Qualcomm pushing to support rapid commercialization of 5G NR in 2019
HONG KONG--Qualcomm Technologies announced it has successfully achieved a 5G data connection on a 5G modem chipset for mobile devices. The 3GPP is working to standardize 5G New Radio in mid-2018.Â
The San Diego, Calif.-based...
The companies said they will continue performing joint network test of 5G technology
Korea mobile operator LG U+ and ICT vendor Huawei have completed the first phase of a 5G urban field test in the 28 GHz millimeter wave spectrum band. The field test was carried...
Millimeter Wave Networks Project Group eyes 60 GHz band
SAN FRANCISCO--The Facebook-led Telecom Infra Project this week created a new working group dedicated to creating broad industry support for solutions that target high-frequency millimeter wave spectrum in the 60 GHz band. The Millimeter Wave Networks...
Millimeter wave is seen as a key part of 5G given the massive capacity associated with the high-band spectrum. But, millimeter wave comes with a number of propagation challenges. Right now, major operators like Verizon and AT&T are tapping into millimeter wave frequencies to...
Millimeter wave spectrum provides the kind of capacity that 5G promises, but it comes with tricky propagation characteristics. Right now, particularly in the U.S., operators are tapping millimeter wave spectrum for 5G fixed wireless access deployments with the two-fold aim of providing pre-standard 5G...
The University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC), an academically-anchored partner ecosystem comprising researchers, network equipment vendors, operators and other stakeholders, gained a new partner this week in Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), which specializes in point-to-multipoint microwave and millimeter wave transmissions. Millimeter wave spectrum...
Waco, Kalamazoo and South Bend will host new round of 5G fixed wireless access trials
Building on initial enterprise and consumer trials in Austin, Texas, AT&T is now expanding its research around 5G fixed wireless access to Waco, Texas, Kalamazoo, Mich., and South Bend, Ind....
5G fixed wireless access growth as a wireless alternative to last mile fiber
5G fixed wireless access is poised to be the first phase of commercial 5G deployments with major operators including Verizon and AT&T testing service delivery using high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum. Given this...
Continuing efforts to gain a better understanding of RF transmission in high-band frequencies, both Verizon and AT&T--who are already testing a fixed wireless access application of 5G using 28 GHz spectrum--have asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to keep that R&D work going.
AT&T...
Verizon emphasizes customers' willingness to pay for its unlimited offer
Verizon added 614,000 retail postpaid customers during the second quarter and said that customers are willing to pay a premium for an unlimited plan on its network.
"Even with the price premium we have, it...
As major operators in the United States continue to test pre-standard-based 5G fixed wireless access systems, the hybrid wired/wireless approach to delivering gigabit-class internet without laying fiber to the premises is also gaining traction in Europe.
RCR Wireless News recently spoke with Jamie Fink,chief product officer...
Qualcomm executives have repeatedly associated full realization of 5G--something pinned to the 2035 timeframe--as a $12 trillion global opportunity. But that comes with some qualifiers, perhaps chief among them the availability of new spectrum.
Last week Dean Brenner, Qualcomm senior vice president of spectrum strategy...
CCA warns against "dangerous consolidation of critical new bands"
The Competitive Carriers Association is staking out its positions on "5G" spectrum and siting, arguing that the Federal Communications Commission needs to ensure that national carriers don't hoard millimeter wave bands, as well as ensure that...
5G fixed wireless access is more than millimeter waves
In the U.S. market, AT&T and Verizon are betting big on delivering 5G fixed wireless access services in millimeter wave frequencies. But, despite that focus during ongoing trial work, 5G fixed wireless isn't exclusively the domain...
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...
Alphabet subsidiary Google Fiber, part of one of the largest, most lucrative, well-funded, technologically advanced companies in human history, had grand plans for deploying fiber-to-the-home and offering consumers gigabit per second broadband as well as a television offering when it started in 2010. After...
The FCC gave Apple permission to test 5G transmission between Northern California facilities
Wireless operators, network infrastructure vendors and cable companies are all testing various forms of as-yet unstandardized 5G technologies. And, now, technology giant Apple, based on a recent filing with the U.S. Federal...
Straight Path's going price is at $184 a share, up from AT&T's original offer of less than $96 a share
The battle over Straight Path and its extensive millimeter wave spectrum holdings continues, with a new top offer that puts the company's value at about...
In the U.S. Nokia has asked the FCC for permission to use experimental equipment in millimeter spectrum
As carrier spending for LTE network infrastructure slows, infrastructure vendors are eagerly awaiting investment in 5G to pick up. But, in the meantime, the trough has prompted major...
Challenges for 5G testing and design
The exploration of "5G" is a major area of focus for companies as they seek to gain competitive advantages going into the next generation of wireless technologies. 5G is expected to deliver ultra-fast speeds, ultra-low latency and massive capacity...
New 5G Americas white paper: Spectral harmonization will support smooth 5G deployments
In a newly published white paper, industry trade group 5G Americas highlights the role spectral harmonization across low-, mid- and high-band spectrum, including licensed and unlicensed bands, will support smooth network deployments, and...
Chinese ICT vendor Huawei, in tests with various global service providers, is working to validate technologies seen as core to future 5G networks. Trials have focused on massive multiple input, multiple out, deployment in high band millimeter wave (mm wave) spectrum and end-to-end network...
NEC claims the test with U.K. operators BT and EE targeting backhaul solutions for 4G and 5G deployments.
NEC is working with U.K. telecommunication operators BT and EE, and the University of Salford as a research partner to test millimeter wave mobile...
"5G" networks are expected to unleash solutions that will help overcome barriers to widespread internet of things adoption. Existing technology limitations lead to high connectivity costs, and security and privacy concerns. A shared vision of the pillars of 5G networks includes ubiquitous high-speed internet...
