The carrier is currently carrying out 5G trials in Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland and the Netherland
BARCELONA -- German carrier Deutsche Telekom has 150 5G antennas already operational across the telco’s footprint in Europe, Claudia Nemat, board member for technology and innovation at Deutsche...
A critical challenge facing 4G LTE fixed wireless operators is how to cost-effectively increase site capacity. Although there are many options available, including Massive MIMO, sectorization is one of the most cost effective, expedient and practical means of doubling site capacity.
Most LTE base...
Irish IoT antenna firm Taoglas has bought US competitor ThinkWireless for an undisclosed fee. The deal will help the Wexford firm expand sales in the commercial vehicle industry, it said.
ThinkWireless, headquartered in Florida, specialises in combination antenna systems incorporating two or more frequency bands,...
PHAZR recently got approval to sell its 5G equipment in the US and Europe
Texas-based PHAZR, which provides 5G virtualized radio network products, aims to start shipping 5G New Radio products for commercial deployments starting in the second quarter of 2019, after the firm received...
A trio of diminutive multi-band low-power wide-area (LPWA) antennas has been announced at MWC Americas, promising further miniaturisation of IoT devices, alongside international roaming for applications like asset tracking.
A new range of antennas from Irish antenna company Taoglas, suitable for NB-IoT networks, as well...
JMA Wireless said it has installed its TEKO DAS in collaboration with system integrator Multipath Communications Group
U.S provider of wireless communications solutions JMA Wireless has completed a project which has improved cellular coverage and capacity at Nationals Park, home to the Major League Baseball...
German telco says it will deploy additional 5G cells across more than 20 sites in Berlin
Deutsche Telekom announced the deployment of the first 5G antennas to test the technology in downtown Berlin.
The antennas, which are based on 5G New Radio (5G NR), allowed Deutsche...
Deutsche Telekom also announced a smart energy testbed connected by 5G
BARCELONA- Deutsche Telekom expects to launch 5G commercial trials in Europe during 2018, Claudia Nemat, board member for technology and innovation at Deutsche Telekom, told reporters during a press conference at Mobile World Congress...
CommScope has launched a new antenna with a particularly broad range of frequency support, that pushes multiple-input-multiple-output technology on the tower to 4x4 at 1400-2700 MHz, with low-band support at 694-960 MHz as well.
Upendra Pingle, VP of CommScope's base station antenna and Heliax product...
The advent of 5G will mean significant changes for smartphone antenna design and location within devices, according to Jeff Shamblin, chief scientist for antenna company Ethertronics.
During remarks at the 5G Innovation Summit, Shamblin noted that most current smartphones are configured so that the five...
Phased array antennas, traditionally used in aeronautics, defense and satellite communications settings, transmit a signal to a series of coordinated antennas which work together to increase signal strength in a particular direction. Now, the technology is being adapted to meet the needs of service...
Both low-band and high-band spectrum expected to fuel gigabit LTE antennas' development
AUSTIN, Tex.—Cost, complexity and physical footprint are three of the main challenges for antenna development to support gigabit LTE and future “5G” systems, according to participants in antenna-focused sessions at 5G North America.
Earl...
5G and IoT will continue to be a strong focus of the mobile telecom space in 2017, with antennas expected to be central to ongoing development work.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 virtually upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across...
"5G" antennas are expected to be smaller, more numerous and part of more high-gain systems than those that have served 3G and 4G systems, and they will need more advanced steering and scanning techniques in order to function well at millimeter wave frequencies.
Jeff Shamblin,...
Consumers are using more and increasingly complex data than ever before. This creates the need for regulators to open up more spectrum for LTE services, operators to deploy in new spectrum as it comes available and vendors to support these efforts.
In Europe and the...
A conversation about densification with Jim DeKoekkoek, Product Line Manager, Antennas and Small Cells, Kathrein
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.”
At Kathrein, densification is...
What is a distributed antenna system?
A distributed antenna system is a way to bolster cellular coverage and capacity by installing managed hubs and multiband antennas precisely where demand is greatest. A DAS installation increases the likelihood of strong reception given proximity to the end user...
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor at RCR Wireless News, learns about antenna concealment solutions from Jon Fitzhugh, CEO of Colorado-based ConcealFab. Fitzhugh highlights how concealment solutions can help ease deployments, as well as how it's important to produce...
From automotive applications to virtual reality, millimeter wave spectrum could support data hungry applications
AUSTIN, Texas – Millimeter wave spectrum has gone from being a moonshot technology to a likely feature of next generation "5G" mobile networks. That’s what Professor Robert Heath of the University of...
LTE antennas are emerging as a key differentiator for mobile operators as they look for ways to get the most out of their 4G networks. Antennas for LTE networks are like the tires on an expensive automobile in that they can make the ultimate...
LTE networks are like thoroughbred race horses compared to their workhorse 3G predecessors. LTE is much faster and more powerful, but easily spooked by noise and interference.
“LTE is very sensitive to interference because of higher orders of modulation,” explained CommScope’s Ray Butler, vice president...
United Arab Emirates carrier Du partners with Nokia to analyze network components using telco drones
Carrier Du, along with partner Nokia Networks, has used drones carrying smartphone-based test equipment to analyze its network covering Dubai International Stadium.
The proof of concept demonstrates how drones can be...
Consumer demand for mobile data continues to overtake demand for voice capacity, a trend that places greater emphasis on data throughput. Operators must optimize data networks to maximize revenue opportunities and achieve Quality of Service (QoS) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) benchmarks that will...
5G standards are still undefined, but the companies involved in 5G research and standardization are already creating tools for next-generation networks. Today Ericsson said it is collaborating with IBM to design phased-array antennas for 5G networks.
Phased-array antennas can increase bandwidth by multiplying the number...
