Massive MIMO (mMIMO) and beamforming are buzzwords widely used in the telecom industry when referring to 5G and latest advancements of LTE. The challenge is that MIMO comes in many different variants, some of them having been in use already for years in legacy...
With 5G set to take over the telecommunications industry in a big way, Alpha Wireless’ wealth of experience in 3.5 GHz spectrum products is in increasingly high demand.
The GSMA last year highlighted the value of the 3.5 GHz spectrum, noting its great potential for...
Last year, Sky Light Research wrote a paper on microwave being able to meet the requirements of 5G. That paper explored various benchmarks that microwave needs to meet for 5G to be successful - capacity, low latency, high cell densification, and flexible OAM through...
Mobile network operators are densifying their network infrastructure to both meet ever-increasing data demands and to lay the groundwork for 5G.
While the importance of fiber, spectrum availability and ease of siting are often discussed in network equipment deployments, one overlooked factor is the impact...
How far we have come from two-wire analog Plain Old Telephone Systems (POTS) lines to modern methods of communications. While two-wire POTS lines have mostly been repurposed to permit DSL connectivity, the time, effort, and expense seem to be keeping a dying horse alive...
Qualcomm engineers test Vivo's 5G mmWave antenna in commercial form factor
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo and U.S. semiconductor company Qualcomm have integrated a 5G millimeter wave antenna array into a commercial-sized smartphone and measured its performance over the air, the companies announced.
The design integrates a 28 GHz mmWave antenna array into a cellphone-sized form factor that also uses sub-6 GHz technologies,...
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Network densification remains one of the greatest challenges facing mobile operators as they look to implement 5G, add 4G capacity and increase user speeds. However, achieving massive densification requires a new approach to small cell deployments, from site acquisition to RF planning, integration with...
SOLiD’s GENESIS DAS: An enterprise-friendly approach to in-building wireless
The vast majority of mobile data usage comes from inside buildings as enterprises increasingly depend on smartphones and tablets to get the job done. Despite this trend, there’s a huge, underserved commercial building market--office buildings, retail...
Sprint to deploy massive MIMO in six markets starting in April
Working with vendors Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, Sprint is using massive multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antennas to increase LTE capacity while setting the stage for a software upgrade to the 5G New Radio standard. Company...
ZTE has rolled out a complete industry-leading 4G/5G convergence solution that will certainly help operators gain an upper hand and have more success in the upcoming 5G era.
From the technical development perspective, 5G is an innovation and revolution based on 4G and also a natural evolution and extension of 4G. From...
Sunwave CrossFire Digital DAS Platform Takes on the Challenging Malaysian Deployment
Transit infrastructure, particularly rail systems, are notoriously difficult to connect to cellular networks given the varying mobility conditions, need for underground penetration, as well as the fluctuating capacity demands of both the transport authority...
Operators and their customers can't wait for 5G to be commercialized and scaled--the capacity crunch is here today, particularly in the era of unlimited data.
To solve this problem, operators are using multi-channel carrier aggregation for both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, 4x4 MIMO and 256...
Collision provides a flexible and scalable software-only solution that allows massive performance increases to any vendor's M-MIMO system for LTE and 5G.
Similar to the advantages it has demonstrated with its C-RAN technology, Collision Communications has applied its unique signal processing techniques and expertise to...
Operators and their customers can't wait for 5G to be commercialized and scaled--the capacity crunch is here today, particularly in the era of unlimited data.
To solve this problem, operators are using multi-channel carrier aggregation for both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, 4x4 MIMO and 256...
As 5G networks’ commercial deployment approaches, research in standardization, technologies, services, ecosystem, and deployment modes are increasingly deepening. It has been proven that services, rather than technologies, are the main driving forces of network development. Therefore, the functions and performance required for the implementation...
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...
Improvements in MIMO technology support advanced mobile network capacity and 5G commercialization
MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) isn’t new technology. Early research on multi-channel transmission systems dates back to the 70s, with significant progress for cellular networks gaining traction in the 90s. However, the use...
In Argentina Movistar tests 5G in 28 GHz band
Continuing to work with global operators to test 5G networking technologies, Ericsson is working with Argentinian operator Movistar to understand 5G propagation characteristics in the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency band.
Based on a test conducted in...
Advanced LTE features including 4x4 multiple-input-multiple-output and support for License Assisted Access make a significant difference in user experience, according to recent testing commissioned by Qualcomm and carried out by Signals Research Group.
The testing pitted a Samsung Galaxy S8 with LTE Category 16 capabilities...
A conversation with Werner Sievers, CEO, Nextivity
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”
https://youtu.be/Cb-28ypLGr0
Most enterprise wireless infrastructure is indoors – offices, warehouses, factories, retail outlets. The big venues are mostly covered, and they...
Verizon expanding from 4x4 MIMO with new project in Irvine, California
Multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) is seen as a key technology in the continued evolution of LTE networks as well as future 5G networks. In the dozens of gigabit LTE deployments around the world, 4x4 MIMO,...
CSpire, Nextech, Ericsson discuss network capacity issues and options
FORT WORTH, Tex.--Think only national carriers deal with network capacity crunches? Think again.
In a morning panel at the Competitive Carriers Association conference, tackling the increasing demand for wireless data was the topic of discussion, and...
4.5G Pro and 4.9 G set the stage for rapid commercialization of 5G
Ahead of the planned release of the 5G New Radio specification in mid-2018, pre-standard lab and field trials have established a clear evolutionary path forward to a new era of communications marked...
