Anokiwave has joined the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) as a guest member. 3GPP unites seven telecommunications standard development organizations and provides their members with a stable environment to produce the Reports and Specifications that define 3GPP technologies.
The 3GPP scope includes managing the evolving standards for 5G. The 3GPP Technical Specifications Group has recently agreed on a detailed workplan for its first release of 5G specifications (Release 15) which includes a decision point in December, 2016 in which 3GPP will plan system architecture features that will be included in the Release 15 in 2018. As a guest member, Anokiwave will be able
to significantly contribute to the architecture discussions as one of the first companies to have introduced mmW 5G ICs in the marketplace. 3GPP anticipates the full phase 1 5G deployments will commence in 2020.
Earlier this year, Anokiwave released the world’s first Ka-band silicon quad core IC for 5G active antenna systems which is widely adopted by the 5G industry. Their patent-pending IP blocks implemented in silicon technology enable low-cost hybrid beam forming for multi-antenna arrays with high energy efficiency, low latency beam steering, and low system sensitivity.
As a member of 3GPP Anokiwave will continue to advance their leadership position in the mmW 5G market as future specifications and standards are developed for 5G. They are currently working with 5G market drivers to establish system specifications that they believe will be seen in the 3GPP Release 15.
