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Past Event Recordings
Future Network Security: Challenges & Opportunities Workshop
Virtual Event: 22-24 March 2021
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ITU-ETSI-IEEE Joint Testbed Workshop
Virtual Event: 15-16 March 2021
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Bridging the 4G/5G Gap: Telecommunications Roadmap for Implementation
A 2-part course focused on the technical aspects in applications, permitting and licensing negotiations, and deployment of next generation networking.
Virtual Event: 10 March 2021
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Upcoming Webinars
Cybersecurity and Privacy in Future Networks: Challenges and Opportunities
Next in the new series, 5G and Beyond: A Roadmap Approach
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Latest Webinars On-Demand
5G Demystified: Deployment, Socioeconomics, and Timelines
First in the new series, 5G and Beyond: A Roadmap Approach
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Latest Publications
7 Experts Cast Their Visions for 5G and Beyond in 2021
This article polled seven experts from the Future Networks Initiative community to get their predictions about energy efficiency, deployment, massive MIMO, and others. Learn what the experts expect will occur in 2021
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IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
The articles in this special section focus on the evolution of automotive engineering that deploy 6G networks.
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Latest Podcast
The Edge Ecosystem Now and Into the Coming Decade
The coming decade of expected developments for the edge ecosystem as enabled by current and future network generations.
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Featured Video
The 5 C's of 5G IoT
Adrian Scrase, ETSI
IEEE 2020 3rd 5G World Forum, 10 September - 2 November
Feature Article
How NASA is Adapting to Busier and Noisier Communications With Mars
Perseverance’s lead telecom engineer explains how to handle interplanetary radio interference
5G mmWave is 30x More Faster than Public Wi-Fi: Opensignal
With 5G on bands under 6 GHz, Opensignal users saw download speeds of 63.9 Mbps which is 3x faster than public Wi-Fi
Is Cyberwar War?
Can nation-states defend themselves from hackers and one another?
Take the Updated Testbed Survey
Our working group is in the process of creating a directory of 5G testbeds to maximize national and international collaboration, but to accomplish that we need your help!
Technology Spotlight
Wireless Technology Opens Opportunities For More Applications And Indoor 5G
2020 changes did not slow down the telecommunications industry as it steamrolls ahead with 5G network deployments and initiatives that validate the benefits its low latency and high speeds can bring to different industries.
How SASE is Key to 5G Security Success
Most people will highlight the different benefits of 5G, but users and organizations must understand the new security hurdles that are aligned with designing, implementing and developing new 5G networks and infrastructures.
Stop Calling Everything AI, Machine-Learning Pioneer Says
Michael I. Jordan explains why today’s artificial-intelligence systems aren’t actually intelligent
‘You’re assuming fiber is there:’ The less-talked about roles of fiber in 5G networks
For the last three decades, the demand for mobile data has grown exponentially, driving tremendous capacity expansions and the need for more network infrastructure, especially as 5G networks continue to rollout.
Read more at RCR Wireless News.
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