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5G NR: A Step-Function Increase Over 4G LTE

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5G NR: A Step-Function Increase Over 4G LTE

Jessy Cavazos 2020.07.23

5G specifications are driven by two key organizations - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The ITU established the vision for 5G with th

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5G Testing: What Is O-RAN? – Part 2

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5G Testing: What Is O-RAN? – Part 2

Jessy Cavazos 2020.06.30

In a previous blog, I covered the organization, terminology, and core principles for open radio access network (O-RAN), the operator-led alliance that defines the next-generation radio access network

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5G Testing: What Is O-RAN? – Part 1

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5G Testing: What Is O-RAN? – Part 1

Jessy Cavazos 2020.06.30

Open radio access network (O-RAN) is an operator-led alliance formed in February 2018 by five global operators to define the next-generation radio access network (RAN) architecture. The O-RAN Alliance

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5G Redefines Drive Testing

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5G Redefines Drive Testing

Dylan McGrath 2020.05.31

Fundamental differences in 5G New Radio (NR) technology compared to Long Term Evolution and other predecessors require wholesale changes in test equipment and methodologies. A case in point is user eq

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5G Testing: Drivers and Challenges for Real-World Performance Channel Emulation

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5G Testing: Drivers and Challenges for Real-World Performance Channel Emulation

Jessy Cavazos 2020.04.30

Real network environments are complex. Testing in clean channel conditions is not enough to ensure that 5G devices operate as expected in real environments. A signal traveling from a base station to a

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What is 5G Massive MIMO?

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What is 5G Massive MIMO?

Dylan McGrath 2020.02.19

Multiple-input/multiple-out (MIMO) technology is an established wireless communications technique for sending and receiving multiple data signals simultaneously over the same radio channel. MIMO techn

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