Midband (or C-band) is considered the “waterfront property” of RF spectrum for 5G. It offers the best compromise between RF coverage and RF bandwidth, and with 100 MHz of bandwidth, C-band can truly enable the highly hyped enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) use cases. Yet,...
As networks evolve, so do the skill-sets needed to design, deploy and maintain them. More software skills are needed at all levels as automation plays a larger role in everything from RF testing to how the network is monitored and managed. Networks are more...
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In mobile communications, increasing capacity and extending coverage are the most important factors to operators.
KMW implemented OPRA that has applied Orthogonal Polarization Reuse to increase capacity and extend coverage simultaneously.
OPRA reuses different orthogonal polarizations on multi-beam, significantly reducing the correlation between beams, and increasing capacity by 36% and...
Despite the increase in sophistication of wireless standards and devices over the years, cellular technologies maintain a set of common principles that form the basis behind the design of cellular systems. Certain principles are highly likely to be incorporated into 6G systems, whatever that...
While R16 and later releases for 5G have immense untapped potential, 6G will take the user experience to a whole new level and would revolutionize many industries. Data rates on the order of terabits per second, latency on the order of few microseconds, and...
As 5G starts making its way into broader deployment, new bands and technologies are bringing additional complications to the Radio Access Network: Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, massive MIMO and millimeter wave, just to name a few.
How do you efficiently test, optimize and troubleshoot in a...
As operators worldwide expand their 5G network deployments, the transition to 5G Standalone (SA) networks is already beginning. The success of 5G during this transition depends on accurate field measurements to verify coverage, ensure Quality of Services (QoS), and unleash the full potential of...
NXP exec: 'With GaN technology, 5G systems can be built with extended power and bandwidth'
Following NXP Semiconductor’s news that it has opened a 150 mm (6-inch) RF Gallium Nitride (GaN) fab in Chandler, AZ, RCR Wireless News spoke with the company’s Executive Vice President...
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) is a key feature existing 4G LTE cellular operators can utilize to augment their migration to 5G NR. Learn about the key concepts of DSS including the benefits and trade offs it brings. Learn about the critical need for testing...
Ensuring your IoT designs function as intended in a dense RF environment is increasingly challenging. Countless industrial, healthcare and other mission critical IoT applications enter the IoT ecosystem every second.
Innovate with confidence by implementing a comprehensive approach for testing IoT designs across the device...
This paper discusses the RF design fundamentals of an RF communication system, including the transmission medium, wave propagation, free space path loss, the transmit and receive portion, link design and key components with the intent to provide practical knowledge on the process for designing...
5G technology has introduced some exciting possibilities for in-building functions. The “smart” buildings and manufacturing facilities of tomorrow will include new functions such as IoT, factory automation, machine learning devices, and cloud compute applications. To handle these new features, network architectures will change, frequency...
A thorough understanding of your device’s power consumption can make a huge difference in your product’s performance. Measuring and managing power consumption across multiple instruments is time-consuming and complicated.
An event-based power analysis that correlates critical RF and non-RF events to power consumption can help...
With volatile growth of wireless network footprints, it is inevitable that unwanted signals will be prevalent everywhere. It is impossible to get rid of all interference, but it is critical to lessen its impact on network quality.
Join us as Rolland Zhang, Keysight’s Global Product...
Cut through the 5G noise.
Whether you’re just getting started and need to learn the fundamentals of the 5G New Radio standard or are facing unforeseen challenges on the road to deployment, the 5G Resource Library offers a comprehensive collection of application notes, white papers,...
With volatile growth of wireless network footprints, it is inevitable that unwanted signals will be prevalent everywhere. It is impossible to get rid of all interference, but it is critical to lessen its impact on network quality.
Join us as Rolland Zhang, Keysight’s Global Product...
Experience our popular live RF Back to Basics seminar, now available on-demand. Do not miss this opportunity to learn RF measurement, design, and simulation techniques from the comfort of your desk.
Keysight experts will cover the RF signal chain, network and signal analysis, signal generation...
In a hyper-connected world, Wi-Fi 6 and 5G have a complementary relationship
Ubiquitous access to connectivity has changed the way we all live and work. In tandem with the revolution that encompasses the fifth generation of cellular, Wi-Fi continues to evolve to support not just...
The evolution to 5G will see an unprecedented increase in network complexity - from new uses cases to different service classes, network function virtualization and large volumes of data. Today’s complex networks are designed to being operated by humans and their complexity is expected...
Join Signals Research Group (SRG) for a deep dive analysis of 5G network performance on a global basis (Asia, Europe and North America), including both millimeter wave and sub 6 GHz.
SRG will present detailed results that the consultancy collected in its benchmark studies of...
2019 will be the year 5G finally starts to become a reality with large-scale field deployments. As the industry starts to converge on installation and maintenance best practices, the next-generation of test equipment is needed to support the unique technology used in 5G networks...
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...
Taking quality DC measurements is a cornerstone of testing semiconductor chips. Learn how you can improve measurement accuracy and product quality for power management ICs, RF power amplifiers, and other ICs by implementing these foundational best practices. This guide includes the following topics:
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