3GPP Release 16 brings new features to smartphones and IoT devices that reduce power consumption. It’s a start.
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5G FWA reaches 5 km: What’s behind it?
In a video interview, 5G Technology World speaks with Qualcomm’s Mohammed Al Khairy on how the company worked with Ericsson and US Cellular to reach that distance.
Wi-Fi tester takes to the field
Sniff and troubleshoot all versions of Wi-Fi on a PC and FieldPal from octoScope.
How to calculate RF power amplifier efficiency
5G brings higher data rates and a need for more efficient power amplifiers. Understand and calculate a PA’s efficiency. Radio communication systems steadily improve data rates and overall system performance. With that higher performance comes increasing pressure on power consumption. A recent industry report [Ref 1] concluded that power consumed by a typical 5G base…
mmWave base station tester uses PXI and remote radio head
Measure the RF characteristics of a 5G small cell’s radio or its components.
Industrial router connects wired networks to cellular
The IX10 from Digi International lets you perform industrial monitoring, control, and configuration of equipment through cellular networks.
Microwave amplifier pumps out 20 W
The SAM100 from Rohde & Schwarz lets RF component manufacturers test devices on the engineering bench or from a rack and operates from 2 GHz to 20 GHz.
Bidirectional level translator connects SD 3.0 memory with low-voltage processing hardware
Diodes Incorporated announced the PI4ULS3V4857, an SD 3.0-compliant bidirectional level translator for use in communication, consumer, and computing system applications including smartphone handsets, notebooks, SD/MicroSD card readers, wireless access points, and 5G femtocells. The PI4ULS3V4857 has the capacity to translate a 1.2V to 1.8V host side voltage into a memory card voltage signal of either […]
GaN factory focuses on 5G
NXP’s Chandler, Ariz. fab produces GaN devices used in power amplifiers scross 5G frequencies, from low-band to mmWave. In this video 5G Technology Word spoke with NXP’s Paul Hart.
Front-end module supports 3G, 4G, 5G
The SKY5805-11 RF front end from Skyworks adds a PA, RF switches, couplers, and filters to handsets, data cards, and M2M devices.
