Real Wireless Associate Appointed to Chair Public Safety Spectrum Policy Group

 
Mike Goddard OBE, has been appointed as chair of the UK Public Safety Spectrum Policy Group (PSSPG). Mike was formerly Director of Spectrum and International Policy for Ofcom (the UK communications regulator) and he recently joined Real Wireless Limited as International Spectrum Policy Advisor.
 
As chair of PSSPG, Mike will support the Group’s work  in determining [...]

Do you want wireless with that?

Apple’s recent recession-bucking third-quarter results have been widely reported, with continued growth of sales of the iPhone (a staggering 626% on the previous year) and its associated apps as a major driver. Just as interesting to my mind, however, is the associated fall of 7%) in sales of the iPod. The iPod was responsible for [...]

Talking ’bout my not-quite-digital generation

I’ve come to the conclusion that our generation suffers from a digital media curse.
Our parents lived in reasonable contentment with film cameras, vinyl records and TV which they didn’t dream of being able to record.
Our children are living pretty much in the straight-to-digital age: music comes in MP3s, video is digital and recordable [...]

Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board Gains New Members

I previously gave details of this Board  – better known as OSAB – when I was appointed to it (see here). OSAB has proven to be extremely interesting.  As well as the many stimulating discussions around challenges posed to us by the Ofcom board, one of the best things has been the chance to meet the [...]

Sixteen paths to mobile enlightenment…

It used to be that operators came in clearly-defined categories, as different from one another as reptiles are from mammals. Fixed operators had fixed lines and telephone exchanges and sold fixed line telephone services. Mobile operators had spectrum and base stations and sold mobile telephony. Cable operators had coaxial cables and sold television services. Then [...]

Wireless Communications: A wrong turn taken many years ago leads to a dead end?

Introduction
Some years ago I bought my daughter a wooden train track. The starter set included a small amount of track and a couple of engines. She played with it briefly and then lost interest. I concluded that more track and other items like stations were needed to make it sufficiently interesting to engage her attention [...]

Highlights from Femtocells World Summit 2009

I recently chaired and presented at Femtocells World Summit, the biggest public femtocell event of the year, on behalf of Femto Forum. Attended by over 300 people, it was a fantastically informative and newsworthy show. Some highlights included:

Vodafone’s announcement of their UK launch of femtocells, or the Vodafone Access Gateway as they call them. Since 1st [...]

Distinguished International Spectrum Manager Joins Real Wireless Team

Real Wireless is proud to announce the appointment of Mike Goddard OBE to our associates team, as International Spectrum Policy Advisor. Mike has a very distinguished career working in the field of national and international spectrum management, most recently as Director of Spectrum and International Policy for Ofcom, the UK communications regulator.
We asked Mike about [...]

iBwave Solutions and Real Wireless to Launch the iBwave Certification Program

iBwave Solutions Benefits from Real Wireless’ Expertise to Fully Define and Develop The In-building Wireless industry’s First Certification Program That Will Help RF Engineers Worldwide Master State-Of-The-Art In-building Wireless Design
Montreal, Canada & Pulborough, U.K. – June 22, 2009 – Real Wireless and iBwave Solutions are proud to announce their partnership to structure the new iBwave Certification Program that is designed to [...]

Femtocell Market Update: Video Interview from MWC

Here’s an update on the latest femtocell market status and progress from Mobile World Congress in February.
Thanks to bnettv for this.
Simon