Why does timing and sync matter for 5G monetization?

By Christoffer Ramm,

In modern networks, timing and synchronization are taking on increasing importance for several reasons: The widespread deployment of Time-Division Duplexing (TDD) midband spectrum for 5G, and because increasingly exact coordination is being demanded of the network for advanced air interface features. As MNOs shift their attention from initial 5G roll-outs to optimization and densification, and as customer uptake of 5G puts more traffic onto the new networks, it is crucial to be able to quickly and efficiently identify and remediate timing and synchronization errors.

Per Lindgren, group CTO and head of sync at Net Insight, which provides a network-based timing distribution solution, said that in 5G midband, TDD systems, the accurate synchronization of both time and phase is much more complex than in previous generations of cellular tech where Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) dominated. And, Lindgren says that timing and synchronization is ultimately fundamental to monetization of the network. He lays out three aspects of this argument.

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