Electronics giant Samsung has announce that they have successfully introduced 5G technology by developing the world’s first adaptive array transceiver technology operating in the millimeter-wave Ka bands for cellular communications.
“The implementation of a high-speed 5G cellular network requires a broad band of frequencies, much like an increased water flow requires a wider pipe. While it was a recognized option, it has been long believed that the millimeter-wave bands had limitations in transmitting data over long distances due to its unfavorable propagation characteristics. However, Samsung’s new adaptive array transceiver technology has proved itself as a successful solution,” the company said in a statement.
According to the company, the 5G technology transmits data at a frequency of 28 GHz, and can reach speeds of up to 1.056 Gbps to a distance of up to 2 kilometers. “The adaptive array transceiver technology, using 64 antenna elements, can be a viable solution for overcoming the radio propagation loss at millimeter-wave bands, much higher than the conventional frequency bands ranging from several hundred MHz to several GHz,” Samsung said.
The company also added that they will be accelerating the research and development of 5G mobile communications technologies to make it commercially available by 2020. “Once commercialized, 5G mobile communications technology will be capable of ultra-high-speed data transmission up to several hundred times faster than even the 4G LTE-Advanced technology due for launch later this year.”
But Samsung is not the only company invested in rolling out 5G technolog – China has already established a government-led “IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group” for 5G research in February 2012, while the European Commission also plans to invest 50 million Euros in 2013 to bring 5G services to the market by 2020.
Charlie Fripp – Consumer Tech editor
