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Date: 2 March, 2023
 
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Top Stories from MWC Barcelona 2023
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MaxLinear Partners with Airgain on 64T64R Massive MIMO Radio Unit Reference Design

MaxLinear, Inc

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Quectel Unveils Sub-6 GHz 5G RedCap Modules In-line with 3GPP Release 17 Standard

Quectel

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Keysight Collaborates with Analog Devices to Advance 6G Technology Design and Development

Keysight Technologies

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Analog Devices and Marvell Announce Next-Gen 5G Massive MIMO Ref Design with Support for O-RAN

Analog Devices

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Rohde & Schwarz and Broadcom Collaborate to Test Latest Wi-Fi 7 Access Point Chipsets

Rohde & Schwarz

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The Auden Group is Showcasing its Cutting Edge Antenna Designs at MWC 2023

Auden Group

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Keysight Technologies Launches Wireless Test Platform for 5G RedCap and Cellular IoT

Keysight Technologies

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Rohde & Schwarz Partners with NVIDIA to Showcase AI/ML-based Neural Receiver for 6G

Rohde & Schwarz

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Sivers, Intel, and WiSig to Launch 5G mmWave FR2 Stand-Alone CPE Solution for the Indian Market

Sivers Semiconductors

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MediaTek Showcasing 5G, SATCOM and Connectivity Technology Advancements at MWC 2023

MediaTek

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MTI Wireless Edge Launches E-Band Automatic Beam Steering Antenna System for Harsh Weather Conditions

MTI Wireless Edge

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Renesas Collaborates with AMD to Showcase Full RF and Digital Front-End Design for 5G Active Antenna Systems

Renesas

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Nokia, DOCOMO, and NTT Make Two Key Advances Towards 6G

Nokia

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Orange Demonstrates Immersive, Sustainable, and Responsible 5G Designs

Auden Group

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Ericsson, Intel and Microsoft Demonstrate 5G Network Slicing on Cellular-Connected Laptops

Ericsson

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Taoglas Introduces Transparent Antennas for Covert Cellular, Wi-Fi and GNSS Connectivity

Taoglas

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pureLiFi Introduces its Latest LiFi Light Antenna Module at MWC Barcelona 2023

pureLiFi

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Sierra Wireless Launches 5G LPWA Module Based on Sony’s Altair Cellular IoT Chipset

Sierra Wireless

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Rohde & Schwarz Partners with Bullitt and MediaTek to Test and Verify Satellite-to-Mobile Messaging 5G Smartphone

Rohde & Schwarz

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Nokia, Qualcomm, and T-Mobile Achieve First 5G Carrier Aggregation Combining 5 Component Carriers

Nokia

Featured Interview with thinkRF
Jim Roche - President & CEO at thinkRF
Interview with Jim Roche from thinkRF
everything RF recently interviewed Jim Roche who is the President and CEO (Chief Operating Officer) at thinkRF. thinkRF is the leading provider of software-defined spectrum analyzers for monitoring, detecting, and analyzing complex waveforms for the ever-changing wireless landscape. Click here to read the full Interview.
Products Showcased at MWC 2023
RF Test Set
5G Radio Communication Tester for FR1 and FR2 Frequency Bands
RF Test Set  from Rohde & Schwarz

The R&S®CMX500 from Rohde & Schwarz is a 5G NR Radio Communication Tester for the FR1 and FR2 frequency bands. It can handle all signaling use cases for mobile communications devices, from early R&D design to final integration, verification and performance tests, final product validation in a test house, quality assurance and repair.
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RF Test Set
Wireless Test Platform for 5G-NR FR1/FR2 RedCap and Cellular IoT Applications
RF Test Set  from Keysight Technologies

The E7515R UXM from Keysight Technologies is a 5G Wireless Test Platform that is optimized for 5G-NR RedCap and Cellular IoT (CIoT) testing. It supports the 3GPP 5G-NR Rel-17 and enables users to establish a 5G call with a device under test (DUT) and perform RF, protocol, functional, and performance tests to ensure standards-compliance and user experience of the device.
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Base Station Simulator
Portable Field Tester for Base-Station Ethernet/CPRI/OTDR Measurements
Base Station Simulator  from Anritsu

The MT1000A from Anritsu is an All-in-One Portable Field Tester that supports 5G base-station interface eCPRI/RoE throughput and delay measurements as well as high-accuracy time synchronization tests. It provides everything needed to install and maintain communication networks in a rugged, field portable package. This test solution can be used to verify fiber installation and fiber loss characteristics.
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RF Transceiver
6.5/8 GHz Low-Power Automotive Grade UWB Module
RF Transceiver  from Quectel

The AU30Q from Quectel Wireless Solutions is an Automotive Grade UWB Module that supports UWB channels 5 (6.5 GHz) and 9 (8 GHz). It conforms to the Car Connectivity Consortium specification, is fully aligned with the FiRa PHY, MAC and certification development and is also compliant with IEEE 802.15.4-2015 and IEEE 802.15.4z BPRF standards.
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Beamforming IC
5G NR Beamforming RFIC from 24.25 to 29.5 GHz
Beamforming IC  from Sivers Semiconductors

The TRB02801 from Sivers Semiconductors is a 5G NR Beamforming RFIC that operates from 24.25 to 29.5 GHz. This RFIC has integrated T/R-switches, linear power, and low noise amplifier and features RF tiling of multiple transceivers for large array antenna configurations. It supports more than 256 QAM OFDM modulation with flexible channelization.
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RF Up-down Converter
FR1/FR2 Up/Down Frequency Converter IC for 5G Applications
RF Up-down Converter  from Mobix Labs

The MOBX222 from Mobix Lab is an Up/Down Frequency Converter IC that supports FR1 Baseband, C-Band (CBRS) and FR2 mmWave frequencies. It enables the use of input/output frequencies of DC – 800 MHz and 2.3 – 7 GHz IFs for up/down conversions to mmWave frequencies of 24.25 – 49 GHz. This IC includes a switch matrix that allows up/down conversions between 5G C-band and baseband signals for transmitting and receiving, and the FR1 Tx path integrates a high-linearity power amplifier and an RF power detector circuit.
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Featured Interview with Peraso Technologies
Peraso Technologies
Interview with Michael Hamilton from Peraso Technologies
everything RF recently interviewed Michael Hamilton who is the Senior Director of Business Development at Peraso Technologies. Peraso is a pioneer in high-performance, 5G mmWave wireless technology, offering chipsets, modules, software and IP. Peraso is a global leader in the development of 5G mmWave silicon devices, developing mmWave technology since its inception in 2008. Click here to read the interview.
Wireless SoC
2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 Companion IC for IoT Applications
Wireless SoC  from Nordic Semiconductor

The nRF7002 from Nordic Semiconductor is a 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 Companion IC for low-power and secure IoT applications. It is designed to provide seamless Wi-Fi connectivity and Wi-Fi-based location (SSID sniffing of local Wi-Fi hubs) alongside Nordic’s existing products. This IC has 1 spatial stream (SS) and a channel bandwidth of 20 MHz. It supports up to 86 Mbps of PHY throughput using the 64 QAM (MCS7) modulation technique.
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RF Repeaters
28 GHz Low-Latency RF Repeater for 5G Base Stations
RF Repeaters  from Pivotal Commware

The Pivot 5G from Pivotal Commware is an RF Repeater for extending, redirecting and shaping mmWave signals from 5G base stations on demand with low latency. It operates from 27.50 to 28.35 GHz and is available as donor units with a range of more than 1000 ft, and as three types of service units. The donor unit and the narrow beam type service unit utilize antennas based on Pivotal’s patented Holographic Beam Forming (HBF) technology to achieve a low cost, size, weight and power consumption profile.
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RF Spectrum Analyzer
Real-Time & Continuous Spectrum Intelligence Platform
RF Spectrum Analyzer  from thinkRF

The Spectrum eXperience Management (SXM) System from thinkRF is a real-time wireless infrastructure monitoring / intelligence platform. It provides continuous monitoring of all major 4G and 5G parameters with immediate notification of any new, changed or discontinued deployments in an area. SXM comprises of powerful thinkRF sensors (SXM nodes) to collect RF spectrum data, a cloud to store data with maximum cybersecurity and an insightful software (SXM API) that provides advanced analytics to users.
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Antenna
Transparent Antennas for Wi-Fi and 5G/4G Cellular Applications
Antenna  from Taoglas

The TFX series from Taoglas are transparent (invisible) antennas that operate from 617 to 5925 MHz for 4G/5G cellular applications and 2400 to 7125 MHz for Wi-Fi application. These linearly polarized antennas have an omnidirectional radiation pattern and provide an efficiency of up to 60% with an input power handling of 2 W. They can be used as an alternative to standard flexible PCB antennas where the antenna is to be installed in a covert area or on a surface that needs to be kept visible.
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Cellular Module
Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Chipset with Support for 3GPP Release 15-17
Cellular Module  from Sony Semiconductor Israel

The ALT1350 from Sony Semiconductor Israel is a Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Chipset that enables additional LPWA communication protocols as well as satellite connectivity (NTN). This chipset has a sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz integrated transceiver that utilizes IEEE 802.15.4-based protocols such as Wi-Sun, U-Bus Air, and wM-Bus in additional point-to-point and mesh technologies. It supports the 3GPP Release 15 LTE-M/NB-IoT software stack and has future compatibility with 3GPP release 17 to ensure operation with 5G networks.
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Related White Papers & Articles
5G NR Power Saving Enhancements in Release 17 - MediaTek
The Challenges of 5G C-V2X Testing - Keysight Technologies
5G & the Growth of Small Cells - Radio Design
Cellular Connectivity: 3G, 4G and 5G, All in One Antenna - Ignion
Cellular Technology Evolution for IoT Applications in the 5G Era - u-blox AG
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