BROWSING: sub-6 GHz

ABI Research forecasts that approximately 90% of 5G cell sites in emerging markets will be operating with support for a combination of sub-6 GHz bands by 2026. In a release, the consultancy noted that sub-6 GHz bands will provide optimum coverage while catering for sufficient...

Nokia announced that it is conducting a 5G Standalone (SA) network trial with Chubu Telecommunications (ctc), a subsidiary of KDDI in Japan. For the trial, Nokia is supplying its latest AirScale product portfolio and Compact Mobility Unit (CMU) to support both 5G indoor and outdoor...

The EM9190 and EM9191 are industrial-grade 5G sub-6/LTE NR modules Sierra Wireless has completed the testing of its 5G Sub-6/LTE NR embedded modules — the  EM9190 and the EM9191 — with NTT DoCoMo on its 5G network in Japan. Now, customers can deploy connected...

Qualcomm Technologies and Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced they have enabled what it claims to be the world’s first commercialization of 5G sub-6 GHz carrier aggregation (sub6-CA) in Japan. The partners said that the deployment of 5G carrier aggregation is already enabling customers to enjoy...

RF front-end business sees significant year-over-year gains with global mmWave investments creating growth tailwinds Reporting its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 results on Wednesday, Qualcomm Incorporated CEO Steve Mollenkopf reflected on an “extraordinary year” both in terms of transitioning the company’s 40,000-plus workforce to...

The success of 5G for both mobile and fixed wireless access will be built on deployment in wide contiguous blocks of spectrum. 5G extends the catalogue of applicable frequency bands compared to previous cellular network generations, bringing together new spectrum and the re-use of...

Testing of 5G at sub-6 GHz frequencies concludes that mid-band LTE is "the weakest link" Even with low-band 5G New Radio deployments that would presumably provide more, and more robust, coverage than millimeter-waved-based 5G, carriers' 5G coverage maps are still "optimistic," according to new drive...

It’s a new year and a new decade which makes it a perfect time to look ahead to predict the important trends in wireless networks and their impact on wireless test systems and processes. Here we go:   Hindsight and 2020 vision As expected, 5G stole the...

Operadores en regiones como Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos han comenzado la carrera del 5G con lanzamientos comerciales durante este año. RCR Wireless News entrevisto a Ignacio Contreras, director de marketing para 5G de Qualcomm, para conocer mas sobre la vision de la empresa sobre...

Using Qualcomm tech, AT&T completed first sub-6 GHz 5G data transfer AT&T is currently offering up a commercial 5G service based on its millimeter wave spectrum holdings but the carrier is working to extend its 5G offering into sub-6 GHz frequencies. That effort hit a...

Chipset makers, network infrastructure companies, device OEMs and test and measurement companies have been heavily involved in the research and development process and the standards work for 5G for years at this point, and that work is coming to fruition as 5G devices begin...