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Showing posts with label 5G. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5G. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

How 5G SSSG Reduces UE Power by Cutting Unnecessary PDCCH Monitoring

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Power saving has been an important part of the evolution of 5G NR. Some techniques, such as Discontinuous Reception (DRX), allow a device to...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Post-Quantum Cryptography in 3GPP

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Quantum computing often appears in discussions about 6G, but one area where its impact is already influencing 3GPP work is security. Many of...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Energy Efficiency Improvements in 3GPP Technologies: From LTE to 5G-Advanced

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Energy efficiency has become one of the most important topics in mobile networks. Operators need to support growing traffic, wider bandwidth...
Friday, August 21, 2026

Multi-Panel UE (MPUE) in 5G and 5G-Advanced

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With the introduction of millimetre-wave spectrum in 5G NR, antenna design at the UE became significantly more complicated. At these higher ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Next Generation eCall Finally Moves to 4G and 5G

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Back in 2022, I wrote about the transition from the original eCall system to Next Generation eCall, or NG eCall. At the time, one of the bi...
Friday, July 10, 2026

From 3GPP MPS to Wi-Fi 7 EPCS

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Back in January 2011, I wrote about Enhanced Multimedia Priority Service , or eMPS, in 3GPP Release 10. At the time, the focus was on extend...
Monday, June 22, 2026

From Voice-Centric to Data-Driven Critical Communications

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Back in 2024, I came across an excellent GSMA APAC webinar looking at the evolution of critical communications from predominantly voice-cen...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Release 19 Takes Satellite, NTN and Aerial Connectivity Further

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3GPP Release 19 continues the evolution of 5G-Advanced and, among many other areas, brings important enhancements for satellite access, Non...