Trends & Topics

Klaudius Koschella, the Head of Central Optimisation & Config Center about the use of COM5.Mobile

The InNOVAtion editorial team talked to him about the use of COM5.Mobile at Vodafone.

InNOVAtion: Mr. Koschella, Vodafone operates mobile and fixed line networks in several countries, managed via the central Network Operations Center, also known as NOC. How does COM5.Mobile help you?

MicroNova adapted COM5.Mobile to the growing requirements of mobile network operators

Besides optimum coverage, the consistent and error-free configuration of the Radio Access Network (RAN) is crucial for both the network quality and the quality ultimately perceived by the customer. Standard software provides mobile network operators (MNOs) with network and service monitoring as well as network optimization, albeit there is usually a gap in network configuration. However, this...

A commentary on the expansion of the German mobile communications network

The media landscape in Germany may cause frowns: mobile communications overall was a tragedy; there were too many dead spots as well in the countryside as in the railway system, the stability would be inadequate; and of course the prices were too high when compared with other countries. As clear as it may be that there is room for improvement in the mobile network as a whole – especially when it...

MicroNova expands COM.5 offering in cooperation with Expandium

With Telefónica Germany and Vodafone Germany, two of the world's top five mobile network operators in Germany have been successfully relying on MicroNova's COM5.Mobile solutions for radio access network (RAN) management for many years. Be it vendor-neutral and cross-technology offerings for network expansion and optimization, planning and configuration of the RAN, Network Function Virtualization...

Current developments around 5G and the COM5 product family were spotlighted

With the introduction of 5G, the German mobile communications market is facing major challenges. That’s why MicroNova invited telco experts to the first COM5.Mobile UserDay in November 2018.

On November 6 and 7, 2018, MicroNova welcomed team members of Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Vodafone Germany GmbH, and partner firms EANTC AG and highstreet technologies GmbH to the Vierkirchen Business...

Interview with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wiegand

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wiegand is one of the two directors of the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin and has been involved in mobile communications for many years. He was a driving force behind the foundation of the innovation cluster 5G BERLIN e.V., a partnership between research and industry to promote innovation relating to 5G. The editorial staff of InNOVAtion spoke with Prof....

MicroNova’s monitoring and analysis solution for optimum quality in railway mobile radio

Sustainable mobility requires rail as a reliable, high-performance means of transport. MicroNova contributes to this with COM5.Rail – the monitoring and analysis solution for optimum quality in railway mobile radio networks.

The Common Planning & Configuration Manager (CPCM) has a new name

MicroNova’s configuration solution for mobile networks has a new name: The Common Planning & Configuration Manager (CPCM) is now known as COM5.Mobile.

MicroNova’s telco and automotive experts develop a testing platform for mobile vehicle services

MicroNova has been successfully active in both the automotive and telco industries for several decades. This expertise is now benefiting an integrated project – a platform for the automated testing of mobile services.

5G is changing the rules of the digital age, but it poses many new challenges to mobile network operators as well as network equipment suppliers.