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IEEE CTN Industry Contribution
Cirrus360 and the Promise and Perils of 5G for Small Private Enterprises
As 5G technology rapidly rolls out across the globe, its potential to revolutionize connectivity is undeniable. 5G is seen as a game-changer for business innovation, however, for small private enterprises, adopting and integrating 5G brings a unique set of challenges—ranging from infrastructure costs and data security concerns to a lack of technical expertise.
In this video contribution from Cirrus360, the company highlights the challenges and how they can be overcome. The meat processing plant showcase example presents a typical small enterprise faced with the challenges of adopting 5G networking. Cirrus360 helps enable scalable, cost-effective, and flexible 5G deployment tailored to the needs of smaller organizations making 5G not just accessible, but beneficial for small enterprises navigating an increasingly connected digital economy.
Speakers:
- Chaitali Sengupta, Founder and CEO, Cirrus360
- Alan Gatherer, Founder and CTO, Cirrus360
- Sudipta Sen, Founder and VP of Engineering, Cirrus360
October 2025 Issue
New Coding and Decoding for 6G
A note from the editor:
As wireless communications evolves from 5G to 6G, in this issue of IEEE Communications Society Technology News (CTN), Prof. Muriel Médard of MIT offers a fresh perspective on designing future wireless systems. Rather than adding new features to existing architectures and compensating for their limitations by increasing bandwidth, she proposes a modular approach built around four key components: the General Medium Access Unit (GMACU), which uses network coding to reduce retransmissions; General Encoding and Decoding Units (GEU/GDU) based on Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (GRAND), which can replace multiple specialized decoders with one universal solution; the General Interference Management Unit (GIMU) for handling multiple users; and the General Transmission/Reception Unit (GTRxU) for better spectral efficiency. The concept is supported by practical developments, as GRAND chips have already been implemented and tested. We hope the CTN reader community enjoys diving into this insightful article and the perspective it offers.
Prakash Chaki, CTN Editor
Past CTN Issues
August 2025 Issue
The Data Deluge Powering—and Straining—AI
July 2025 Issue
Turning Fiber into a Sensing System: The Magic of Fiber Optics Sensing
June 2025 Issue
Near-field Communications for 6G: Ten Key Issues
May 2025 Issue
Gen AI in Telecom, the Complex Web That Needs Unleashing
April 2025 Issue
Non-Terrestrial Networks, Energy Efficiency and 6G
March 2025 Issue
How to Collect the Positive Energy That’s Around Us? Energy Harvesting Makes an Entrance
February 2025 Issue
From Pipes to Intelligent Service Pipes, the Generational Telco Evolution That AI Could Make Reality
January 2025 Issue
Predicting the Future of Communications Technologies
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