5G

A collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to enable the realisation of 5G technologies has been announced by Keysight Technologies which has a comprehensive suite of design and test tools to support chipset development for next-generation cellular devices. Keysight’s new 5G network emulation solutions portfolio, supported by Keysight’s new UXM 5G wireless test platform, enables Qualcomm Technologies to validate the chipset technology and the higher-layer protocols needed for 5G.

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What is claimed to be the world’s fastest bidirectional phased-array link in the 28GHz 5G band has been announced by Keysight Technologies and the University of California San Diego. The achievement is an important milestone for delivering future applications in 5G, aerospace and defence.

Specialist in solutions for connected vehicles, Laird, has joined an association of blue chip companies and suppliers to help develop mobile communications standards for connected vehicles. Laird is the newest global company to join Munich-based 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), which includes leading telecommunications firms, automotive companies, and components suppliers. Besides Laird, its members include AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia, Qualcomm, AT&T, and others.

A 5G protocol test solution designed to support leading chipset and device manufacturers developing the next generation of cellular devices has been introduced by Keysight Technologies. Keysight is currently working with mobile operators on early trials and 5G deployments. The 5G Protocol R&D test set is the first in a series of network emulation solutions for 5G.

A millimetre-wave test system, initially targeted at 28GHz, for characterising the RF performance of prototype high-frequency components and systems for 5G has been released by AceAxis. The Millimetre-Wave 5G Test System significantly extends the capability of the existing AceAxis 4G modular test system.

A significant supply agreement has been awarded to Prysmian Group from the US telecom company Verizon Communications to support the company’s US network expansion around a next-gen fibre platform that will speed the deployment of 5G services, while improving 4G LTE and other broadband capacity. The three-year contract is worth approximately $300m and will include supply of more than 17 million fibre kilometres of ribbon and loose tube cables.

A new network test solution which can validate 5G network performance has been introduced by Cobham Wireless. Claimed as an industry first, the TM500 provides operators and network equipment manufacturers with a scalable system to test network performance as experienced by end users.

Analog Devices has introduced a 28-nanometer D/A converter as part of a new series of high speed digital-to-analog converters (D/A converters). The AD9172 meets the demands of gigahertz bandwidth applications and delivers the increased spectral efficiency needed for 4G/5G multi-band wireless communications base stations and 2 GHz E-band microwave point-to-point backhaul platforms. Its design also benefits production instrumentation targeting multi-standard direct-to-RF signal synthesis. 

  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.