5G and 6G Resources

What you should know: When you stream 4K video on your smartphone, take a crystal‑clear call on your favorite wireless earbuds, or share your 5G connection as a hotspot for friends who lack connectivity, there’s a core enabler at work: …

As 5G matures and the path to 6G takes shape, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are becoming essential to extending connectivity, enhancing resilience, and enabling global service coverage.  How can NTNs be seamlessly integrated with terrestrial networks, and what are the challenges …

The wireless landscape is evolving at unprecedented speed. As 5G matures and 6G research accelerates, breakthroughs in AI/ML, terahertz communications and intelligent networks are laying the foundation for the next era of connectivity. This NI and Emerson Wireless Research Customer Stories …

As the world anticipates the shift from 5G to 6G, the debate centers on whether this transition will be an evolutionary enhancement or a revolutionary leap in telecommunications. While emerging standards, spectrum allocations, and use case develoment will obviously define …

Reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) as a key design requirement for 6G. The jump to a new generation of wireless technology typically comes with the fanfare of the game-changing innovations it will enable, but with 6G, one of the biggest …

As we reach the midpoint of the 10-year cycle following the commercial launch of 5G in 2018/19, attention is increasingly shifting towards 6G. What lessons from 5G can be applied or avoided for 6G? Will this next generation of cellular …

While there may be many ways to launch a 6G network, the 5G experience suggests that picking the fastest route may not be the most prudent choice in the long run. Welcome to the second installment of 6G Foundry, where …

Qualcomm is leading the innovation pipeline for 5G Advanced and beyond For decades, Qualcomm has been at the forefront of spearheading pivotal wireless innovations. With 5G, we pioneered key inventions that were adopted into the first three standard releases (i.e., Release …

The aftermath of WRC-23 and NTIA’s National Spectrum Strategy As the curtains closed on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) in Dubai this past December, the airwaves buzzed with more than radio frequencies. This year’s conference marked a significant step in the …

The semiconductor industry faces the challenge of creating components that can generate high output power at exceptionally high frequencies. The growing demand for increased bandwidth adds another layer of complexity. Power amplifiers, typically in the form of monolithic microwave integrated …

Download our white paper for an overview of the fundamentals and research areas of THz waves and the subsequent new possibilities in the area of 6G.

Learn more about the ten key technologies that stand to shape the next generation of wireless communications. Discover a wireless world and the transformative power of 6G with this 6G eGuide.

Explore the fundamentals of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) with our new white paper! RIS is drawing increasing attention due to its wide range of potential benefits for modern millimeterwave systems as well as future 6G applications. This technology uses metamaterials …

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RedCap targets IoT services requiring higher data rates with a reduction of UE complexity and leverages power saving, while allowing for smaller form factors of the IoT device. This white paper presents the RedCap technology extension of the 5G system …

This white paper describes the lifecycle of a modern mobile device, including identification of target requirements and goals, real-estate planning of components, design, prototype development, testing of the device at various stages and commercial launch. Details of smartphone human and …

Electronic devices are pushing the frequency spectrum higher, necessitating new coaxial connectors to handle the higher frequencies with waveguides often used at the millimeter end of the spectrum. Our new poster summarizes the many size variations required to cover the …

Sub-terahertz and terahertz (THz) waves, ranging from 0.1 THz to 10 THz, fall in the spectral region between microwave and optical waves. The prospect of enabling transfer rates in the terabit/sec range make them a key research area of 6G …

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of machine learning (ML) accompanies the user of a state-of-the-art wireless device daily. It has achieved tremendous success in image identification, video recognition and natural language processing, to name just a few examples. However, …