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Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL) has become a member of the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey.

Keysight Technologies announced the latest release of its SystemVue electronic system level (ESL) software. Offering unique phased array antenna and other 5G functionality, SystemVue 2017 provides designers with the industry’s first 5G design and verification process.

IDT is sampling millimeter wave beamformer ICs developed for 5G phased arrays. The first two products are half duplex transmitter/receiver ICs covering 25 to 31 GHz and 37 to 41 GHz.

“The Push and Pull of Technology Solutions for 5G” was the topic of a 5-member panel session. While 5G promises unprecedented high speed mobile and fixed wireless data rates, it will require utilization of frequencies into the mm-wave spectrum, requiring solutions to new engineering challenges.  This panel session debated the challenges and solutions for 5G.

MaxLinear Inc. announced a technology to transfer up to 2.5 Gbps wirelessly through typical building materials. The wireless scheme avoids drilling holes and running cables through external walls.

ZTE's CEO of the mobile device business and member of CTIA’s board and executive committee, Lixin Cheng, spoke at the U.S.-China Summit during Mobile World Congress Americas 2017.