Technical Education Webinar Series

Title: Planning and Deploying 5G mmWave Networks with Repeaters

Date: April 27, 2022

Time: 8am PT / 11am ET

Sponsored by: Pivotal Commware

Presented by: Kent R. Lundgren, VP Marketing & Sales, Pivotal Commware

Abstract:
Carriers are realizing that outdoor mmWave propagation requires new strategies and tools to deploy 5G mmWave networks cost effectively. mmWave signals are restricted by line-of-sight (LOS) and building penetration. Yet they go where directed, allowing more less costly mmWave repeaters to minimize the number of fiber-connected gNBs. This is accomplished by spreading gNB capacity beyond gNB LOS.

Cost-effective mmWave deployments require careful planning and execution. The nature of mmWave propagation requires precision accuracy in centimeters instead of meters. Pivotal’s February 2022 podcast described how Holographic Beam Forming™ enables the lowest cost, size, weight, and power consumption profile for its mmWave repeater products. This webinar will lay out Pivotal’s step-by-step process and considerations for deploying those products.

• Economic and network planning
• Professionally installed outdoor network repeater
• Subscriber-installed indoor subscriber repeater
• Repeater management and optimization

Proper planning and execution of mmWave networks allows for precisely targeted, subscriber-centric deployments that can grow organically with carrier revenue.

Presenter Bio:
With 25 years of wireless sales and marketing experience from the likes of IBM, Motorola, AT&T, Wavtrace, Harris and Microsoft, Kent joined Pivotal from Intellectual Ventures, where he conducted market research and strategy. He graduated from Brown University and the Kellogg School.