Blog
Why is Certifying MulteFire Devices Important?
Jan 20, 2021
Scott Fischel, MFA Certification Work Group Chair, interviews Luisa Natividad Caro García of DEKRA Testing and Certification, S.A.U. To support the MulteFire 1.9 GHz (sXGP) Certification Program, the MFA announced its first MFA Authorized Test Lab (ATL) at DEKRA in...
MulteFire 1.0 Regulatory Analysis White Paper Now Available to MFA Members
Nov 6, 2020
By Scott Fischel, MFA Certification Working Group Chair and Director of Technical Standards, Qualcomm As a complement to the MulteFire 1.0 Certification Program, the MulteFire Alliance (MFA) is now offering the MulteFire 1.0 Regulatory Analysis White Paper to...
New 3GPP Standard Adds Support for 5G New Radio (NR) in Unlicensed Spectrum and Expands 5G NR Use Cases
Sep 1, 2020
By Asimakis Kokkos The telecom industry has rallied behind 5G and its promise of 10x faster speeds (10Gbps peak data rates, 100Mbps whenever needed), 10x quicker response times (less than 1ms latency) and ultra-reliability. This July, 3GPP completed its Release 16...
Prevent Fraudulent Hotspot Deployments: MFA Now Offering MulteFire OSU Server Certificate
Jun 3, 2020
By György Wolfner, End-to-End Architecture Working Group Chair When you’re at your local coffee shop or at the airport waiting for your flight, it’s common to want to connect to an on-premises hotspot configured as a neutral host network (NHN). But how can you be sure...
Traction for Private Wireless Networks Grows
May 4, 2020
By Mazen Chmaytelli, MulteFire Alliance President As the world grapples with the impacts of COVID-19 upon our everyday lives and social distancing becomes the norm, the case for automation in the workplace becomes more business-critical than ever. Automation in...
Roadmap to the Future of Connectivity
Oct 9, 2019
By Christian Wagner, m3Connect According to Gartner, there will be 25 billion connected devices by 2021. The interest in better connectivity within the wireless industry focuses on the need to support this rising number of connected devices which continue to demand an...
MulteFire: Ready for Deployment in Japan
Jul 9, 2019
By Outi Niemi, MulteFire Alliance Secretary I recently returned from our MulteFire Open Day in Tokyo which included an exciting mix of presentations from Alliance leadership, Q&A with attendees and live MulteFire technology demonstrations. While this was our...
MulteFire Alliance IoT Optimized Specification Now Publicly Available
Jun 11, 2019
MulteFire Alliance IoT Optimized Specification Now Publicly Available By Mazen Chmaytelli, MulteFire Alliance President I am pleased to announce that the MulteFire Release 1.1 specification is now available to download for anyone with an interest in LTE-based...
MulteFire on a Mission: Connecting Factories of the Future Today
May 20, 2019
MulteFire on a Mission: Connecting Factories of the Future Today By Outi Niemi The MulteFire Alliance is on a mission to enable Enterprise and Industrial IoT to leverage MulteFire technology as a private cellular network for their business-critical applications that...
Understanding Private Networks and the Role of Small Cells
Mar 21, 2019
MulteFire Open Day – MWC Panel Recap By Outi Niemi In keeping with tradition, I’m writing a blog on the latest MulteFire Open Day – which took place during MWC19 – to provide you with insight into some of the discussions taking place in the industry around MulteFire....