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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Ericsson, and SK Telecom plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) standards being developed based on specifications in 3GPP. The trials intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward rapid validation and commercialization of 5G NR technologies at scale, enabling timely commercial network launches based on 3GPP Rel-15 standard compliant 5G NR infrastructure and devices.
Qualcomm, Ericsson and SK Telecom collaborate on 5G | Electronics EETimes
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Ericsson's booth, meanwhile, will be wall-to-wall 5G as the network infrastructure company doubles down on next-generation wireless technology. You'll see more than 30 demonstrations, including how media flows over these faster networks, how cities can get smarter and how a more responsive connection can help with the remote control of critical machinery. At previous trade shows, Ericsson showed off a virtual-reality rig that allowed you to remotely control a giant excavator 1,550 miles away. Running on a 4G network, it was a little slow and there was a clear lag in responsiveness -- 5G would eliminate those problems.
Blazing-fast 5G will light CES 2017's fire - CNET
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The European Union has agreed on the coordinated use of the 700MHz band (694MHz to 790MHz) for 5G communications as of 2020. Negotiators from the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission have reached political agreement on an EU-wide approach for the use of the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band (470-790 MHz) including the 700 MHz band. In general, the lower frequencies will continue to be used for digital terrestrial television and for wireless microphones for special events. The parties have agreed the 700MHz band should be given to mobile operators and made available for wireless broadband use by 30 June 2020.
Europe to use 700MHz band for 5G | Electronics EETimes
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Intel has announced that it has a 5G modem comprising a baseband chip and transceiver IC that supports low gigahertz frequencies and millimeter-wavelength bands. It claims its 5G transceiver is the first to do so. The Intel 5G modem – codenamed Goldridge – is its attempt to compete with the Snapdragon X50 from Qualcomm announced in 2016 (see Modem crams early 5G technology into a chipset ). Sampling for the Snapdragon X50 5G modem is expected to begin in the second half of 2017 as is the sampling of the Intel 5G modem.
Intel 5G modem coming in 2H17 | Electronics EETimes
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Today’s cellular networks can guide you to a destination in an unknown city; tomorrow’s will transport you there. The wireless standard known as 4G has untethered us from our living rooms and offices, allowing us to navigate unfamiliar roads and streets using voice directions from Google Maps, stream movies on Netflix while commuting to work, and interview a prospective hire on FaceTime during a flight layover. The next iteration promises to be even more transformative, because it will support communication among objects, as well as people. In a report released in January, IHS Markit, a London-based research firm, says the arrival of 5G, sometime around 2020, will elevate wireless to an elite category economists call general purpose technologies that includes the printing press and the steam engine. The study estimates that 5G will generate $3.5 trillion in economic output and 22 million jobs worldwide by 2035.
Tomorrow’s Cellular Networks Will Generate $3.5 Trillion in Economic Output - Bloomberg
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Raj Sivalingam, executive director of telecoms for techUK, the trade association for the tech sector, says: “The potential of the IoT, particularly in the enterprise environment, has been hugely debated but its impact is almost certainly still undervalued. “Mass deployment across sectors will boost efficiency and safety with pre-emptive fault correction; enable automatic reporting of accidents and allow real-time asset tracking, reducing crime and increasing productivity, to name just a few benefits.””
The arrival of 5G, cognitive radio and the future of connectivity | Media Network | The Guardian
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Maybe we don't even need 5G, there is plenty of mileage left in 4G, by the looks of it:
EE, Qualcomm and Sony, with its Xperia XZ Premium smartphone, partnered to show Gigabit LTE mobile broadband working in a real world UK environment today. During an event at Wembley Stadium in London - which EE sponsors - Pocket-lint saw the new Sony phone achieve download speeds of up to 750Mbps on 4G. Upload speeds are quoted at 110Mbps. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is the first phone to be Cat 16 compliant, so is the only one currently able to make use of Gigabit LTE. It was hooked up to a laptop in order to show real-time download throughput via its mobile broadband connection and it did achieve stable speeds of between 600Mbps and 750Mbps.
EE and Qualcomm demo Gigabit LTE in the real world, speeds up to 750Mbps achieved - Pocket-lint
But 5G will come, and it will be even faster. In the end the tech doesn't really matter all that much, what matters is speed, latency, and what the tech enables in terms of new businesss models, like IoT.
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After 5G comes.. 6G:
Upcoming 5G networks are a temporary fix and there is already talk of 6G. For a long term solution, esearchers have focused on terahertz frequencies, the submillimeter wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Data traveling at terahertz frequencies could move hundreds of times faster than today's wireless. "This work represents a complete paradigm shift for the way a laser can be operated," said Federico Capasso, the Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering and senior author of the paper. "This new phenomenon transforms a laser – a device operating at optical frequencies – into an advanced modulator at microwave frequencies, which has a technological significance for efficient use of bandwidth in communication systems."
Laser paradigm shift promises terahertz wireless communications | Smart2.0
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Lots of testing already ongoing, from a PR of VIavi in February:
A total of 72 network operators are already testing 5G – nearly three times the number conducting trials at this time last year – with 28 of those reporting they are in field trials. An additional 28 operators have announced plans for 5G trials. Even more significantly, two service providers in the Middle East have launched pre-commercial 5G services with limited availability –Etisalat and Ooredoo. Reports from ongoing 5G trials indicate that a handful of operators are reaching blazing fast data speeds. In fact, four operators have reported reaching a speed of 70 Gbps — Etisalat, Proximus, Telenor and Zain. The average speed, however, is much lower, with six operators claiming speeds in excess of 35 Gbps, and another six reporting a speed of 10 Gbps..
VIAVI Reports on the State of 5G Trials and Deployments Worldwide | VIAVI Solutions Inc.
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