Nov 18, 2022Can we afford to keep ignoring Open RAN security?I’m skeptical of ‘futurists’. Work closely enough with the development of technology solutions and you’ll know that the only certain thing about the future is that it’s constantly changing. For example, few ‘futurists’ predicted the Covid-19 outbreak that brought the world to a standstill in 2020. Many, however, had spent…5g9 min read5g9 min read
Apr 20, 2022Introducing Society 5.0Self-help authors and politicians seem to agree on at least one thing: mindset matters. The shelves of bookstores worldwide are awash with motivational books by evangelical writers hoping to convert readers to their gospel of optimism. …Society 5 013 min readSociety 5 013 min read
Apr 22, 2021Securing Society 5.0 — Hidden threats in society’s greatest evolutionary leapA term first coined by the Japanese government, “Society 5.0” describes “A human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space.” The fifth evolution of the society, enabled by the fifth generation of cellular networking and cyber-physical…Society 5 010 min readSociety 5 010 min read
Feb 27, 2021A Comparison of 5G Core Network ArchitecturesThe 5G Core network is a Service Based Architecture. It evolves the traditional appliance based 4G Core Network to support services. It offers more agility and flexibility. The major building blocks of this architecture include Service-Based Interface: The Service Based Interfaces rely on HTTP/2 The 5G Network Functions: As explained…5g10 min read5g10 min read
Jan 20, 2021The Open RAN Lexicon You NeedThe telecoms and digital technologies sectors are notoriously jargonised. Eavesdrop on any conversation at an industry conference (remember those?) and you’d be treated to a parade of acronyms, initialisms and technical terms that would sound like ancient Greek to an outsider. However, with new technologies being developed and deployed at…5g5 min read5g5 min read
Nov 27, 2020Open RAN May Be the Future of 5G, but Can We Keep It Secure?It’s been a year of contradictions for the telecommunications industry. Like most sectors, it has been heavily impacted by the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a slowdown in global 5G roll-outs being a notable result. …Telecommunication9 min readTelecommunication9 min read
Oct 4, 20205G in Manufacturing — 5G and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for Industrial AutomationIn the recent report by IHS Markit — “The 5G Economy — How 5G will contribute to the global economy” — researchers claimed that manufacturing will garner almost $4.7 trillion in sales enablement by 2035. Or 36% of the $13.2 trillion total opportunity of 5G by 2035. …5g13 min read5g13 min read
Sep 27, 2020Cybersecurity and Safety in the 5G-Enabled Smart-Everything WorldNeil Harbisson calls himself a cyborg. Without the antenna implanted in his skull, he would not be able to see colour of any kind. …5g13 min read5g13 min read
Sep 5, 2020NFC Security 101 (Non-5G IoT Connectivity Options)NFC is a short range two-way wireless communication technology that enables simple and secure communication between electronic devices embedded with NFC microchip. NFC technology operates in 13.56 megahertz and supports 106, 212, or 424 Kbps throughput. There are three available modes of NFC communication: Read/write (e.g. …Nfc4 min readNfc4 min read
Aug 28, 2020RFID Security 101 (Non-5G IoT Connectivity Options)Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology commonly used for identification, status administration and management of different objects. It is important for people identification, as it is commonly deployed in the latest biometric passports. It operates in several frequency bands like Low frequency band from 125 kHz to 134 kHz, High…Rfid5 min readRfid5 min read