Telecom Infra Event 2018
Wireless communications, with data volumes still growing strongly, are an indispensable link for more and more companies to run business-critical applications. The right infrastructure for the telecom sector and the corresponding investments are therefore a necessity. This is what visitors can conclude at the Telecom Infra event 2018, held this year at Feijenoord's iconic home ground, stadium de Kuip.
By: Dimitri Reijerman
BAM Energy Systems kicked off the ball with a talk on reliable connections. And with extensive social developments like the energy transition, networks on which to build are an indispensable link.
Air Lynx demonstrated how LTE technology, better known as 4G, can be applied in a private network. The case described revolved around an implementation of V-RANs for railways. Here, reducing latency in mobile networks poses a challenge, while quality of service must also be guaranteed. If this technology is applied properly, costs can be reduced and energy consumption reduced in certain scenarios. So here too, there is room for sustainability gains.
Another theme at the Telecom Infra event 2018 was network management and the optimal distribution of digital signals. Ad de Korte from SPIE attracted a lot of interest with his talk on Distributed Antenna Systems.
Indoor communication
Providing solid indoor communication also remains a challenge, especially as buildings are or are increasingly well insulated. Several companies presented solutions for this, for example for specific projects such as hospitals. Ulwimo gave the audience examples of implementations in ministries and car parks.
Another theme is around offering multiple providers on 2G/3G/4G frequencies via base stations and repeaters. An interesting aspect is the field of tension between the 'landlords' - operators of modern office buildings, for example - and the licence holders of the frequencies, the mobile providers. SPIE demonstrated that it is also possible for new premises to 'borrow' a signal from neighbouring premises.
Kathrein in turn outlined the various challenges involved in installing antennas. For example, it has become more difficult to obtain the right permits to install entirely new antennas, which has only increased the need for multi-band antennas.
IoT: pros and cons
And in the telecom infra world, the 'measuring is knowing' adage also applies. Thanks to the combination of the free 868MHz band, ever cheaper and more versatile mobile sensors and standards such as LoRa and Sigfox, new IoT applications are rapidly emerging. Markets such as logistics & warehousing and agriculture and horticulture can benefit from these developments, Aranet outlined during his presentation. But a lecture later, Microlease also warned against potential risks of (too) large-scale IoT deployment, for example the high costs that can quickly mount in case of failures, especially if there is a dependence on one provider or platform.
T-mobile closed the successful event with a look at the next evolution in mobile communications, the arrival of 5G. Software defined radio networking already played a prominent role for the provider in its 4G rollout and the same will be true for 5G. Meanwhile, T-mobile's network is running on no less than four frequencies, and 700MHz LTE Advanced pro is also coming.
In the medium term, 3500MHz will also be switched on, while technical developments such as 'massive mimo', or beam forming, in particular, significantly increase the capacity of T-mobile's mobile network. And at very short distances, applying 26GHz offers hefty network boosts. So we can assume that 5G will become a dominant theme at Telecom Infra events in the coming years.
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Description
On 7 March 2018, the Telecom Infra Event took place at the Rotterdam Kuip. This event is the platform for information on networks, telecom infrastructure and the programme specifically addresses: Broadband technology, LTE and Indoor wireless.
The Telecom Infra event is organised for providers/operators, installers, building owners and various technical market areas in which telecom infra structure is used. The speakers and participants of this event show in one day how the great diversity of technology can be utilised.
Speaker(s)
for the Telecom Infra Event 2018 programme, see the link below.
Location
Van Zandvlietplein 1, Rotterdam
Organiser
Telecommunications
FHI
Name and contact details for information
Juliëtte Nagar FHI 033 465 75 07
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