T-Mobile hits 5.6 Gbps with Ericsson's 16-layer MU-MIMO

 T-Mobile achieved peak cell throughput of more than 5.6 Gbps on one channel of 2.5 GHz spectrum in a demonstration of 16-layer multi-user multi-input multi-output (MU-MIMO) technology.The demonstration achieved more than 700 Mbps on each device in the cell. The demonstration used Ericsson's commercially available massive MIMO radio with 64 antennas from Ericsson and OnePlus 8 5G smartphones. Sixteen unique streams of data were transmitted...

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FCC Forum on 5G Open RAN - Monday, Sept 14, 10:30 EST

The FCC will host a Forum on 5G Open Radio Access Networks on Monday, September 14, 2020. Among the speakers on the agenda for the forum are: 10:30AM-10:45AM (EST): Welcome Remarks FCC Chairman Ajit V. Pai U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo 10:50AM-11:30AM: Introduction to Open, Interoperable, and Virtualized NetworksFCC Chairman Ajit V. Pai, moderator Tareq Amin (Rakuten) Caroline Chan (Intel) Sachin...

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FCC chairman pitches 3.45-3.55 GHz band for 5G

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated a petition to his fellow commissioners to make the 3.45-3.55 GHz band available for commercial use throughout the contiguous United States.  “We are moving forward quickly, in coordination with the Executive Branch, to ensure that this mid-band spectrum is available for commercial 5G deployment.  This is another major step forward in advancing American leadership in 5G...

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Credo intros DSP for 5G front- and mid-haul

Credo introduced a DSP for optical modules used in 5G front- and mid-haul wireless networks. The Credo Seagull 50, CFD10101, is a versatile full-duplex product that can be used in next-generation QSFP28, DSFP, and SFP56 pluggable optical transceivers. It supports 50Gbps SR/DR/FR/LR and ER applications based on PAM4 modulation. Seagull 50 operates over the full industrial temperature range of -40oC to +85oC module case and is ideal for use...

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Semtech samples 5G CDR with single-ended EML laser driver

 Semtech has begun sampling its new ClearEdge Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) IC, which integrates a single-ended EML laser driver optimized to enable the use of alternative optics for 5G. The company claims its platform offers the lowest power and smallest package size for SFP28 LAN-WDM (LWDM) optical modules.Semtech’s ClearEdge (GN2154) IC enables industry-leading performance in LWDM modules with low cost EML lasers, while offering ultra-low...

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Broadband Forum advances its technical work program

The Broadband Forum added Mike Talbert, of Verizon, and Ding Hai, of China Unicom, to its board of directors. Their appointments follow the retirement of Broadband Forum President Tom Starr, of AT&T, who has held a Board position for 26 years. He is succeeded by Bernd Hesse, of Calix.The Broadband Forum announced the following advancements in its technical work following its recent virtual Q3 meeting:The Broadband User Services Work Area...

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NTT Ltd. teams with India's AlefEdge on edge services

NTT Ltd. and AlefEdge announced their collaboration in India to deliver the power of 5G based edge internet to application developers through AlefEdge’s Software-Defined Mobile Edge Platform. The companies are targetting the next generation of ultra-low latency and ultra-high-definition edge enhanced application services.“Edge computing technology offers the ability to craft creative solutions for advanced applications that need low latency...

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Iraq's Alsard Fiber deploys ADVA FSP 3000

Alsard Fiber, a wholesale provider in Iraq, is using ADVA's FSP 3000 OLS technology to provide extremely resilient, high-capacity services across Iraq s for its ISP, telecom, government and business customers. The network uses ADVA’s multi-degree ROADMs, which automatically reroute traffic in the case of fiber breaks, along with ADVA's ALM fiber monitoring technology, empowering it to remotely identify areas of degradation and rapidly locate...

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