5G/6G

ADLINK Technology has joined nine other companies to explore technology after 5G. The global Joint Beyond 5G Research Initiative (JB5GRI) will investigate and shape the future towards 6G, a first of its kind peer research initiative.

NTT DOCOMO, Fujitsu and NEC Corporation have announced that they have achieved carrier aggregation using 5G frequency bands in a multi-vendor radio access network (RAN). Interoperability with different vendors' 5G base station equipment was achieved in compliance with specifications established by the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance, an international group working to create more open and intelligent next-generation radio access ne...

Through Skyworks’ SKY66430-11, the company is powering new devices in the rapidly emerging 5G Massive IoT (Internet of Things) market. SKY66430-11 is the world's smallest, fully pre-certified all-in-one system-in-package (SiP) incorporating cellular modem, transceiver, RF front-end, memory and power management functionality, enabling LTE-M and NB-IoT connected devices. 

Hitachi has announced that a dedicated 5G powered network has been installed at its Silicon Valley Research Center, part of the Research & Development Division of Hitachi America, in partnership with Ericsson. The network will leverage 5G and Hitachi’s platform technology to accelerate the development and demonstrate the value of digital transformation across industries.

Rosenberger has developed a number of RPC-2.92 precision adaptors, microwave cable assemblies and compact calibration kits for applications up to 43.5 GHz.

NTT DOCOMO, has announced that it has launched an inbound 5G roaming service to allow foreign operators and their customers visiting Japan to roam on DOCOMO's 5G network, effectively immediately, initially for customers of AT&T Mobility, DOCOMO's partner mobile operator in the United States.

MediaTek has  announced another milestone in its 5G interoperability tests with Ericsson to prepare for the rollout of 5G standalone (SA) networks. MediaTek and Ericsson were the first to successfully complete all three combinations of new radio (NR) time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) carrier aggregation (CA) on a single MediaTek Dimensity 5G chipset.

Cooper General Global Services, a leading wireless device repair and refurbishment company, has chosen the R&S CMX500 and R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication testers from Rohde & Schwarz to support 4G/LTE and 5G device repair and refurbishment.

SABIC has announced that it intends to boost production capacity for its specialty NORYL SA9000 resin to support rapid growth of high-performance printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in 5G base stations and high-speed servers. It is anticipated that this latest expansion, which builds on 2019 increases, will nearly double regional production in Asia and increase overall NORYL SA9000 resin production in Asia tenfold vs. 2018 levels.

Viavi Solutions has announced that the company has delivered 5G O-RAN fronthaul and optical transport test solutions to China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), the research division of China Mobile for end-to-end 5G network validation. As 5G commercial deployments continue to ramp up, and multi-vendor, disaggregated architectures emerge, the need for performance validation and service assurance becomes ever more critical.