology
A race to standardize the RAN architecture has left us with a confusing collection of terminology. We will try to put some order to it.
The “Burning Man” Private Networks
Starting in 2008, Legba’s founders were running large private networks at a festival in the desert.
Ad Hoc Private Networks in GSM
Unlike later technologies, GSM can provide full service to device without full authentication. This can be useful in some private networks, allowing a device to bring its own SIM without needing a roaming agreement.