Category: 4G/5G – Technology

Smartphones are getting more expensive, but commercial LTE speeds are actually slowing down!

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**Reposted from an article from**
Louis’s notes
The author captures some interesting data that confirm that the number of new subscribers on commercial LTE network is growing, unfortunately, the capacity of the network is not.
Thee are the most popular facts that are fueling the enterprise need for Private LTE.
  • The commercial networks are all getting congested
  • The commercial networks are catering to, heavily populated areas only
  • The Commercial networks are engineered for commercial traffic patterns, not Industrial traffic patterns
  • Nothing beats a Private Network for Enterprise in Industrial and/or Mission Critical environment
  • The commercial networks are all designed for downlink traffic, while most private industrial and mission-critical networks are designed to accommodate industrial..traffic patterns.

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It is a good article, read on.

Zach Epstein
November 3rd, 2017 at 4:30 PM
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Tyler Technologies and Samsung join forces to help public safety agencies with innovative solutions

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First Respondent to have wrist interface, to new communications network, capabilities and applications.  For those of you like me that already have one of these devices, you can immediately see the significant value of this use case, and will have interest in this announcement.
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LTE EPC Core… Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

EPC Core

The LTE standard separates the EPC Core (brain) from the RAN (Radio Access Network).  This is very different from the PMP broadband technology you might have been using for years.  Now that the EPC Core has been separated from the RAN, many are asking: What implementation type should I choose? & Where should it/they be located?

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