Dean Anthony Gratton
Artificial Intelligence: In the Future of Work & Engagement
We have an uncensored belief in something we have not entirely understood. Human-like Cognition in a Computer This is a sentiment...
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Dean Anthony Gratton
Dec 5, 20223 min read
The Digital Twin: It’s More Than a Shadow
We are often overwhelmed with new technology buzzwords, but this one has been with us for some time and is regularly misunderstood....
Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jul 6, 20224 min read
Aruba Instant On: The Art of the Possible means Thinking Differently
Living in the shadow of Covid has changed us all in a way that was simply unimaginable just two years back. Our lives have been...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 4, 20224 min read
Bluetooth: Its Incredible Journey
Bluetooth wireless technology has been with us for over 20 years. It has become the de facto connection technology for exchanging data...
Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Ensuring Successful Solutions in 5G Testing Times
A solution isn’t a solution until it’s been tested and proven to work! Continuous technology evolution, as well as the ever-increasing...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 20, 20225 min read
What I Wish for in 2022…
Happy New Year (I hope). With my wife, Sarah, having contracted Covid just before Christmas, it has been a difficult time, not just for...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Does 5G adoption mean out with the old?
With the increasing shift and rollout of 5G, the next-generation cellular technology, legacy cellular technologies are slowly being shut...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Sep 30, 20214 min read
What are O-RAN, Open RAN and OpenRAN?
I thought in this month’s column, I’d provide a definitive definition, along with a succinct explanation, of what O-RAN, Open RAN and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 10, 20214 min read
The Smart Home: A “Matter” of Simplicity
The smart home, as a concept, has endured a rollercoaster ride for over half-a-century – yes, smart home technology has been touted as...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 29, 20214 min read
Li-Fi: Turn on the Lights
At first, you might be mistaken to read it as Wi-Fi, but no, this is not a typo. Li-Fi is, in fact, a wireless communications technology,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 20, 20214 min read
With 5G Does Wi-Fi Have a Future?
With the excitement and furore surrounding 5G, the next generation of cellular technology, some are now doubting the future of Wi-Fi,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 16, 20214 min read
It’s Been a Short-range RF Winter
I have this strange and peculiar feeling that the short-range radio frequency (RF) domain might have reached its plateau and, perhaps,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Feb 11, 20214 min read
The O-RAN Alliance and its global community
In this month’s column, I want to revisit my earlier discussion surrounding the radio access network (RAN). Last year, December in fact,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Sep 2, 20205 min read
Sustainability Through a Better 5G
I have worked within the R&D wireless and telecommunications industry for almost 30 years and, in that time, I have experienced the good,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 3, 20204 min read
From Modern to Medieval: A Journey in Connectivity
Wi-Fi has greatly improved over the years and last year we celebrated20 years of the technology in 20 years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jun 15, 20204 min read
Covid19: It’s in the 5G...
The conspiracy is still very much alive and is infecting people in a different kind of way, so why is it still active and what’s causing...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 26, 20204 min read
post-Covid19: The Magic of the Unlicensed Airwaves
In my last year’s column, “20 Years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do without it?” we celebrated 20 years of Wi-Fi and I talked about the new...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 12, 20203 min read
post-Covid19: A Fresh Perspective on the Future
We are still in some sort of lockdown with a new set of “flexible rules” that have been recently introduced by the British government. In...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Covid19: The Infection in our Infrastructure
We are in the strangest of times. The Coronavirus or Covid-19 has presented many new challenges for humanity: Both for us individually...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 26, 20204 min read
Achieving true Wireless Broadband with Cellular
It was all quite unexpected! You see, I have become familiar with more traditional backhaul technologies such as Ethernet, xDSL, fiber...
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