Connectivity with plastic fiber and 60 GHz Wi-Fi
Telefónica has presented a pioneering innovation project in Spain based on plastic optical fiber (POF), a home connectivity solution that is easy to install and guarantees speeds of up to 1Gbps for customers.
Today's consumer goods industry is vastly different from the "Henry Ford" era, a time when all consumers were offered the same car model in the same color. Today, consumers dictate the rules of purchase: they are fully connected, well-informed, and, above all, extremely demanding. Therefore, the industry is reinventing itself through product personalization.
The global rollout of public 5G networks is still in its early stages, and it seems likely that widespread adoption will take several years. However, private 5G networks are gaining ground, driven by regulators allocating more spectrum. Access to this spectrum allows organizations to build and maintain their own networks.
Network capacity planning is an ongoing process that involves continuously evaluating network utilization, traffic volumes, and types to identify deficiencies, such as performance bottlenecks, that can impact end-user work. By failing to invest in capacity planning measures, organizations risk decreased employee productivity due to degraded network performance, unmet service-level agreements, and ultimately, a poor end-user experience.
The introduction of Open RAN is the final piece of the disaggregation puzzle that enables mobile network operators to use equipment from multiple vendors while still ensuring interoperability.
