Keysight Technologies has announced a new collaboration with China Mobile on key 5G technologies. This includes channel measurement and modeling and massive MIMO over-the-air (OTA) testing. This work is a continuation and strengthening of the 5G collaborations with China Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. Research Institute (CMRI) that began in 2014.
Keysight are focused on 5G technology research and development and providing a comprehensive set of 5G design and test solutions. One of the ways this is accomplished is by collaborating closely with industrial and academic partners, the collaboration with China mobile on key 5G technologies being an important example. This collaboration will help speed-up the R&D work, including massive MIMO channel measurement, modeling and OTA testing. It will also help accelerate massive MIMO technology maturation and drive the technology commercialization.
Channel measurement and modeling are critical for 5G technology research and development, as well as for standardization. They have the leading 5G MIMO Channel Sounding Reference Solution, which addresses the wide-frequency coverage, broad bandwidth and the multi-channel challenges facing 5G channel measurement and modeling research. Based on their advanced modeling and measurement tools, they have established the collaboration with CMRI on 5G channel measurement and modeling. This collaboration supports CMRI’s research on establishing the 5G channel models covering from 6GHz up to 100 GHz.
Massive MIMO is another important technology for 5G and 5G massive MIMO OTA testing is key for 5G system design and verification. Based on their proprietary massive MIMO antenna test and calibration technology, and CMRI’s proprietary massive MIMO antenna array, known as SmartTile, Keysight Labs and CMRI have established a deep collaboration on massive MIMO OTA test and measurement. This collaboration has already yielded some productive results, even at this early stage of collaboration.
CMCC recently announced the CMCC 5G Innovation Center and Keysight was among the first 11 partners supporting this new center. The 5G channel measurement and modeling, and massive MIMO OTA collaborations, represent a further strengthening of the deep collaboration between them and CMCC, now under the 5G Innovation Center framework.
Their collaborative work with China Mobile on 5G research will support industry leaders in the development of 5G technologies. Keysight will have a dedicated team in its R&D center in Beijing to work directly with the CMRI teams to support the 5G Innovation Center project.
