5G is a transformational technology designed to provide significant flexibility and support for a variety of use cases. From a network architecture perspective, 5G is defining a service based architecture (SBA) where different network functions (NFs) provide services via service-based interfaces. Download your free...
Which frequency ranges are supported by 3GPP’s 5G New Radio standard and what is beyond them? Several publications list the support of sub-THz and THz spectrum as one characteristic of a future wireless communication standard that eventually will be called 6G. In this video...
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 bands up to 1.7...
5G is evolving - from an adjunct technology to a solid communications standard that will change how we communicate with each other and the things around us. Although for many, it feels like we just got here, the evolution of 5G has already begun....
5G is evolving - from an adjunct technology to a solid communications standard that will change how we communicate with each other and the things around us. Although for many, it feels like we just got here, the evolution of 5G has already begun....
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 mobile communication. Sub-THz technologies require...
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, for the next generation...
Cloud-native IMS solution provides dynamic, scalable core voice, messaging and multimedia
The IP Multimedia System (IMS) is the foundation of modern voice and messaging in 4G LTE and 5G, and it lies at the very heart of most Communication Service Providers’ (CSPs) core networks. A...
The MDT solution taps user equipment (UE) to collect field measurements
Introduced in 3GPP Rel-10, Minimization of Drive Test (MDT) is a standardized mechanism designed to enable operators to use user devices in a network to collect mobile network data, and thus, reduce the need...
Proximity Services (ProSe), first introduced in Release 12 of the 3GPP specifications, is a D2D (Device-to-Device) technology that allows LTE devices to detect each other and to communicate directly.
In comparison to existing D2D and proximity networking technologies, ProSe offers a number of distinct benefits...
Coverage performance is key for mobile operators when commercializing 5G New Radio (NR) networks. Compared with LTE systems, NR systems operate at higher frequency bands, resulting in higher path loss and worse coverage performance.
According to Ericsson, the direct impact that coverage has on service...
5G is now mainstream, with more than 200 commercial 5G networks having already launched around the world and close to 1,000 5G devices already shipping—of which about half are non-smartphone devices, according to figures from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
Those 5G New...
Qualcomm noted that further enhanced massive MIMO was one of the key areas of improvement in Rel-17
According to a report by Ericsson, Rel-17 MIMO enhancements address four areas: Beam management; multiple transmission and reception points (mTRP) for ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC); mTRP for enhanced...
Qualcomm’s leading role in driving advanced wireless technologies into the 3GPP global 5G standards
I first wrote about the five Qualcomm wireless inventions that defined the 5G NR Release 15 foundation in 2016, and it was a time when 5G was only a vision. With...
Multimedia priority service (MPS) allows priority access to system resources to Service Users, creating the ability to deliver or complete sessions of a high priority nature
According to the 3GPP, the response to emergency situations (e.g., floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks) depends on the communication...
As 5G use cases have evolved, new studies and new features are needed for the safe operation of UAVs, 3GPP said
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are increasingly integrating into today’s airspace, providing different capabilities such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data for both civil and...
Multi-SIM devices enable use of multiple subscriptions, potentially for different networks, in one device
Multi-SIM is a type of service offered by mobile carriers for users with multiple connected devices. Multi-SIM is a service in which carriers give users a second or several SIM cards...
Release 17 completion dates were initially expected in 2021 but the process was delayed due to the pandemic
Together with enhancements aimed at existing use cases such as mobile broadband, industrial automation and vehicle-to-everything, 3GPP Release 17 introduces support for new ones including public safety,...
By expanding the RAN ecosystem and lowering the cost of entry, Open RAN gives CSPs more control over how they operate their networks
Even as Open RAN (O-RAN) promises to end vendor lock-in and lower deployment costs, while also increasing network flexibility and market innovation,...
‘Enhancement to the 5GC location services’, included in Release 17, aims to provide support for very low latency and very high accuracy positioning
According to the 3GPP, the work item dubbed ‘Enhancement to the 5GC location services’, included in Release 17, aims to provide support...
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