5G/6G
Training team expanded at 5G World
This week’s 5G World event, in London, will see 5G-Courses, a 5G and IoT Training provider, announce the expansion of its training team. “This is an important milestone in our company’s growth and competence building. Our strategy to tightly cover every aspect of successful 5G deployment and delivery is moving to a higher level. The successfully received pioneering course, Internet of Things in 5G, by Professor Mischa Dohle...
RadioVerse tech lays foundation for 4G to 5G migration
Analog Devices has announced the latest update to its award-winning RadioVerse technology and design ecosystem, which simplifies and accelerates radio development for wireless carriers and telecommunications equipment manufacturers as they transition their cellular base stations from 4G to 5G networks. ADI’s expanded RadioVerse portfolio features radio transceiver hardware, software tools, and a robust design environment that enables t...
The best and worst UK cities for 4G coverage revealed
When planning your next move, perhaps you should take into consideration the results of consumer group Which? And analyst OpenSignal’s recent report. After measuring data from mobile phones across 20 UK cities, the best and worst locations for 4G coverage have been revealed.
Smartphone apps enable voice and video tests
Android Apps for Voice, Video and Data Quality Testing have been announced by GL Communications. Voice Analysis includes POLQA MOS, Video Conference testing with Video/Audio MOS, and Data Testing supporting a wide array of data tests, over any network including 3G, 4G, LTE, 5G, and beyond.
Collaboration delivers rapid mmWave channel characterisation
A collaboration on one of the world’s fastest and most accurate tools for 5G Millimeter Wave (mmWave) channel characterisation has been announced by NI and AT&T. mmWave frequencies look to play a big role in the future of 5G. They have already been earmarked by the FCC, 3GPP and other standardization bodies for 5G mobile networks.
EU and South Korean project to deliver 5G system prototype
Research institute of CEA Tech, Leti, has announced a European and South Korean project, 5G CHAMPION, to deliver what it claims to be the world’s first fully integrated and operational 5G prototype in conjunction with the 2018 Winter Olympics. The team of eight European and 13 Korean partners will develop a new architecture that provides an efficient end-to-end system performance encompassing cutting-edge 5G radio-access, core-network ...
RF design seminar focuses on 5G communications
Interlligent UK will be holding its third RF and microwave design seminar at the Møller Centre, Cambridge, on Thursday 18th May. Entitled RF, microwave and millimetre-wave design techniques towards 5G systems, it builds on the success of previous events to highlight key topics in the industry. Experts in the field will focus on one of the key frontiers of today’s wireless technology – design considerations and practic...
28GHz 5G over the air prototype demoed in US
The world’s first public demonstration at 28GHz of a real-time, over-the-air prototype aligned with the Verizon 5G specification was given by NI at the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) in San Francisco. The system uses OFDM with eight component carriers in a 2x2 downlink MU-MIMO configuration with hybrid beamforming and a self-contained subframe, yielding a 5Gbit/s peak throughput, and is scalable to over 20 Gbi...
5G wireless trials take place in Bristol
A collaboration between a team of 5G engineers from the Universities of Bristol and Lund, National Instruments (NI), and BT, has seen a research team undertake field trials of a massive MIMO system at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Suffolk. The trials were conducted in a large indoor hall mimicking a stadium environment and outdoors within the Adastral Park campus.
Horn antennas aid 5G millimetre-wave testing
A new family of miniature horn antennas that are designed to be used for millimetre-wave testing in 5G developments and EMC compliance has been released by Link Microtek. Ideal for test houses or manufacturers of E-band radio communications equipment, the AMHA-V1 series of horns can be utilised as either transmitters or receivers for measurements of products’ electromagnetic susceptibility or emissions in accordance with international EMC s...