What is ‘Mobile-Centric’ fibre? 
Mentor were delighted to get involved at the Connected Britain conference, held in London on the 14th and...
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Openreach’s legal victory over Ofcom on Dark Fibre has thrown the network densification plans for Mobile Operators into...
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Network densification is fundamental to accelerating 5G deployment – but the UK needs an abundant supply of competitively-priced...
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Back in the Summer, I talked about the connection between Dark Fibre and 5G – the scarcity...
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Grumbling to Ofcom will not produce cost effective alternatives to Openreach to accelerate fibre deployment in the UK. O2’s...
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Last week Vodafone and City Fibre announced they are prepared to invest in Fibre to the Premise (FTTP)...
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Fibre has always been the best medium to support high data volumes. This infographic summarises why it is...
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The UK must make the most out of its 4G assets and get into a much stronger position...
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Ofcom’s latest update of the Wholesale Local Access Market Review promises to usher in the new world of...
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The result of Ofcom’s recent auction is more likely to delay rather than accelerate 5G. The mobile operators...
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In 5 to 10-years’ time, it won’t make practical or economic sense to run 5G networks using standard...
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Network densification is the key trend for us – for two reasons. To boost capacity for 4G –...
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The UK is off the pace in the race to 5G. Other countries are accelerating away – not because...
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Full Fibre – a glimmer of hope Just as Ofcom released details of their plans for the UK’s Full...
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FWA – a new alternative to fibre? We’ve always thought of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) as a niche –...
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The wave of investment Recent full fibre newsflow has been incredible. The scale of new investments is truly game-changing. Investors...
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How valuable are predictions? At this time of year, we are blitzed with a myriad of forecast and trend...
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5G execution will test telcos like never before. These programs will be brutes to manage. Coordinated program management...
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Your map to 5G success 5G execution will be a ‘meat grinder’ for every telco. Every program will be...
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SDN and NFV – shaking up network architectures Mentor’s 5G technology jigsaw is a simple but effective representation of...
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It’s about time rural got the mobile coverage it deserves We’ve been working on how to crack the twin...
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Where it all began Two weeks ago, I published a blog on UK fibre rollout strategy, where I talked...
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The 5G excitement is building. The applications look mind boggling and will touch everyone’s lives, impacting every organisation...
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How prepared are you for 5G? It’s complex, yet it’s a massive opportunity. You’ll need to achieve levels of commercial,...
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Lots of people have been writing their predictions for 2020 – and the coming decade. In the last...
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Urban small cell densification Recently I joined CityFibre for a 5G webinar, aimed at UK Councils looking to explore...
