Evolving Communication Security Towards 6G at the ETSI Security Conference 2025

The annual ETSI Security Conference returned to the French Riviera from 6 to 9 October, once again bringing together the global cybersecurity community in the beautiful surroundings of ETSI headquarters.…

Understanding L1/L2 Triggered Mobility (LTM) Procedure in 3GPP Release 18

In an earlier post we looked at the 3GPP Release 18 Description and Summary of Work Items. One of the key areas was Further NR mobility enhancements, where a new…

3GPP Release 18 Signal level Enhanced Network Selection (SENSE) for Smarter Network Selection in Stationary IoT

As 5G evolves and the number of deployed IoT devices increases globally, efficient and reliable network selection becomes ever more critical. Particularly for stationary devices deployed in remote, deep-indoor or…

Reigniting Growth in the Telecom Industry with AI and Cloud

The telecom industry is at a crossroads. While demand for connectivity continues to surge, operators face stagnating revenues, rising costs, and increasing competition. In his keynote at the Brooklyn 6G…

How Donald Trump and Ryan Reynolds can easily sell you phone plans

With a new wireless brand from the hosts of SmartLess emerging last week, and the debut of Trump Mobile this week, it sure seems like there’s a hot new trend…

Is 6G Our Last Chance to Make Antennas Great Again?

At the CW TEC 2025 conference hosted by Cambridge Wireless, veteran wireless engineer Moray Rumney delivered a presentation that challenged the direction the mobile industry has taken. With decades of…

Seamless UE Context Recovery (SUECR) in 3GPP Release 18

3GPP Release 18 introduces a wide range of enhancements across the 5G system, from energy efficiency and XR optimisation to AI-powered features. Among these developments is a practical but important…

A Beginner’s Guide to the 5G Air Interface

Some of you may know that I manage quite a few LinkedIn groups, and I often come across advanced presentations and videos on LTE and 5G. From time to time,…

Evolution and Impact of Cellular Location Services (LCS)

Location Services (LCS) have been standardized by 3GPP across all major generations of cellular technology, including 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE), and 5G. These services enable applications to determine…

Dummy Loads in RF Testing for Dummies

I have spent many years working in the Test and Measurement industry and have also worked as a hands on engineer testing solutions, and as a field engineer testing various…