Cerillion Blog - 5G

Recent user experiences indicate that phone signal quality is deteriorating, leading to dropped calls and slower data speeds. What factors are contributing to this decline, and how can telcos address these challenges?

In a world first, Telefónica is moving its core network to a public cloud, and taking one million 5G subscribers in Germany with it. What does cloudification mean for its customers, and for other telcos still clinging to physical infrastructure?

Another year, another MWC. Cerillion’s Product Director, Brian Coombs, looks back on the highs and lows of 2024’s event, doling out his awards for the best in telecoms and connectivity tech for this year.

Many distinct networks, one unified infrastructure – this is the promise of network slicing. By keeping critical business connectivity and public connections separate, could this be the killer app that 5G so desperately needs?

5G New Radio promises concrete use cases to realise the full potential of 5G, bringing high-speed, low latency data services to consumers, enterprises and industry. Who is benefitting most from this evolution in the 3GPP standards and what charging models will prevail?

The high costs and low returns from 5G are seeing telcos pull back on spending on infrastructure and services. How can 5G be brought back from the brink, and can 5G Standalone prevent a cooling of progress?