5G/6G

The S9100A 5G multi-band vector transceiver announced by Keysight Technologies is a compact and scalable 5G base station manufacturing test solution that enables network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) to streamline volume test of 5G New Radio (NR) infrastructure equipment, accelerating deployment of 5G networks.

Keysight Technologies has been selected by DT&C, a Korea-based company that offers test certification services, to establish the country's first 5G new radio (NR) Regulatory System using Keysight's 5G test solutions. Early access to Keysight's proven 5G test solutions enables DT&C to deliver 5G testing and verification services to the Korean mobile device ecosystem.

MACOM Technology Solutions (MACOM), will showcase its smart solutions supporting 5G, Cloud Data Centers, Client Access and Metro/Long Haul Applications with its PAM-4, Silicon Photonics and 64 GBaud products and solutions at ECOC 2018, Booth #579 in Roma, Italy, 23rd to 27th September.

5G buzz is peaking. Mobile operators are announcing network launches, many of them later this year. Amid all the 5G hype, it is easy to forget the original 5G promise. Kimmo Aura, Program Director, Business Finland, Connectivity from Finland’s telecom acceleration program takes a step back to shed light on the promised end-to-end quality of experience and network slicing, now forgotten in the 5G rush.

At the forthcoming European Microwave Week 2018 (Madrid, Spain, 25th-29th September), visitors to Analog Devices stand will be able to view demonstrations and exhibits that reaffirm the company’s position as a semiconductor supplier for RF, microwave and millimeter wave designs at every frequency from DC to over 100GHz.

5G is not just another G on the mobile technology evolution path. It is the fundamental platform for the fourth industrial revolution and will become an integral part of societies and civil infrastructures, just like roads, energy and transportation. Author: Anssi Savisalo, Director at Sitowise

The West Midlands has been selected to become home to the UK’s first multi-city 5G test bed. The multi million pound trial of new high speed connectivity will pave the way for the future rollout of 5G across the UK, making the region the first in the UK ready to trial new 5G applications and services at scale.

By the end of 2018, a total of 43 out of 55 African countries (or 78%) will offer 4G services, according to GlobalData. In spite of this, there are a few laggards, one of them being Mozambique – a country of nearly 30 million people. However, in late July 2018, Mozambique’s telecoms regulator finally announced that a 4G auction will take place in the next 2-3 months, meaning services would most likely come online in 2019.

Quectel Wireless Solutions has just announced that their LTE Category six EP06-E module has reached Commercial Sample stage, working on track towards their release of 5G. The Quectel EP06-E embraces the 3GPP release 12 LTE technology, especially optimised for IoT and M2M applications, delivering at speeds of 300Mbs downlink and 50Mbs uplink data peak rates.

The ‘race to 5G’ has moved beyond the telecoms industry and become a priority for governments around the world, but it remains unclear whether the end result will ultimately be worth the effort, according to GlobalData. The company’s latest report, ‘5G - Thematic Research’, states that the hype around 5G has been building for so long now that it can be easy to forget that it will not become widely commercially a...