REAL WIRELESS LIMITED

Their core work

Real Wireless is a UK-based independent wireless consultancy specializing in 5G network architecture, design, and performance analysis. They provide technical expertise on how 5G networks should be structured to serve diverse industries — from healthcare and tourism to media and transport. Their work focuses on translating complex wireless technology requirements into practical network designs that support real-world applications across multiple vertical sectors.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Real Wireless followed the natural progression of 5G development in Europe. Their early work (2015–2017, 5G NORMA) focused on foundational radio network architecture — defining how next-generation mobile networks should be structured. By 2017–2022, they shifted toward applied 5G: network slicing, orchestration, and delivering 5G services to specific industries like tourism, healthcare, and media. This mirrors the broader 5G trajectory from theoretical architecture to real-world deployment.

Moving from designing 5G architectures on paper to proving them in real-world vertical sectors — expect continued focus on applied 5G and private networks for industry.

How they like to work

Real Wireless consistently joins as a specialist participant rather than leading consortia — none of their three projects were coordinated by them. With 45 unique partners across 11 countries, they integrate into large, diverse consortia (typical for major EU 5G infrastructure projects). This suggests they are valued as a trusted independent technical voice that complements the work of telecom operators and equipment vendors without competing with them.

Connected to 45 unique partners across 11 countries through three major 5G consortia, giving them a broad network within Europe's core telecom R&D community. Their UK base and wide European reach make them well-networked across the continent's major 5G research groups and operators.

What sets them apart

Real Wireless stands out as an independent wireless consultancy — not a telecom operator, not an equipment vendor, not a university. This independence makes them a neutral technical authority within consortia, able to provide unbiased architecture analysis and performance assessment. For consortium builders, they fill the gap between academic research and operator-driven agendas, bringing practical wireless expertise without commercial bias.

Highlights from their portfolio

• 5G-TOURS
  Their largest funded project (EUR 868,750), applying 5G to concrete sectors like tourism, e-health, and media — the most application-oriented of their portfolio.
• 5G NORMA
  Their entry into H2020 5G research, contributing to the foundational multi-service adaptive network architecture that influenced later 5G standards work.