Papers & Articles

White Papers

Can 5G Bridge The Urban-Rural Digital Divide?

The Critical Dimensions for 5G Millimeter-wave Fixed Access

The Cascading Technology Trap: Implications in Smart City Deployments

A Perspective on Multi-Access Edge Computing

Will Open Source Disrupt the Telecom Value Chain?

RAN Virtualization: Unleashing Opportunities for Market Disruption

The State and Future of the Home Automation Market

International Carriers Path to The IoT Gold Mine

Shaping Cellular IoT Connectivity: Emerging Technologies in Wide-Area Connectivity

Internet of Things: Coming of Age

Innovations In RF Distribution Networks

The Path To 5G Mobile Networks

Spectrum and Network Sharing Models – Trends and Business Impacts

Small Cell Wireless Backhaul Business Case

Planning Non-Line-of-Sight Wireless Backhaul Networks (co-authored with SIRADEL)

Distributed Antenna Systems and Compact Base Stations: When to Use Which?

Compact Base Station Backhaul

NLOS Wireless Backhaul for Small Cells: TCO Comparison with Optical Fiber

LTE in a Nutshell: System Overview

LTE in a Nutshell: Protocol Architecture

LTE in a Nutshell: The Physical Layer

Fundamentals of WiMAX – A Technology Primer

LTE-WiMAX Technology Migration Whitepaper

TV White Spaces: Unlicensed Access Spectrum in Sub-700 MHz Band

The Seven Modes of MIMO in LTE

Combining Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Networks

The Strategic Approach to WiMAX: Demystifying Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Standards

Throughput Performance of WiMAX Systems

Mobile WiMAX Network Architecture

The Intelligent Access Service Network (co-authored with Cisco)

Solution Profile – Intel & Redline Communications

Research Papers

Theoretical Evaluation of Angular Diversity

Traveling-wave fast-transient ESD simulation

Thermosetting epoxy as a moisture-resistant coating for YBa2Cu3O7

Bylines

The business case for LEO satellite constellations: Walking a tightrope to success (RCR Wireless, March 19, 2021)

Avoiding the Cascading Technology Trap (Railway Age, March 1, 2021)

The threat and opportunity of LEO satellites (RCR Wireless, March 11, 2020)

The cascading technology trap in smart city deployments (Enterprise IoT Insights, 20 December, 2017)

Will telcos seize the edge computing opportunity? (TMT Finance, 7 December, 2017)

Telcos vs. Cloud Players: Can Edge Computing Change The Competitive Dynamics? (Smart & Resilient Cities, 27 November, 2017)

The 5G investment opportunity: sizing the 5G millimetre wave (TMT Finance, 15 November, 2017)

The Market Opportunity for Edge Computing (Connect World, Europe II, June 2017, Page 24)

Powering New Business Opportunities with Edge Computing (TMT Finance, 13 April, 2017)

Bridging the chasm to enterprise service with MEC (RCR Wireless, 7 February, 2017)

The impact of Open Source on operators, systems integrators and vendors (The Mobile Network, 6 January, 2017)

Reality Check: Open source and the coming disruption of the telecom value chain (RCR Wireless, 27 December, 2016)

Open source & its impact on the telecom value chain (TMT Finance, December 22, 2016)

Risking Disappointment in 5G (Above Ground Level, November 10, 2016)

LPWA vs. LTE: The Battle Ahead (TMCnet, 8 March, 2016)

Into the Internet of Things Era: The African Context (Africa Telecom & IT, February 2015, page 46)

Overview of China Mobile Cloud RAN Activities (The Mobile Network, February 2015)

The Internet of Things – Part 2: The Turning Wheels of IoT Investments

The Internet of Things – Part 1: State of the Union

Disrupting Radio Access Networks with Cloud RAN

Cloud RAN is a disruptive technology. Here’s why.

Spectrum and Network Sharing Models – Trends & Business Impacts; December 2014

Getting Denser with the Cloud

Small cells shaping a new order for future wireless networks

Mobile operators draw a new small cell order in 2014

A Walk Down the Technology Lifecycle Lane: What will be Hot Next?

Backhaul is the problem

Het Net integration key to Cisco’s radio access ambitions

Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for Small Cell Deployment is Easier than you Think

How Non-Line-of-Sight Backhaul Really Works

The Rationale For Using Intelligent Point-to-Multipoint in Small Cell Wireless Backhaul

Solving the HetNet Deployments Cost Challenge

The Self-Organizing Backhaul Network

Options for Wireless Backhaul in Heterogeneous Networks

The Options for Small Cell Wireless Backhaul

Self-organizing networks key for LTE small cell mobile backhaul

Spectrum-‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’

You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Especially If You Want Spectrum

Compact Base Stations Bridge Capacity Gaps

Base Stations Roll Out To Solve The Hotspot Dilemma

Pros and cons of small cells

Hotspots, personal Wi-Fi, instant access we want our apps

We Want It Now – Access to Mobile Apps That Is

Waiting To Download

Evolution of the Wireless Base Station – Meeting LTE Capacity and Coverage Requirements

WiMAX-LTE Network Migration: From Myth To Reality

Addressing the Capacity Crunch

Infrastructure Design: Programmable Devices versus ASIC

 Xona Partners Foresight Newsletter

Cellular Internet of Things Connectivity (April 2015)