802.11n and 802.11ac came into being, aiming to achieve higher data rates with the introduction of the MAC and PHY layer enhancements. Though Wi-Fi is a resilient technology but not necessarily the most efficient technology owing to the half-duplex nature of the medium only one radio transmits at a particular time. As more users participate in […]
Cellular communication has been evolving a lot in the last decades through massive technological advancement. Experiencing a data speed of few kbps to accessing a bunch of data via video streaming, gaming or video call, totally different experience for a user. Development from the third generation to the fourth generation, the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) concept […]
While taking a phone call with Bluetooth wireless headphones on or typing notes using a Bluetooth keyboard or even checking emails on the Smartwatch have you ever thought that your information is accessible to hackers? Research in recent times identifies a fundamental flaw in the Bluetooth standard, affecting every device having Bluetooth capabilities covering a huge […]
5G auction this year in India: “5G spectrum auction will be held this year and the trials for 5G services with radiowaves allotted by the ministry will commence in the next 100 days” according to IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. 5G is predicted to create a cumulative economic impact of $1 trillion in India by 2035. Global telecom industry […]
Semiconductor technology is deeply embedded in today’s digital economy. It has played a major role in spurring innovation, productivity and economic growth. Intellectual Property (IP) has been the lifeblood of semiconductor industry in the past four decades. In the first of a series of upcoming articles, we will take a deep dive into the role […]
Trials/ Deployment/ Roll out Verizon will launch 5G in New York City on September 26th Verizon announced that 5G service will reach areas of New York City. With NYC included, Verizon will have rolled out mobile 5G service to a total of 11 cities. The company aims to reach over 30 cities by the end […]
Qualcomm acquired the remaining 49% of share from RF360 Holdings for approximately 3.1$ Billion. Certain intellectual property, patents and filter and module design and manufacturing assets were part of the deal. Qualcomm expects the RFFE market to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 13% to $18 billion between 2015 and 2020, with […]
The advancement in wireless communication up to 4G, could perform communication over sub 6 GHz band on their maximum capacity due to hardware constrains and requirements in existing scenario. Cellular users are increasing rapidly worldwide and creating congestion in existing spectrum allocation on the other hand users demanding higher data speed for accessing enhanced mobile […]
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT or LTE-M2) was introduced along with with other low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies in 3GPP Release 13. NB-IoT operates independently in the unused 200kHz bands which were used by Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) deployments. Owing to several benefits as stated in Release 14 like guaranteed QoS, good […]
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