Gigabit mmWave connection extended over 10 km — a new record
Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies, and UScellular extended a near gigabit speed mmWave connection over more than 10 km — a new record.
The field trial, which utilized Nokia’s AirScale Baseband and mmWave Radios in the 28 GHz (n261) band, was conducted on UScellular’s commercial network in Grand Island, Nebraska. The companies jointly tested multiple locations with different scenarios, measuring distance, throughput and latency.
UScellular said the milestone paves the way to bring extended range 5G service with massive capacity and low latency to even more regions across the U.S., including rural areas.
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You just read about Qualcomm. One of the companies whose work it now carries:
Atheros Communications built Wi-Fi, Ethernet and connectivity semiconductors. What became of it?
Atheros Communications brought Wi-Fi, Ethernet and connectivity semiconductors to Semiconductor. That work was distinctive enough to lead to its acquisition by Qualcomm for US$3.1B. The standalone name now passes into the archive — but the team and technology continue inside Qualcomm today. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
