RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Xiaoxia Zhang, Qualcomm (Ep. 18)
Just as LAA made it possible for many operators to provide gigabit-class LTE, NR-U is poised to open the unlicensed 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands to mobile services in both...
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could delay work on Rel. 17
The first version of the 5G New Radio specifications focused on delivering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) which operators around the world have run with, building out non-standalone networks using a variety of spectrum types, including millimeter...
After a week-long marathon session of online meetings, 3GPP finalized Release 16 (Rel. 16) paving the way for the next phase of 5G. Kudos to the grit of the leadership team, who, while fighting the COVID-19 disruptions, and defying the skeptics, delivered the specification...
Qualcomm: '5G NR-U represents a brand-new field of spectrum'
5G NR in unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) is being finalized for inclusion in 3GPP Release 16, which, though delayed, is now expected to be ratified next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Qualcomm, NR-U is “an...
It has been almost a decade since Qualcomm Technologies embarked on the journey to realizing its vision for high-performance cellular networking in unlicensed spectrum. Now, just two years since the launch of 5G NR Release 15, 3GPP is set to complete Release 16 in...
3GPP including 5G NR-U for 5 GHz and 6 GHz in Rel. 16
With the forthcoming 3GPP Rel. 16, 5G New Radio will be expanded into the unlicensed 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands. Called NR-U, there are two modes of operation: non-standalone wherein operators...
Despite being repeated constantly, the statement is no less correct--spectrum is the lifeblood of cellular innovation. And, as 5G begins its long-term evolutionary path with rollouts around the globe, spectrum is fundamental in moving from providing enhanced mobile broadband to providing the latency, reliability...
75 megahertz of 5.9 GHz spectrum are in playÂ
This week U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai laid out a plan to reallocate 75 megahertz of the 5.9 GHz band for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications and for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi. The FCC will...
Qualcomm spectrum chief on C-V2X, NR-U, DSS and other 5G mega trends
During Mobile World Congress Los Angeles, Dean Brenner, Qualcomm's senior vice president of spectrum strategy and technology policy, sat down with RCR Wireless News to discuss some of the major technology trends he...
