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Communication Technology

UK Telecoms Authority Releases Update on 26 GHz/40 GHz Spectrum Auction

On April 16, Ofcom, the UK's broadcasting and communications regulator, released an update on the auction of frequencies in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz millimeter wave bands....

University of Glasgow Develops World's First 60 GHz Millimeter Wave Antenna to Expand 6G Potential

The world's first antenna operating in the 60 GHz (millimeter wave) band has been developed by a research team at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, the team announced on April 12. The groundbreaking technology opens up the possibility of future ultra-high-speed, software-controlled 6G networks....

5GMF Releases Third Edition of White Paper to Promote Millimeter Wave Penetration

In March 2024, the 5th Generation Mobile Forum (5GMF) released the third edition of the 5GMF white paper, "Advanced 5G with Millimeter Wave Penetration," which follows the second edition in July 2023 and introduces additional new features related to 5G with millimeter waves....

5G Millimeter Wave Performance Evaluation [Part 2] -- Outdoor Environmental Measurements, 5G Millimeter Wave Issues and Solutions

Quantitative understanding of its high-speed, high-capacity, and low-latency characteristics will be important for the widespread use of millimeter wave. In the second part, we will look at "5G Millimeter Wave Outdoor Environmental Measurements" and "5G Millimeter Wave Challenges and Solutions"....

5G Millimeter Wave Performance Evaluation [Part 1] -- Throughput and Latency Performance, Indoor Environment Measurement

In order to promote the widespread use of millimeter wave, it is important to quantify its high-speed, high-capacity, and low-latency performance. In this article, specific experimental and measurement results using 5G millimeter wave show that millimeter wave can achieve very high throughput and latency performance indoors and outdoors, and...

Effective Technologies for Expanding Millimeter Wave Applications [Part 2] -- Device Technologies, Infrastructure Sharing, etc.

In the second part, we will look at the following five topics: millimeter wave device technology, infrastructure sharing, millimeter wave carrier aggregation (CA), sub6+ millimeter wave dual connectivity (DC), and High-Power UE (HPUE)....

Effective Technologies for Expanding Millimeter Wave Applications [Part 1] -- Beamforming, MIMO, etc.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of technologies that are considered effective in solving the millimeter wave dissemination issues introduced in "Challenges" for expanding millimeter wave use in 5G, as well as millimeter wave-related technologies that have been specified or are under consideration for specification in 3GPP and other standardization....

Challenges" for expanding millimeter wave use in 5G

Currently, 5G areas are mainly focused on low-band, mid-band and sub6. On the other hand, the reality is that the traffic capacity ratio of "millimeter wave," which uses high frequency bands, one of the features of 5G, is extremely low. In this article, we will discuss the millimeter wave utilization on improving...

A Look at the Current Status of 5G and Millimeter Waves at Home and Abroad [Part 2]--Standardization Trends and Movements in Each Country

5G services are progressing in countries around the world. On the other hand, the use of "millimeter wave," which uses a higher frequency band among 5G services, is still limited, although the allocation of frequencies is progressing. In this article, we will introduce the domestic and international status of 5G and millimeter wave services in two parts....

A Look at the Current Status of 5G and Millimeter Waves at Home and Abroad [Part 1] -- Frequency Allocation and Commercial Service Launch

5G services are progressing in countries around the world. On the other hand, the use of "millimeter wave," which uses a higher frequency band among 5G services, is still limited, although the allocation of frequencies is progressing. In this article, we will introduce the domestic and international status of 5G and millimeter wave services in two parts....

Why millimeter wave wireless communications?

The role of telecommunications in social development and building a sustainable society in the future will become even more important in the future. The use of millimeter waves, with their high-speed, high-capacity, and low-latency characteristics, will become extremely important in this context. This article discusses the need for millimeter wave to utilize higher frequency bands than ever before...

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