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5G Spectrum Allocation in United States

5G 5G Frequency Bands 

Editorial Team

Aug 3, 2020
The United States is leading the way in 5G. 5G services are being provided by AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile in the US. Most 5G deployment in USA has been in the mm-Wave region. However, the F...read more

5G Frequency Spectrum in Ireland

5G 5G Frequency Bands 

Editorial Team

Jul 22, 2020
Ireland has allocated the following frequency bands for 5G:The auction for the 3400 – 3800 MHz band, conducted by Commission for Communications Regulation, resulted in five Winning bidders: Imag...read more

Why can't Countries in Europe use the 28 GHz Band for 5G?

5G 

Editorial Team

Feb 16, 2018
Most countries around the world have gravitated towards the 28 GHz band for the initial deployment of 5G Technology. However, countries in Europe seem to be using the 25.5 to 27.5 GHz band and not the...read more

5G Frequency Bands

5G 5G Frequency Bands 

Editorial Team

Mar 17, 2021
5G deployment has been accelerating around the world in the last couple of years. Various 5G frequency bands are currently being used by telecom operators starting from under 1 GHz up to 43 GHz with 3...read more

What are Switched Filter Banks?

Filters Switches 

Editorial Team

Jan 12, 2018
Switched Filter Banks consist of a combination of switches and filters integrated in to a single module. These usually consist of an input switch followed by a filter for each channel of the switch, f...read more

What is 5G New Radio?

5G 

Editorial Team

Feb 8, 2018
5G New Radio (NR) is the new OFDM-based global wireless standard for future 5G mobile networks. It has been designed to support the wide variation of 5G device-types, services, deployments and spectru...read more

What is your view on the 3GPP standardization body moving toward finalizing the first 5G specifications?

5G 

Raghunandan N V

National Instruments

5G proposes faster data rates, lower latency, and increased capacity while addressing new use cases. Unlike prior wireless evolutions, 5G proposes radically different architectures to meet these objec...read more

What are the challenges that test instrument companies face while delivering solutions to the 5G ecosystem?

5G Test & Measurement 

Rich Markley

Apr 2, 2019
Speaking from Rohde & Schwarz's point of view, 5G challenges us to stay ahead of our customers, the designers. The next generation of mobile networks, 5G, introduces a paradigm shift towards a...read more

How is Massive MIMO technology being considered as one of technologies for inclusion in the 5G specifications?

5G 

Raghunandan N V

National Instruments

Massive MIMO is one of the candidate technologies being considered for inclusion in the 5G specifications and has shown real progress in the lab. For those not familiar with the concept, Massive MIMO ...read more

What is Beamforming?

5G 

Editorial Team

Apr 4, 2019
Beamforming is a technique by which an array of antennas can be steered to transmit radio signals in a specific direction. Rather than simply broadcasting energy/signals in all directions, the antenna...read more

What technology developments are needed for millimetre-wave 5G?

5G 

Editorial Team

Jul 12, 2017
In this video, Liam Devlin, CEO of Plextek RFI, is talking about 5G mmWave frequency bands, IC processing and packaging technologies and the eventual need for multi-band chips which will be required f...read more