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Technology, Wireless

The Myths of mmWave Fixed Wireless Access—Busted!

February 22, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

During the days of early launches, 5G was practically synonymous with millimeter-wave. With the debut of the new technology, expectations were so high that no spectrum could live up to them. So when midband airwaves became available, it was no […]


Technology, Wireless

T-Mo tests mmWave 5G SA

December 6, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US is touting its tests of millimeter-wave spectrum in its 5G Standalone production network, saying that it has been able to hit download speeds of 4.3 Gbps. Those downlink speeds were achieved with aggregation of eight channels of mmWave […]


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Port of Virginia preps private 5G for autonomous trucks

November 15, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Port of Virginia in the US expects to have autonomous trucks running on a private 5G network at its site from early next year (2024). The port has a new private 5G network from Verizon Business, operating in high-band […]


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Verizon mmWave network is now in every NFL stadium

October 19, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

With three recent networks upgrades completed, Verizon can now claim to have provided its 5G Ultra Wideband service — the brand name for its C-band and Millimeter Wave (mmWave) network — in all 30 NFL stadiums. “Verizon has made this […]


Software, Technology

Keysight Launches PathWave ADS 2024 to Speed up 5G mmWave Design and Lead 6G Growth

June 20, 2023

Via: The Fast Mode

Keysight Technologies introduces PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) 2024, an electronic design automation (EDA) software suite giving chip designers new millimeter wave (mmWave) and subterahertz (sub-THz) frequency capabilities that accelerate 5G mmWave product design and anticipate requirements for 6G wireless […]


Mobile Networks

AIS, Qualcomm top 3 Gbps speed on live 26 GHz mmWave network

April 10, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Thailand’s largest mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), said it has reached a 5G speed of 3 Gbps on its live millimeter-wave network in the 26 GHz frequency band in partnership with U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm. “Today, the AIS 5G mmWave […]


Technology, Wireless

Bringing mmWave from vision to reality

March 22, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

The notion of mmWave for a mobility use case has gone from being the subject of skepticism to the subject of massive investment for operators looking to keep up with capacity demands. In addition to helping offload traffic from sub-7 […]


Mobile Networks

Telefónica, Ericsson & Qualcomm Launch First Commercial Mobile 5G mmWave Network in Spain

February 20, 2023

Via: The Fast Mode

Telefónica, Ericsson and Qualcomm launch the first commercial mobile 5G millimeter (mmWave) network in Spain in Hall 3 at MWC 2023, Barcelona. This technology milestone will allow compatible user devices partners to access the Ericsson-powered Telefónica 5G mmWave network during […]


Technology, Wireless

Is FWA the killer 5G use case?

February 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

When Verizon initially launched 5G in 2018, it was a pre-standard mmWave FWA. Since then, and in line with the articulated plan to provide nationwide broadband using wireless and its fiber-based Fios footprint, Verizon has used its C-Band holdings to […]


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Verizon to trial mmWave backhaul solution from Verana Networks

February 3, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon is trialing a new 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) solution from 5G RAN solutions developer Verana Networks. According to Verana, its multi-hop IAB solution enables mmWave 5G small cells to supplies wireless backhaul to other […]


Technology, Wireless

DT, Ericsson and Qualcomm demo mmWave for QoS

January 23, 2023

Via: RCR Wireless News

Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have implemented a priority scheduling mechanism in a 5G Standalone (SA) NR-DC (dual connectivity) network using both mmWave and mid-band frequencies to ensure QoS. The QoS managed-connectivity demonstration, conducted in a field trial set […]


Technology, Wireless

mmWave: Fueling the future of 5G FWA

December 6, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Millimeter-wave technology for 5G continues to advance and build upon the lessons of early deployments and devices. Just in time, too, because the 5G Fixed Wireless Access market has gained momentum and is being driven in the near-term by activity […]


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Verizon updates on mmWave 5G use cases

November 16, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

MAUI—Coinciding with Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Verizon deployed a mmWave 5G network on-site at the Grand Wailea that has been consistently pushing download speeds north of 3 Gbps and upload speeds in the 200 Mbps to 300 Mbps […]


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Samsung claims record data rates using mmWave spectrum

November 7, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Samsung Electronics announced it recently used mmWave spectrum to achieve record data rates over a distance of 10 kilometers in trials with Australian operator nbn. The Korean vendor noted that this test demonstrates the expanded reach possible with this spectrum […]


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SRG: Progress on battery drain, efficiency evident in new mmWave 5G devices

October 31, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

New millimeter-wave 5G devices and chipsets have made significant progress in power use and compared to earlier iterations, according to new benchmark testing by Signals Research Group. SRG looked at the devices’ electrical current drain in relationship to bandwidth consumption […]


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Nokia to deploy 5G mmWave FWA technology in Australia

October 18, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Nokia announced it has been selected by Australian broadband operator nbn to supply 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) mmWave customer premises equipment (CPE) for the latter’s fixed wireless network upgrade. In a release, the Finnish vendor noted that this upgrade […]


Technology, Wireless

What does the future of spectrum look like?

October 10, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

With both mmWave and midband 5G auctions concluded and development and/or deployment underway for existing spectrum releases, one of the biggest spectrum question now is: What’s next? Conversations on spectrum policy are shifting focus to renewing the pipeline of airwaves […]


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Verizon’s approach to Open RAN? Part 1—vRAN to Open RAN

September 29, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon has deployed virtualized radio access network (vRAN) kit at some 8,000 5G sites, both mmWave and C-Band, and plans to use this architecture at 20,000 total by the end of 2025. The operator has targeted the 2023 timeframe for […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Test and Measurement: R&S touts 5G mmWave angle-of-arrival testing

September 16, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Rohde & Schwarz says it is the first test company with an over-the-air test system that is CTIA-authorized for multiple angles-of-arrival (AoA) testing, which is an important aspect of 5G device performance in millimeter-wave bands. R&S said that testing multiple […]


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Verizon to deploy private 5G network at DoD base

September 15, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Verizon will deploy a private 5G network inside an aircraft maintenance hangar on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) as part of an $11.5 million Tranche 2 award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The private network, which will provide […]