One of the biggest challenges with testing 5G systems has been the cost and complexity of the instruments available for assessing millimeter wave frequencies. Anritsu has launched a new pocket-sized mmwave spectrum analyzer series with the aim of addressing that issue for 5G test...
Cellular carrier ownership of mmWave 5G spectrum creates challenges for fixed deployment
With huge recent acquisitions of 5G spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz and 39 GHz frequency bands in the US by the major cellular carriers, the landscape for 5G deployment is taking shape,...
Millimeter wave spectrum bands are shaping up to be a key component of 5G fixed wireless deployment plans.
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The carrier says its in 'advanced discussions' with power companies to trial AirGig technology
AT&T reps said the carrier is in "advanced discussion" with power companies regarding at least two trial projects for a technology developed by AT&T called AirGig, which transmits high-speed wireless broadband...
FCC regulatory progress needs worldwide continuation to ensure adoption and progress.
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Developments around millimeter wave spectrum in support of 5G services is expected to see considerable attention in 2017.
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Millimeter wave technology in the 39 GHz band got a strong vote of confidence from internet service provider Windstream this week. The company said it will use CBNL's point-to-multipoint 39 GHz radios to improve last-mile connectivity in key markets around the country.
Windstream, which wrote...
Anritsu launched a smartphone-sized, USB-powered millimeter wave power analyzer for radio frequency power within the range from 9 kilohertz to 70 gigahertz. The company said the new Power Master MA24507A is the world's first frequency selectable radio frequency power analyzer and can be used for testing
802.11ad and E-band...
In partnership with Commvault, a U.S. provider of enterprise backup, recovery, archive and cloud services, Chinese information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei unveiled plans to create a joint lab in Chengdu, China.
The new facility will allow the two companies to develop data backup,...
On July 14, the FCC allocated significant new radio spectrum to help usher in the next generation of wireless technology — known as 5G — in the United States. This move opens up several bands (a total of nearly 11 gigahertz) above 24 GHz...
As part of China’s official 5G testing, ZTE has completed tests of a number of key 5G wireless technologies.
While a 5G standard has yet to be fully specified, a number of key 5G wireless technologies have already been identified and tests are multiplying as...
"5G" standards are not expected for at least another year, but the companies that will implement these evolving standards are already hard at work testing technologies and participating in the standards setting process. Carriers, vendors and analysts agree the next generation of wireless technology...
'Extremely high frequency' means extremely fast 5G speeds
Millimeter wave spectrum is the band of spectrum between 30 GHz and 300 GHz. Wedged between microwave and infrared waves, this spectrum can be used for high-speed wireless communications as seen with the latest 802.11ad Wi-Fi standard (operating at...
A conversation about millimeter wave densification with Alpaslan Demir, Principal Engineer, InterDigital
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In millimeter wave deployments, densification is not...
"Extremely high frequency" means extremely fast 5G speeds
Millimeter wave (mmWave), also known as extremely high frequency (EHF), is the band of spectrum between 30 gigahertz (GHz) and 300 GHz. Wedged between microwave and infrared waves, this spectrum can be used for high-speed wireless communications as...
Tom Keathley, AT&T SVP of wireless network architecture and design, recently gave an update on how the carrier sees small cell technology figuring into both current and future networks.
Keathley, during an interview at the recent Cowen and Company Communications Infrastructure Summit in Boulder, Colorado,...
Using high-band 70 GHz spectrum, Huawei and Vodafone achieved a data rate of more than 20 Gbps in a recent test of 5G mobile network technology.
According to Mobile World Live, the test took place in the United Kingdom and, in addition to the 20...
Mississippi-based regional service provider C Spire is using Nokia equipment to test a fixed wireless "5G" use case; so far the tests have achieved network speeds up o 2.2 gigabits per second to deliver an ultra-high-definition video stream.
C Spire, which provides fiber transport, internet...
5G demo slated for 15 GHz range
Ericsson, in a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, is seeking special temporary authority to conduct a "5G" demo for T-Mobile US at the carrier's Bellevue, Washington, headquarters.
According to the document, Ericsson plans to use one base...
Verizon 5G efforts could leverage KT's millimeter wave technology
Verizon Wireless plans to work closely with Korea Telecom as part of its effort to lead the development of a "5G" standard. Korea Telecom announced the partnership this weekend, and said the two carriers will cooperate to expedite...
With Ericsson and Nokia, AT&T 5G trials focus on millimeter wave, system architecture
As carriers around the world work through "5G" trials ahead of targeted standardization in 2020, AT&T and vendor partners reached a lab milestone in addition to expanding focus to include system architecture...
Scientists in Germany broke a new millimeter wave transmission record, opening new possibilities for 5G.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Freiburg, Germany, has set a new world record in millimeter wave transmission, transmitting at a data rate of 6 Gigabit...
While 5G is still in the process of standardization, the industry agrees that access to new, high-band spectrum, as well as millimeter wave beamforming and steering, will be fundamental aspects of ultra-dense, high-capacity, low-latency next-generation networks.
During this R&D, trial phase of 5G, test and...
As 5G standards progress, beamforming, mmWave technology are key
While groups like 3GPP and the ITU push for standardization of 5G mobile network technology by 2020, new use cases and mobile services taking shape today are helping inform the specifications that will ultimately define 5G.
Despite the lack...
