Feature Articles

  1. The Week in 5G: 6/16/2020 — FCC Earmarks 5G Funds, Clarifies Installation Rules; French 5G Spectrum Auction Rescheduled 6/16/2020

    Plus, Singapore leverages 5G to operate unmanned aerial vehicles, ZTE reportedly plans a US phone launch in 2021, the U.S. struggles with decisions regarding Chinese telecoms, and more, all in this edition of the Week in 5G.

  2. The Week in 5G: 6/9/2020 — U.K. Rethinking Huawei; Pentagon Trials 5G at More U.S. Military Bases 6/9/2020

    Plus, Twitter tamps down (some) 5G conspiracy theories, Denmark seeks 5G tech from existing allies, the U.S. Department of Defense adds 5G trials at seven more military bases, and more, all in this edition of the Week in 5G. 

  3. Trimmer Capacitor Considerations In Practice 6/3/2020

    Trimmer capacitors are variable components used to calibrate RF circuits during manufacturing or servicing. These components allow for variable tuning -- think oscillator frequency values or rise and fall times. Should values drift over the life of the device, trimmer capacitors can be recalibrated.

  4. Simplifying 5G Radio Design With A New Range Of 28 GHz Bandpass Filters 6/3/2020

    As 5G innovation forges on, radio systems continue to emerge. Each system has a range of requirements, including specific RF filter performance needs, and it’s up to the 5G FR2 Ecosystem of suppliers to meet that demand. In response, Knowles Precision Devices (KPD) supports a wide variety of 5G radio applications.

  5. Ultra-Wideband And Contact Tracing 101 6/3/2020

    Ultra-Wideband (UWB) is a wireless technology that enables unprecedented accuracy in real-time measurement of location and distance: it can accurately determine a device's location within centimeters, both indoors and outdoors.

  6. edgeBoost™, bandBoost™ And coexBoost™ – Three Types Of Wi-Fi Filters 6/3/2020

    These days, Wi-Fi designs often include filters. This paper addresses what types of filters are used and for what purposes.

  7. 5 GHz Wi-Fi Coexistence With 5G Cellular For Improved User Experience 6/2/2020

    The ever-increasing demand for higher data rates and reduced buffering times has driven the continuous evolution of cellular communication and transmission. 5G promises to take performance to levels never seen before, with mounting pressure to deploy 5G handsets faster than any previous cellular standard.

  8. The Week in 5G: 5/26/2020 —Huawei’s “Breakthrough” Antenna; Shanghai’s 5G Phone Booths 5/26/2020

    Plus, Australia trials mmWave 5G mobile phone technology, the Thai government convenes a 5G rollout committee, South Korea's KT brings autonomous intelligent vehicles to its logistics center, and more, all in this edition of the Week in 5G.  

  9. The Week in 5G: 5/19/2020 — Cell Tower Attacks Come to US; Verizon Called Out for Misinformation in Ads 5/19/2020

    Plus, the US FCC attempts to shore up rural 5G rollouts, two of China's big three telecoms hitch their wagons to Ericsson, and more, all in this edition of the Week in 5G. 

  10. From The 1920s To The 2020s – Bandwidth Has Always Been King 5/15/2020

    Over time, the telephone replaced the telegraph, and now cellular and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology are replacing the landline. As more communication is done wirelessly and over the Internet, we are becoming more interested in increased bandwidth. This is because bandwidth places a limit on how quickly we can send information through a channel such as an optical fiber or a section of the radio spectrum.