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Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reinventing the mirror, at least for microwaves, potentially replacing the familiar 3D dishes and microwave horns we see on rooftops and cell towers with flat panels metasurfaces that are compact, versatile and better adapted for modern communication technologies.

Reno Sub-Systems introduced Velocity™ Multi-level RF matching technology, the first technology that can match process impedance changes in microseconds and match sequential multiple power levels with precision. Benefits of this approach include plasma stability, accurate power delivery, and fast tuning for accelerated processing times.

Anritsu Company introduced IQ capture and IQ streaming options for its Field Master Pro™ MS2090A that make the real time spectrum analyzer  the first handheld analyzer to capture 110 MHz of IQ data. When combining the new features with the best-in-class wide bandwidth, long memory and fast transfer speeds, the MS2090A can conduct comprehensive spectrum analysis in a variety of general purpose applications, including military intelligence and government regulations.

Customers are making 5G the fastest growing generation of cellular wireless technology in terms of new subscriptions, according to 5G Americas. According to data based from Omdia, there are now over 17.7 million 5G connections globally as of Q4 2019, which represents 329 percent growth over Q3 2019—and is five million subscribers ahead of previous projections. 

Rohde & Schwarz has extended its portfolio for generation and analysis of 5G signal waveforms. For 5G base stations, RF test solutions for the 5G frequency ranges FR1 (450 MHz to 7.125 GHz) and FR2 up to 44 GHz will be demonstrated.

 

u-blox has completed AT&T’s chipset verification process for the UBX-R5 multi-band low power wide area chipset platform to operate on the carrier’s LTE-M network for the Internet of Things. The chipset features end-to-end device security, data security and access control management.

China Unicom Beijing and Huawei have jointly completed the world's first commercial adoption of the 5G LampSite 300 MHz digital indoor system at the Beijing Long Distance Call Building. The system supports network sharing between China Unicom Beijing and China Telecom Beijing and provides a downlink perceived rate of up to 3.4 Gbps over a single headend in multi-user scenarios.