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OneWeb presents their Vision for LEO Satellites and 6G Connectivity

In previous posts we looked at how OneWeb is trying to implement 5G in their satellite networks from the start. In a recent talk at 5G Forum Korea, Massimiliano Ladovaz, CTO of OneWeb presented their Vision for LEO Satellites and 6G connectivity Any issues OneWeb was facing, are past problems , and in the last year they have not only sorted that out but also managed to make good progress with their launches.  Mission Success! We are thrilled to have ended the year with another successful launch, with contact received from all 36 satellites. We have now launched over 60% of our constellation! Thanks to all our team and distribution partners for a great year! https://t.co/jn9YhCSlJe pic.twitter.com/vue4UBQW4I — OneWeb (@OneWeb) December 27, 2021 Back in December , OneWeb successfully launched 36 satellites, bringing total in-orbit constellation to 394 satellites. They have now launched over 60 percent of their LEO satellite fleet that has been promised to deliver high-speed, low-latenc
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Will Amazon Sidewalk accelerate IoT Adoption?

It has long been a dream of wireless telecom technologists to create a technology where devices can even connect to the network even if there is no direct coverage. In 3G days we used to call it Opportunity Driven Multiple Access ( ODMA ) but it was never standardised. Then we also have similar concept with multihop cellular network ( MCN ). Then you also have generic terms Ad-Hoc networks and Relays . There has been no shortage of repackaging the concept to create a network of networks . So what exactly is Sidewalk? Quoting from this Light Reading article : The Sidewalk network – which relies on Bluetooth Low Energy for short-range communication, 900MHz LoRa or frequency-shift keyring over longer distances – is set to max out at 80 Kbit/s on any Amazon device operating as a Sidewalk "bridge." And Amazon caps Sidewalk's per-customer data usage at 500MB a month. Amazon did notify customers about Sidewalk and it gave them opt-out instructions. But the shared network servic
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Bluetooth Low Energy Audio

CW ( Cambridge Wireless ) is the leading international community for companies involved in the research, development and application of wireless and mobile, internet, semiconductor and software technologies. The Connected Devices Special Interest Group (SIG) within CW, focuses on applications, systems and underlying technologies of wireless communication where the end device is a machine or other device that’s not a handset. The group's scope encompasses the concepts of Machine to Machine (M2M) communication and the Internet of Things from the perspectives of key applications, systems design and technology. This includes wide-area networking (WAN), standard cellular communications, satellite systems and broadband, and where required local-area networking (LAN), Bluetooth, Near-Field Communications (NFC), Ultra Wide-Band (UWB), Wi-Fi, Zigbee, and other less well-known standards. Proprietary radio systems are also considered along with the data centre and back-office systems require
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Top 5 Posts for 2021

It's that time of the year when we look back to see which posts did well and which didn't. Here are the top 5 posts from this year, most popular first. 1.  CSI-RS vs SRS Beamforming , March 2021 2.  Why Starlink is Already a Gamechanger , March 2021 3.  Ericsson Explains Internet of Drones and 3GPP UAV Roadmap , August 2021 4.  LTE vs 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) , April 2021 5.  Cellular Connectivity Technology Landscape and Standards for Industrial IoT , September 2021 Here are three bonus posts that made it to the top 5 but they were posted before 2021: A. High-level Architecture Introduction of Mobile Cellular Networks from 2G to 5G , August 2019 B.  IEEE 802.11be Extremely High Throughput (EHT), a.k.a. Wi-Fi 7 , November 2020 C.  5G Connectivity will Enable New Use Cases , May 2020 Related Posts : Free 6G Training: Top 5 Posts for 2021 Telecoms Infrastructure Blog: Top 5 Posts for 2021 Operator Watch Blog: Top 5 Posts for 2021 The 3G4G Blog: Top 10 Posts for 2021 and Top
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5G Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for Industrial Communications

One of the main requirements for 5G to be usable in Industry 4.0 scenarios is that it must be able to replicate the deterministic and low-latency nature of communication that would be expected as in case of wired networking. Last year, Devaki Chandramouli, Work Item Rapporteur at 3GPP, wrote an article titled, '5G for Industry 4.0'. Quoting from the article: In order to be able to deploy 5G for new and diverse use cases, including industry 4.0 and factory automation, the 5G system must work in harmony with the communications technologies used in such industries. For this purpose, 3GPP has now made significant progress towards the integration of the 5G system with IEEE 802.1 working group specifications covering Time Sensitive Networking (TSN). The ‘Vertical_LAN’ work item, in 3GPP Release-16, introduces the following three new and distinct 5G enablers for Industry 4.0; Support for Time Sensitive Communications by seamlessly integrating the 5G system as a bridge to IEEE TSN. Sup
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Is 4G the new 2G in IoT?

With the 5G and NB-IoT hype in full swing, people can be forgiven when they think that NB-IoT is the dominant technology for the Internet of Things. More shocking for some people is the fact that there are no 50 billion IoT devices yet , even when non-cellular IoT technologies are included. At the recently concluded 5G Techritory conference, Jans Jelinskis, Technical Director, 1NCE highlighted the fact that finally, customers are coming round to the idea that there will be no 2G network in the future, so the future of cellular IoT will be 4G. While many of the existing IoT requirements are still getting satisfied by the 2G simplicity, plan B also includes other non-cellular LPWA IoT technologies like LoRaWAN & Sigfox. Time will tell which of these will succeed and which of them will disappear into oblivion. Here is the video of the talk Related Posts :  The 3G4G Blog: Are there 50 Billion IoT Devices yet? Connectivity Technology Blog: The Potential of Connectivity Technologies Alre
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Rethinking LiFi for Low-Power and Long Range RF Backscatter

Interest in zero-energy/low-energy IoT is gaining ground as the industry tries to introduce more of these with minimal impact to the environment. A research team of IMDEA Networks Institute has introduced Internet of Things (IoT) devices that communicate without any batteries and harvest energy and receive data through visible light. A news article reported: This represents a new step towards making battery-free devices a reality, through the convergence of two emerging technologies: LiFi and radio frequency (RF) backscatter. Potential applications include smart homes, smart cities, and smart agriculture. It is expected that more than 64 billion IoT devices will be deployed by 2025, and they will work with batteries. The chemical components of these batteries threaten to have a huge environmental impact on the Earth. There is a pressing need to find a solution for removing the batteries without affecting communication performance and IoT services. IMDEA researchers propose that IoT de
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NTT Docomo and Airbus Demonstrate Zephyr HAPS Wireless Broadband Connectivity

NTT Docomo and Airbus have demonstrated the ability to use Airbus's solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver future wireless broadband connectivity. The trial took place in the United States in August, when the Zephyr S aircraft undertook approx. 18-day stratospheric flights to test various capabilities. We have covered many of the topics here, see related blog posts link at the bottom. A press release said: Carrying an onboard radio transmitter, the Zephyr S provided an agile datalink during a stratospheric flight to simulate future direct-to-device connectivity. Test data was captured at different altitudes and at different times of day and night, focusing on assessing how connectivity is affected in the stratosphere by factors including weather conditions, different elevation angles and aircraft flight patterns. Tests included various bandwidths to simulate direct-to-device service from the HAPS to end users using low, nominal and high throughput. T
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Industrial 5G – for the industry of tomorrow

According to Siemens , Industrie 4.0, the smart factory, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) – these are the future of industrial manufacturing. Designing production plants and intralogistics to be more flexible, autonomous, and efficient requires the right communication framework and comprehensive connectivity. The new 5G communication standard opens up important new prospects. We have covered quite a few tutorials on Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0 and Private Networks. If you do not have a background on these topics, please see the related posts at the end of this post before proceeding further. At the 5G-Industry Summit back in September, Sander Rotmensen, Director Industrial Wireless Communication, Siemens AG spoke about how Industrial 5G will enable the industry of tomorrow. The abstract states: Industrial 5G opens the door to comprehensive wireless networking of production, maintenance and logistics. High data rates, reliable high-performance broadband transmission and ultra-s
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ETSI's F5G ISG releases Fixed 5G (F5G) Technology Landscape Specifications

ETSI's Fixed 5th Generation Network group (F5G ISG) has just released its first specification, ETSI GS F5G 003 , entitled F5G Technology Landscape. In this specification, the ISG studies the technical requirements, existing standards and gaps for 10 different new use cases, for home, enterprises or industrial needs. The press release says:  ETSI GS F5G 003 use cases include PON (passive optical network) on-premises and passive optical LAN. In this case, a PON system could connect end devices (like HDTV, HD surveillance cameras and VR/AR helmets) and provide higher data rate, better coordination and controlled latency than current Ethernet and Wi-Fi mesh. The high quality private line use case focuses on optical transport networks (OTN) for governments, large companies, financial and medical institutions who need guaranteed bandwidth, low latency, five-nines availability, totally secured network, access to Cloud services and intelligent operation and maintenance of their connectivi
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