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Certificate lifecycle at SBA scale: the blast-radius problem In a lab, certificate rotation is a script. In a live 5G Service-Based Architecture, it is a network event. Because a single trust anchor influences: • NF ↔ NF service communication • SCP mediation paths • SEPP inter-PLMN interfaces • NRF discovery & OAuth token validation • CI/CD supply chain • Day-2 observability and telemetry Now multiply that by: 👉 hundreds of NF instances 👉 multi-vendor stacks 👉 geo-distributed clusters This is where the real problem begins. 💥 Rotation blast radius A routine renewal can trigger: • Mass NF re-registration • TLS session churn • Policy re-validation storms • Control-plane signaling spikes Your crypto hygiene becomes a load test of the core. 🔁 The coordinated upgrade problem You are no longer rotating a certificate. You are synchronizing: • CA hierarchies • NF trust stores • Container images • Helm charts • Onboarding workflows Across environments that never move in lock-step. 🧪 The interop test-matrix explosion Each change creates new permutations: vendor × release × CA × cipher policy × environment Most combinations are never tested together — until production does it for you. ⚠️ The uncomfortable truth At SBA scale: Certificate lifecycle is not a security task. It is a service-continuity risk domain. The industry still treats PKI as a compliance function. In cloud-native 5G, it is a control-plane stability problem. Crypto-agility without service-continuity is not agility — it is a risk multiplier. #CryptoAgileTrustPlane #5GCore #SBA #TelcoCloud #CloudNativeTelco #NetworkSecurity #ZeroTrust #PKI #CryptoAgility #3GPP #ETSI #PlatformEngineering #CarrierGrade

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😪 New revenue shouldn’t need new code! #Symphonica, the leader in agentic no-code OSS, helps telcos launch products faster and monetize them sooner. 📦 From fiber bundles to enterprise SLAs ⚙️ Zero-code workflows 📈 Faster time-to-revenue Because speed is the new competitive edge. 👉 See how telcos unlock growth: https://buff.ly/8qMFfJ1 #agentic #AgileTelcoGeneration #NaaS #5g #telco #telecommunications #innovation #network #orchestration #oss #telcoindustry #cloudnative #nocode

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🚀 Press Release: The Besen Group Releases Private 5G Network TCO Tool for Factories 👉 Washington, D.C., June 10, 2025 (EINPresswire) – The Besen Group, an international mobile data industry management consulting practice headquartered in the Washington DC area, with representatives in Paris and Tokyo, released today Private 5G Network TCO Tool for Factories.   📞 📱 “We developed mobile industry’s first private 5G network TCO tool for factories based on low-band, mid-band and high-band spectrum globally,” said Alex Besen, Founder and CEO of The Besen Group LLC. “ 🌏 “Our tool contains 13 different private network deployment models for factories to compare different deployment costs based on their use cases.” 💡   🔊 The tool contains the following 12 different private network deployment models:   1️⃣ 5G core network on-premises model based on the number of small cells 2️⃣ 5G core network on-premises model based on the number of devices 3️⃣ 5G core network on-premises model based on the number of bandwidth 4️⃣ Cloud 5G core network model based on the number of small cells 5️⃣ Cloud 5G core network model based on the number of devices 6️⃣ Cloud 5G core network model based on the number of bandwidth 7️⃣ Pay-As-You-Go (Managed Services) model based on the number of small cells 8️⃣ Pay-As-You-Go (Managed Services) model based on the number of devices 9️⃣ Pay-As-You-Go (Managed Services) model based on the number of bandwidth 1️⃣ 0️⃣ Microsoft Azure private 5G model 1️⃣ 1️⃣ Hybrid pricing model 1️⃣ 2️⃣ Monthly Recurring Charge (MRC) pricing model   💲 💲 💲 The tool also contains Opportunity Cost Calculation for ROI which enables factory managers to justify expenditures optimize resource use, measure success, reduce risks, and align the private 5G network with long-term strategic goals. ✅   ⚠️ The Besen Group believes that ROI analysis ensures that the private 5G network will deliver tangible, sustainable benefits in terms of cost savings, operational efficiencies, and competitive advantage, helping the factory stay agile, innovative, and profitable in a rapidly evolving market. 🏞️   👉 The limited version of the Private 5G TCO Tool for Factories can be downloaded at: https://lnkd.in/evzWUxPA 🔍 The Besen Group’s Tool Brochure contains all our business case tools and TCO tools for private LTE networks, private 5G networks and neutral host networks.  👉 The tool brochure can be downloaded at: https://lnkd.in/dSf5vn3.   ▶️ The Besen Group offers its tools on a corporate license basis in Excel format. For pricing information or customization options, please send an email with contact details including name, title, company name, phone number to tool@thebesengroup.com.  #5G #private5G #privatenetworks #Manufacturing #Industry40 #IIOT

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How do you introduce new cryptography into a live 3GPP network — without touching the Network Functions? That is the real crypto-agility challenge in long-lived, certified telecom systems. I’ve been working on a 3GPP-aligned, non-disruptive trust evolution architecture (CBRS approach) focused on real deployment constraints: • multi-vendor SBI environments • NF identity & discovery flows • certificate lifecycle alignment • TLS / HTTP-2 behavior under production load • zero service disruption In such systems, security upgrades are not software updates — they are operational continuity decisions. This is why crypto-agility is no longer an algorithm discussion. It is an architecture and lifecycle problem. The same question is now emerging in AI platforms and other deeply embedded environments: ➡ how does trust evolve without breaking what is already deployed? That is where the next phase of system security will be defined. #5G #3GPP #CryptoAgility #PQC #PostQuantum #ZeroTrust #TelcoCloud

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The Camara Project, The Linux Foundation’s open-source telco API alliance, has announced the third ‘meta’ release of its network APIs, which are becoming the de facto standard for telcos seeking to expose their network assets and engage with application developers: https://lnkd.in/e9GhBVKP #telecom

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AI Search gives telecom operators a single, intelligent layer to search across OSS, BSS, network logs and customer records. By delivering contextual answers and prioritized results, it reduces time to diagnose incidents, helps teams meet SLA targets, and lowers operational costs. The outcome is higher network uptime, improved customer satisfaction, and faster return on technology investments. Swipe through to discover how it can transform your business operations. ➡️ #AcuativeMiddleEast #AISearch #Telecommunications #NetworkReliability

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Many RCA systems stop at correlation. They tell you what went wrong — but not why it happened. In large-scale networks, that “why” hides across thousands of telemetry signals — from RAN to optical layers, each telling a partial truth. That’s where Agentic RCA steps in. By deploying intelligent agents that can interpret telemetry, reason through dependencies, and generate hypotheses like an engineer would — RCA becomes less about chasing logs and more about discovering causality. These agents don’t just react to anomalies — they investigate, connect, and explain. They build context, analyze counterfactuals, and evolve with your network. Because as networks get more complex, understanding why can no longer be manual. It has to be intelligent. 👉 Learn how Banyan Intelligence is shaping the future of Agentic RCA: https://lnkd.in/dq92zMvV #AgenticAI #RootCauseAnalysis #Observability #Telemetry #NetworkIntelligence #AIForNetworks #AIOps #BanyanIntelligence

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I am getting many inquiries about NTN. Here is some useful information about NTN and its promise. Good visualization! If you are interested in the engineering specifics of NTNs, I have a deck from two Virginia Tech professors that might be helpful. Send me a message, and I'll share them. #NTN #5G #6G

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🎥 IPLOOK Network Element Series | UPF Episode 1 is Now Live! In this new chapter of our 5G Core deep-dive, Nassim EL IDRISSI unpacks the fundamentals of the User Plane Function (UPF) — a key component responsible for high-speed data forwarding and low-latency performance in 5GC. Whether you're building the next-gen telecom infrastructure or just getting familiar with 5G architecture, this is a must-watch.  Dive in now and follow the series as we continue to explore the heart of the 5G Core Network. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gApK4b4Y #IPLOOK #5GCore #UPF #Telecom #NetworkArchitecture #CoreNetwork #5GInnovation

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Scaling Open RAN Requires More Than Compatibility — It Requires Carrier-Grade Performance At #Pegatron5G, we believe #OpenRAN shouldn’t just work, it should scale. As operators move toward full macro deployments, compatibility is only the starting point. Our PR2850 8T8R Radio Unit is built for real‑world scale. The PR2850 delivers the high output power expected from traditional RAN, enabling true macro‑cell replacement. Moving from 4T4R boosts capacity and improves stability, especially in dense urban areas. And with one of the best power-to-weight ratios in its class, the PR2850 allows faster installation, lower tower load, and reduced total cost of ownership over its lifecycle. See more: https://lnkd.in/g4FVEcVh

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JUST RELEASED: #5G #Standalone April -2025 by (GSA (GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) 🚀 What is 5G Standalone (5G SA)? ● 5G SA networks use a new, cloud-based, virtualized, microservices-based core infrastructure ● Expected benefit: faster connection times (lower latency), support for massive numbers of devices, programmable & agile service creation, improved SLA management, introduction of VoNR ● 5G SA simplifies network architecture, improves security, reduces costs. ● Enables custom & new services for enterprise, industrial, gov sectors, autonomous vehicles, intelligent transport systems 🌍 Global Deployment & Investment ● 163 operators in 65 countries are investing in public 5G SA networks (trials, planned, or deployed), which is 25.7% of all 5G-investing operators ● Europe, Middle East, Africa now lead in number of launches (34), overtaking Asia-Pacific ● Only three African countries are investing; Central & Latin America have nine operators in five countries investing ● At least 73 operators in 39 countries have launched public 5G SA networks ● 29 operators are conducting field trials or tests, 56 are planning to deploy ● 1,714 organizations are deploying private LTE or 5G networks; 795 use 5G, & 101 are already working with 5G SA 📱 5G Devices ● 2,334 announced devices support 5G SA ● 2,102 devices are commercially available ● 70.5% of all announced 5G devices now support 5G SA ● Device types:  ● Phones (59% of announced, 62% of commercial)  ● Fixed wireless access CPE (10% announced, 9% commercial)  ● Modules (10% announced, 8% commercial)  ● Industrial routers/gateways/modems (8%)  ● Battery-operated hotspots (2% announced, 1% commercial)  ● Other (11% announced, 12% commercial) ● Many devices require software upgrades for 5G SA capability 🖥️ Chipset & Device Vendors ● 103 announced modems or mobile processors/platform chipsets support 5G SA from six vendors ● 99 chipsets are commercially available (15 discrete modems, 81 processors/platforms) ● 49 chipsets support 5G carrier aggregation, which will encourage widespread 5G SA adoption 📡 Spectrum Support in Devices ● Most 5G SA devices support popular sub-6 GHz bands: C-band, 2.6 GHz, 2 GHz, 700 MHz, 1.8 GHz ● mmWave support is limited but growing (15 chipsets support mmWave 5G SA) ● mmWave is expected to grow in importance, especially for private networks & high-traffic public areas 📈 Market Outlook & Trends ● The 5G SA ecosystem is strengthening with more devices, chipsets, network deployments ● Key trends for coming year:  ● 5G carrier aggregation in SA networks  ● URLLC for machine-to-machine connections  ● More mmWave support  ● Advancements in network slicing  ● Wider adoption of VoNR technology 🔄 Subscribe to #global5gevolution newsletter (https://lnkd.in/ge9gsyjE) 🔄 Or subscribe #global5gevolution YouTube channel (https://lnkd.in/g8M7YvKq) & tune in “AI Autonomous Networks”; click comment box 🔄 Follow us on Kaneshwaran Govindasamy & Global 5G Evolution

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France’s new Réseau Radio du Futur (RRF) is showing what mission-critical communication can achieve. Built on a 3GPP-based 4G and 5G core provided by Ericsson, it unites police, firefighters, and medical teams on one resilient broadband network – ensuring communication never breaks when it matters most. As Guillaume Lambert, Director of ACMOSS, put it: “The main benefit of RRF is its future readiness… it’s ready to connect to any core network, respecting and integrating the 3GPP standard.” It’s an inspiring example of how technology can strengthen national resilience and public safety, and knowing that it won't be outdated for a long time yet must be reassuring. What do you consider to be the biggest benefit of a public safety broadband network? #TeamEricsson #MissionCritical #5G #PublicSafety

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France’s new Réseau Radio du Futur (RRF) is showing what mission-critical communication can achieve. Built on a 3GPP-based 4G and 5G core provided by Ericsson, it unites police, firefighters, and medical teams on one resilient broadband network – ensuring communication never breaks when it matters most. As Guillaume Lambert, Director of ACMOSS, put it: “The main benefit of RRF is its future readiness… it’s ready to connect to any core network, respecting and integrating the 3GPP standard.” It’s an inspiring example of how technology can strengthen national resilience and public safety, and knowing that it won't be outdated for a long time yet must be reassuring. What do you consider to be the biggest benefit of a public safety broadband network? #TeamEricsson #MissionCritical #5G #PublicSafety

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Why LTE Modems Struggle in Space — And How Predictive NTN Fixes It 🛰️ We often talk about Link Budget in Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), but the real silent killer is Doppler Shift. A LEO satellite moves at ~7.6 km/s, creating a Doppler shift of up to ±24 kHz — that is like trying to tune into a radio station while driving past it at orbital speed. Standard LTE tracking loops (like in the legacy nRF9160) simply cannot react fast enough. They lose lock, drop packets, and burn battery. The nRF9151 moves from Reactive to Predictive. It uses location data to calculate the satellite’s vector and pre-adjusts the local oscillator before the handshake. But here is the catch: To do this math, the modem needs to know where it is. Normally, that means powering up GNSS (high current) and getting a sky view. 💧 What about a water meter in a concrete pit? No GPS fix. Does NTN fail? No. For stationary devices, we can bypass the sensing requirement. By injecting static coordinates (Lat/Long) during installation, the modem treats location as a constant, not a variable. Tracker (Dynamic): Must wake up GNSS. Meter (Static): Keeps GNSS physically off. Uses stored location to solve Doppler (saving ~40mA). This decouples Communication from Navigation, enabling satellite connectivity even without GPS visibility. Smart silicon is good; smart architecture is better. 👇 Essential deep dive on the nRF9151 architecture: https://w https://lnkd.in/eBzvRcYn #IoT #5G #NTN #nRF9151 #EmbeddedSystems #WaterMetering #NordicSemi

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📝 3GPP Mission Critical Standards (Past, Present & Future) by Jukka Vialen, Airbus 🕰️ 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 🔷 3GPP MCX working groups & workflow 🟦 Multiple specialist groups collaborate on radio network, services, security, applications, core network aspects 🔷 11 years of MCX standardization in 3GPP 🟦 Continuous evolution since the establishment of SA6 in 2014, delivering new features in every release 🚀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗥𝗲𝗹-𝟭𝟵 & 𝗥𝗲𝗹-𝟮𝟬) 🟩 Rel-19: New & Enhanced MCX Features 🟢 MCShAC: Standardized sharing of administrative configuration between interconnected MC systems 🟢 MCS over NTN: Enables MC services via satellite access, integrating satellite providers into business models 🟢 Recording & Replay: Introduction of recording server functionality for MC communications (MCPTT, MCVideo); some features continue to Rel-20 🟢 Location Protocol: Unified location management across all MC services for better alignment & efficiency 🟢 FRMCS Phase 5: Enhanced MC gateway UE & ad-hoc group communication features 🟢 IOPS: Isolated Operation for Public Safety improvements—now network agnostic between LTE & 5G 🟢 Other: 5G video enhancement, L4S support, emergency remote floor request, ProSe UE-to-UE relay 🟧 𝗥𝗲𝗹-𝟮𝟬 𝟱𝗚-𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 & 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗖𝗫 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 🟠 Discreet Listening: Provides the ability for discreet monitoring of users or groups, with certain privacy safeguards 🟠 Recording Enhancements: Major updates to MC recording, expanding from Rel-19 items 🟠 FRMCS Phase 6: Advanced group features, improved gateway interconnection, enhancements to GSM-R interworking 🟠 5G ProSe Multihop Relay: Advanced relay for both device-to-device & device-to-network scenarios 🟠 Other Improvements: Temp/perm. UE disable, pause/resume for ambient listening, ongoing corrections & enhancements 🔮 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗥𝗲𝗹-𝟮𝟭 & 𝟲𝗚) 🟪 Rel-21: The First 3GPP 6G Release 🟣 Focus on studies—no formal 6G standardization yet 🟣 Timeline TBA (decision by June 2026) 🟪 Possible “G-Agnostic” SA6 MCX Topics 🟣 Continued enhancements on major Rel-20 features (e.g., Recording, Discreet Listening), Lawful Interception, FRMCS Ph7 🟣 Incorporation of real end-user/operator feedback & improved alignment across system stages 🟪 No 6G-specific MCX use cases/requirements identified so far ✨ 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 🗂️ Each 3GPP release introduces at least one new MCX feature + enhancements 🗂️ Rel-19 & Rel-20 deliver both large & small updates, with Rel-21 expected to shape the MCX vision for 6G 🗣️ What improvement would you like #3GPP working groups to address in future releases? ✅ Subscribe #global5gevolution newsletter (https://lnkd.in/ge9gsyjE) & tune in “𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆” ✅ Subscribe #global5gevolution YouTube (https://lnkd.in/g8M7YvKq) & tune in “𝟱𝗚 𝗡𝗧𝗡 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗼𝗧" click comment box ✅ Follow us Kaneshwaran Govindasamy & Global 5G Evolution

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Why does Wi-Fi performance still fall short even when dashboards show everything is working? Learn how Wi-Fi surveys reveal coverage gaps, interference, and other RF conditions that impact real-world network performance: https://lnkd.in/eC3C6GnX

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ORAN: Some Thoughts…… I’ve been working on Edge Cloud since 2015 and then into ORAN.  One MNO, an ORAN Poster Child, announced yesterday it was selling spectrum, moving to be an MVNO and looking to LEO Satellites… they stated their terrestrial network would be “decommissioned”. So a large ORAN deployment announced it’s sundown. I have read articles stating ORAN is dead, that operator RFPs  are antiquated and cumbersome – i.e the “well that didn’t do what we thought it would” end of the analyst cycle. So, having been discussing with MNOs and other markets for years, I feel the current situation is due to a few things. The opportunity came with Open standards and the drive for 5G mass deployment where some markets removed one “high risk” vendor. However, 4 issues dominate; 1) 5G eMBB doesn’t add ARPU and with handset apps happy with 4G – why build out the same depth and breath of 5G RAN as 4G – that hits RAN volume NOT just ORAN. 2) The MNO mentality wanting all the features for dense urban macros before ORAN could progress, (v2G, 4G, 5G NSA, 5G SA with all the features). Most ORAN start-ups looked to 5G SA Private Networks where the market needs fewer features and there is growth. The number of ORAN vendors able with 4G is scarce, expecting all the features delays ORAN entry. 3) RAN refresh cycles: Generally, MNOs started their RAN refresh from 2024 to about 2027 in terms of RFX, Trials, etc. The next refresh is 2030+. 4) TCO & Power Consumption targets could be met with INTEL based Icelake. Sapphire Rapids moved towards the target and Granite Rapids looks like it will deliver. ARM implementations are more efficient but the number of ARM RAN vendors is further reduced. When you put these together, you can see why the RAN market slowed dramatically and why ORAN didn’t penetrate MNOs to the extent predicted. BUT ORAN is doing well in Private 5G – where innovation is allowing businesses to grow. AND: ORAN can deliver better TCO and Power Consumption with the right features for some MNO use cases – City based Neutral Host Network Densification, small lamp-post mounted small RUs (1W-5W) offer reduced weight and power, INTEL or ARM based DUs in street cabinets and INTEL or ARM based CU’s in edge clouds all delivering high capacity Smart City or 4G/5G NSA Neutral Host with an architecture that reduces signaling on the core. The CU Edge Cloud can then host UPF and edge apps and if you'd like some new tech.... AI 🙂 Did the ORAN predictions deliver, NO. Is it delivering in some markets, YES. Could it play a role, adding capacity and filling urban “not spots”, YES.

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STL Partners’ research finds operators are focused on the benefits of open RAN and that it is possible to run RAN workloads, at scale, on the public cloud “Tier 1 advocates of open, disaggregated networking are implementing vRAN in ways that at least capture some of the benefits of open RAN architecture” David Martin, Senior Analyst STL Partners Read more: https://lnkd.in/eS7Bj6rc #telecoms #openRAN

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