Fujikura Ltd. has developed a mmWave communication module operating at a new 5G band (66 to 71 GHz) identified in the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) and acquired a license of the experimental radio station for this frequency band to conduct a variety of experimental field tests.

This frequency band has already been allocated as an unlicensed band in the U.S., but WRC-19 has newly identified it as a globally allocatable 5G band and is expected to be used all over the world. Fujikura started field tests using this frequency band to find out its characteristics and effective use cases such as FWA and V2X. They will push forward with developing the next generation of 5G wireless communication devices.

Fujikura also started providing samples of software development kits (SDKs) that combines the 60 GHz mmWave communication module operating at 57 to 71 GHz applied to the experimental radio station with a network controller.

Users can confirm its communication performance by connecting with network equipment since the SDK works as a mmWave wireless router. Users can also monitor the detailed information about the wireless link such as signal to noise ratio or modulation and coding scheme by using the SDK commands.

SDK Major Specifications: