5G brought architecture changes that require synchronization. Depending on the location and network site, those timing requirements require different PTP profiles and PTP capacity.
How do you test an Open RAN installation?
Open RAN telecom networks need testing for each disaggregated component, but that’s not enough. End-to-end testing is also necessary. In How do Open RAN interfaces work?, we covered how Open RAN redefines traditional RAN architecture by disaggregating it into three primary components: the radio unit (RU), distributed unit (DU), and centralized unit (CU). This paradigm…
Simulate 5G physical uplink shared channel designs
AccelerComm announced the general availability of its physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) Channel End-to-End Simulator, a configurable tool that lets telecoms equipment vendors evaluate the company’s IP components. The simulator lets AccelerComm’s own engineers and its customers comprehensively analyse the detailed behaviour of the PUSCH processing components relative to the Matlab 5G Toolbox, a recognised…
What is a private 5G network? How does it work?
Private networks have the potential to change many industries and become the primary application for 5G. Processes and protocols make them work.
GPS at 50: Now what?
EE World interviewed Microchip’s David Chandler and Duke Buckner on the status and future of GPS, a technology we rely on for location tracking and network timing. Ethernet isn’t the only ubiquitous technology invented in 1973. GPS, the network of satellites that provide location and timing information, was also born that year. GPS has come…
3D printing provides innovative approaches to GHz and THz components
High-precision stereolithography offers an innovative way to create active and passive components for the 100-GHz and even terahertz range.
Wireless module adds 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth for all-around connectivity
Quectel Wireless Solutions announces the new Quectel SG520B series of 5G Sub-6GHz, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth smart modules. The module series has been developed to meet growing needs for smart modules that can support not only connectivity but also a variety of functions, such as edge computing capability, graphics processing, multimedia, and operation of peripherals…
How does a 224 Gbps-PAM4 connector work?
Designing 224 Gigabits per second four-level pulse amplitude modulation (224 Gbps-PAM4) interconnects is challenging. But it’s required to support the demands of generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), 1.6 Terabits per second (Tbps) networking, and other high-speed applications in advanced data centers, as well as 5G and 6G communications infrastructure. At these elevated data…
System test 5G antennas for autonomous vehicles using existing EMC chambers
RanLOS, TOYO Corporation, AeroGT Labs, and Anritsu announce the availability of the first 5G antenna over-the-air (OTA) measurement system engineered with RanLOS’ OTA test solution and Anritsu’s 5G Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A. The new system represents a significant step forward in enabling advancements in 5G connected vehicles. As autonomous driving gains momentum, and the demand…
Open RAN: Interoperability is not plug-and-play
EE World spoke with Adam Smith of LitePoint about the progress and challenges of Open RAN interoperability and testing.