Where do we go from here? Organizations like NXP, Analog Devices, and Samsung are clamoring to meet the full 5G infrastructure’s fluctuating demands. Network providers are working to understand better where they can strike the best balance of speed and capacity between the sub-6GHz spectrum and mmWave. Mobile experts predict a dramatic uptick in 5G mmWave shipments over the next three years, stating, “The driving force [for mmWave] is simple, it’s the need for capacity.” Right now, we are in the era of deployment. As more devices come online, we are quickly depleting our bandwidth in lower frequency ranges, which has prompted an accelerated global deployment of sub-6GHz networks.
