The evolution from massive MIMO to Giga-MIMO will facilitate fast, cost-effective 6G deployment
Global consensus around 7.1 GHz to 8.4 GHz as a prime 6G candidate band, along with broader interest in the upper mid-band (7 GHz to 16 GHz) for future mobile broadband services,...
SmartSky and Cambridge Consultants discuss adapting cellular technology for aviation air-to-ground private networks
According to SmartSky CTO Dave Claassen, the biggest challenge of providing inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity is that unlike a regular cellular network, ATG must operate in “three dimensions."
“You have to take off...
In future 6G wireless communications systems, ultra-high-speed wireless communications are expected to be achieved by utilizing the 300 GHz band, NTT said
Japanese company NTT and researchers with the Tokyo Institute of Technology announced the successful demonstration of a phased-array transmitter module to enable instantaneous...
5G is fast becoming a reality driving new use cases and business models across industries, from cognitive technologies and robotics to industrial IoT, telemedicine and self-driving vehicles. However, the telecoms industry is at a crossroads — it needs to accelerate the 5G rollout while...
LG previously said that 6G is expected to be commercialized in 2029
Korean tech firm LG Electronics has showcased future 6G technologies at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022.
At the conference, which took place in South Korea’s capital Seoul last week, LG displayed...
With Wi-Fi 6, the frustration of a slow connection in busy areas might be a thing of the past
802.11ac, or Wi-Fi 5 was released in 2014, and at the time, was the newest, fasted, and most reliable version of Wi-Fi. However, 802.11ax, or Wi-Fi 6, is...
For operators, 5G is a massive investment in hardware and software based on the promise it will deliver totally new user experiences that take advantage of significant increases in throughput and decreases in latency.
One key aspect of delivering and monetizing these new network experiences...
5G New Radio (NR) introduces many changes compared to the existing LTE air interface, impacting field testing, assessment of QoE and radio network performance. This webinar highlights 5G NR field measurement, drive test, benchmarking and data post processing technologies and reviews practical examples and...
What is beamforming?
Massive MIMO antennas, which increase data throughput and spectrum efficiency by adding transmit and receive elements to antennas, and high-frequency, high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum are both synonymous with 5G. But beyond the antennas and spectrum, advanced signal processing techniques like beamforming are...
Samsung is supporting Verizon and AT&T millimeter wave 5G deployments
Millimeter wave frequencies are key to the multi-gigabit-per-second data speeds and ultra low latency expected of commercial 5G networks. And, after years of development and skepticism, initial 5G launches from U.S. operators Verizon and AT&T...
5G New Radio (NR) introduces many changes compared to the existing LTE air interface, impacting the field testing and assessment of QoE and radio network performance. This webinar highlights the 5G NR key technological concepts and explains their impact on field testing.
This webinar will...
Samsung earns distinction of designing first FCC approved end-to-end 5G beamforming basestations.
Last week, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave Samsung approval of the final piece of its triad of equipment for 5G fixed wireless. It was the first time the FCC had approved a...
Designing for 5G New Radio (NR) means dealing with new technologies, as they’re being defined. It's easy to get lost in the buzz words as you try to focus--beamforming, over-air-testing, mmWave, numerology, and on and on. Keysight’s poster focuses on 7 things you need...
Pivotal Commware raised $17 million to advance holographic beamforming tech for satellite and cellular systems
Beamforming, a function of an antenna array, essentially adjusts the phase and amplitude of an RF signal to optimize propagation, albeit with limited dimensional control. Enter 3D beamforming, a technology...
HONG KONG — Qualcomm today announced it is taking a learn-by-doing approach in developing a 5G modem, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50. It is designed to support equipment manufacturers that are building the next generation of cellular devices, as well as operators with early 5G...
HONG KONG – Qualcomm announced at the 4G/5G Summit today that it is taking a learn-by-doing approach in developing a "5G" modem, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50. It is designed to support equipment manufacturers that are building the next generation of cellular devices, as well as...
