5G Researchers Seek Spectrum
Which sounds better: spectrum meshing, weaving, or braiding?
Researchers from Nokia and Ericsson detailed at the Mobile World Congress their work so far to find spectrum needed to carry a variety of 5G services. The next-generation cellular networks are expected to span everything from low bands for the Internet of Things to 100 GHz ultra dense links in urban areas.
Nokia Principal Research Specialist Mark Cudak said 5G requires meshing new and current spectrum.
5G is going to be a tight integration of today’s existing technologies - 2G, 3G, 4G, and WiFi — as well as the evolution of LTE and new cellular technologies at higher frequencies. 5G will require 10 Gbit/s peak rates, 1 millisecond latency, and 10,000 times more capacity by 2025…We think 5G needs to be scalable to keep evolving all the way through 2030.
Both Nokia and Ericsson demonstrated 5G cellular connections using beam-forming technology and small cell base stations. Ericsson chose 15 GHz for the first phase of a three-phase test system.