News & Events
2024
Briskwave releases a whitepaper on “5G Private Network” outlining the complex relationships between business, technical, and commercial considerations for enterprises considering acquiring a 5G Private Network.
January
40+ pages of insights and resources for selecting and procuring a 5G Private Network
15 detailed analysis of critical relationships between business, technical, and commercial domains
50+ clickable references from key industry players & research groups
This white paper presents:
The whitepaper is available at: Key Considerations for Selecting a 5G Private Network Solution
2023
Briskwave’s Luc Samson publishes an article on 5G Technical Differentiators in the 45th issue of the PECB Insights Magazine. You can find the link to the article at: PECB Insights – ISSUE 45 / OCT–NOV–DEC–2023 – PECB Insights
October
Terrestar Solution, an innovative direct-to-mobile satellite service provider, hires Briskwave’s Luc Samson for a consulting mandate on strategic planning, vendor selection, network architecture design, and operational process definition for the OSS/BSS and 4G/5G satellite-enabled network domains.
September
2022
Briskwave releases a whitepaper on “5G Technology Enablers – Security Overview” presenting the 5G technology enablers; the key standards organizations and industry groups active in securing them; and clickable references to relevant security standards, guidelines, and best practices. The whitepaper is available at: 5G Technology Enablers – Security Overview
February
Briskwave’s Luc Samson publishes an article on 5G Security in the 36th issue of the PECB Insights Magazine. You can find the link to the article at: PECB-Insights Issue 36 January February 2022 - PECB Insights
January
2021
Briskwave’s Luc Samson speaks on a 5G security panel at the PECB Insights Conference 2021
November
Briskwave hired by a leading mobile & cable network operator to lead a 5G strategic planning mandate
January
2020
Briskwave’s Luc Samson participates in the TV report of Radio-Canada on Telesat’s high-speed internet based on Low-Earth Orbit satellites.
November
Briskwave’s Luc Samson interviewed by Radio-Canada on national TV newscasts to explain the resiliency of the internet during the pandemic.
July
Briskwave to lead the 5G vendor selection process for a Canadian LTE, Volte & VoWifi operator.
January
2019
Briskwave appointed to manage the deployment of a Nuisance Call Filtering solution for a Canadian LTE, Volte & VoWifi operator.
January
2018
Briskwave hired by Radio-Canada to advise and to lead the selection and procurement of an In-Building Wireless solution for Radio-Canada's new LEED-compliant headquarter building in Montreal.
June
Briskwave's Luc Samson is the editor of the "Technical Considerations on Operability" and "Technical Considerations on Security" reports for Canada LTE-based Public Safety Broadband Network, two technical reports from the Centre for Security Science of Defence R&D Canada.
May
Briskwave appointed as lead network architect to manage the RFQ process of a Nuisance Call Filtering solution for a Canadian LTE, Volte & VoWifi operator.
April
2017
Briskwave appointed as a Subject Matter Expert to support the canadian government initiative on defining the technical requirements of the LTE-based Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN).
May
2016
Briskwave appointed as lead network architect for an Online Charging System (OCS) deployment for a Canadian LTE, VoLTE & VoWifi operator.
March
2015
Briskwave appointed as lead network architect for a VOLTE deployment.
February
2014
Briskwave hired by Telus to give a 2-day workshop on Cellular & LTE Technologies in Quebec City, Canada
December
A North-American LTE carrier rehires Briskwave, this time to lead an RFI activity for small cells
September
Briskwave hired by a tier-1 LTE network operator as an OSS business analyst for the migration of their incident management system
August
Briskwave hired by Hydro-Quebec to give a 2-day workshop on LTE Technology in Montreal, Canada
May
Briskwave selected by a Canadian LTE carrier to manage their MOCN deployment project
May
Briskwave's Luc Samson to present and moderate the technical session on "Layering LTE Technology on Existing Systems" at the International Wireless Conference Expo (IWCE), a leading international conference for public safety, in Las Vegas USA
May
2013
Briskwave's Luc Samson is the editor of the newly released "Public Safety Broadband Network Architecture Description", a technical report from the Centre for Security Science of Defence R&D Canada
August
Briskwave once again contracted by an HSPA+ carrier, this time to plan the evolution and upgrade of their probe-based monitoring systems to LTE in a MOCN environment
July
Briskwave to provide a 5-day seminar on LTE Business & Technology drivers to leading African carriers & regulators at the Ghana Telecom University College in Accra, Ghana
June
Briskwave hired to give a 3-day workshop on LTE Fundamentals & Interworking in Dubai, UAE
June
Briskwave's Luc Samson appointed member of the Technical Advisory Group for 700 MHz Public Safety Spectrum, a collaborative group of technical experts led by Centre for Security Science of Defence R&D Canada, with a focus on LTE for Public Safety
January
2012
Briskwave to speak on " 4G LTE : What It Means for Mobile Applications " at mobiz 2012 in Montreal, Canada
November
Briskwave to lead a workshop on small cells and present on LTE Network Sharing at the IQPC LTE Strategies conference in London, UK
November
Briskwave to give a 5-day seminar on LTE to leading African carriers & regulators in Mombasa, Kenya
September
Briskwave`s Luc Samson to co-chair the Network Architecture Working Group, a collaborative effort in consultation with industry, commercial carriers, first responders, Canadian and Provincial/Territorial government emergency management officials, academia, consultants, and other public safety stakeholders to define the 700 MHz LTE Public Safety Broadband Network
August
Briskwave mandated to review and optimize the architecture of a multi-vendor probe-based monitoring network for a North-American HSPA+ carrier
June
North-American HSPA+ carrier selects Briskwave to optimize their device return process
Avril
Briskwave releases a whitepaper on “LTE Network Sharing”
January
North-American tier-1 LTE carrier to consult Briskwave to review their internal benchmarking process & methodology
January
2011
Briskwave to speak on LTE Network Sharing at the ITU Seminar on Broadband Access in Chisinau, Moldova
September
North-American tier-1 LTE carrier selects Briskwave to manage the vendor selection of their LTE-and NFC-ready OTA solution
June
2010
Briskwave to lead a network quality assessment for video streaming for an HSPA carrier
November
A leading utility company to consult Briskwave on selecting the wireless service provider for their smart meter program
October
Briskwave to manage the LTE vendor selection program for a Canadian HSPA+ carrier
September
Briskwave to advise a leading product vendor for the evolution of their network performance management system to 3G and beyond
April
Briskwave to oversee the Femtocell program of a Canadian HSPA+ carrier
Mars
Briskwave to manage the pre-launch optimization services for a new entrant HSPA carrier
Mars
2009
Briskwave selected to manage the vendor selection program for a probe-based HSPA network monitoring system
January
A tier-1 HSPA/LTE carrier hires Briskwave as lead business analyst to plan & deploy their Network Performance Management System
January
2008
Briskwave to manage the vendor selection program of a new wireless entrant carrier’s Mobile Device Management platform
July
A new wireless entrant to consult Briskwave to set-up their handset testing process & methodology
May
North-American tier-1 CDMA/EVO carrier contracts Briskwave as lead business analyst for the migration of their Network Performance Management System
January