Denmark has overtaken South Korea as the most connected country on the planet and Ericsson has partnered with IBM to design a new phased-array antenna.
The United Nations’ Information and Communication Technology Task Force on Nov. 24 released its most recent development index ranking 166 countries based on respective level of connectivity.
In that regard, Denmark has taken over the top spot, which was previously held by South Korea, a country known for its position on the leading edge of technology.
The latest report put a big emphasis on big data analytics, particularly how data can be used in the health care and education sectors.
Out of the Nordic region, mobile giant Ericsson has partnered with a software and hardware powerhouse to come up with a new type of antenna that could ultimately be used to support 5G mobile broadband.
The phased-array antenna increases bandwidth by multiplying the number of sectors associated with each cell site.
The goal is to have around 100 antennas and radios on a chip roughly the size of a credit card.
5G was a hot topic at the LTE North America conference in Dallas with industry leaders from around the world on hand to share their thoughts on the next evolution of wireless technology.
China Mobile Research Institute’s Chih-Lin I, chief scientist of wireless technologies, said that although commercialization is still a long way away, 5G may have to tap higher spectrum bands.
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