5G/6G

Tektronix announced the release of its SignalVu 5G NR analysis software for 6 Series B MSO oscilloscopes. Engineers can now perform critical 5G NR measurements per 3GPP specifications on the oscilloscopes they rely on to bring-up and characterise new electronic designs.

Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband semiconductor and software specialist, announced that BLiNQ Networks, has elected to design-in Picocom silicon and software into the heart of its 5G Open RAN small cell distributed unit (DU) board.

The PTCRB certification organisation has approved RRM conformance test cases for FR2 with two angles of arrival (2xAoA), using the R&S TS-RRM-NR 5G RRM conformance test system from Rohde & Schwarz.

Fujitsu has developed new software virtualised radio access network (vRAN) technology with support for 5G Standalone (SA) and will offer it for verification by telecommunications carriers from March 2022.  

Rohde & Schwarz have joined forces to showcase 5G Broadcast with a full end-to-end live streaming demonstration at Mobile World Congress 2022.

While the story is still being written for 5G as the networks are being deployed in many parts of the world, this fifth-generation communication technology is already conditioning the path for what follows: 6G. This article by millimetre-wave solutions company Farran discusses.

At MWC Barcelona 2022 Rohde & Schwarz is showcasing its range of automotive 5G and C-V2X test solutions for development in the lab and verification in the field to ensure the performance and reliability of critical automotive communications.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI), a global provider of high-performance computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, unveiled a new short-depth multi-node system that is designed and optimised for 5G, IoT, and Edge applications.

Anritsu Company introduces the MS27201A Remote Spectrum Monitor series that includes the industry’s first remote spectrum monitor that covers 43.5 GHz to support new satellite downlink bands.

Availability and full design support capabilities for several new RF power multi-chip modules (MCMs) and the RapidRF demonstration platform from NXP Semiconductors is announced by Richardson RFPD.