Articles by Jof Enriquez
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The Week In 5G: 6/1/2018 – 3GPP Set To Announce Final Phase-1 Standard In June; 5G Sparks Security and Health Concerns Anew
6/1/2018
The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has finalized the 5G Phase-1 Standard, Verizon and AT&T duke it out for 5G rollout dominance, and cell site radiation health concerns resurface, today in the Week In 5G.
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The Week In 5G: 5/25/2018 – First 5G NR Solution for Small Cells and Remote Radio Heads, First 5G Video Call With 3D Images
5/22/2018
It's been a week of notable firsts in 5G technology, the mobile communication phase-1 standards for which are scheduled to be finalized also this week.
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FCC Wants To Streamline Rules To Spur 5G Small Cell Deployment
3/6/2018
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to relax existing rules governing the deployment of small cells needed to run upcoming 5G networks across the United States.
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The Week In 5G: 3/2/2018 – Carriers One-Up Each Other With 5G Rollout Announcements At MWC; Ask For More Government Support
3/2/2018
This week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona ratcheted up the 5G hype a few notches with mobile carriers announcing the build-up of 5G in more U.S. cities while calling on government to support their 5G network rollouts.
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Breaking Lorentz Reciprocity With Broadband Passive Isolators
2/27/2018
Physicists at the University of Texas at Austin and City University of New York have developed a fully passive isolator consisting of coupled nonlinear resonators to propagate microwaves over a broad bandwidth. The design could be transferred to optical applications, as well.
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Week In 5G: 2/23/2018 – Intel Eyes 5G Laptops, AT&T Announces First Cities Getting Mobile 5G
2/23/2018
Intel will be presenting demos or concepts of 5G-enabled devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, between Feb. 26 and March 1, 2018. At the same event, Intel and Huawei will demonstrate the world's first 5G New Radio (5G NR) over-the-air interoperability trial.
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The Week In 5G: 2/16/2018 – 5G Debuts At Winter Olympics, UK's Spectrum Auction To Go Ahead
2/16/2018
The world's largest showcase of 5G technology got underway at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in South Korea this week. Several 5G use cases are being demonstrated at the Games, ranging from driverless shuttles and ultrafast video streaming to wildlife management.
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The Week In 5G: 2/9/2018 - Nokia, Qualcomm Complete 5G NR Interoperability Testing; Advocate For Nationalized U.S. 5G Leaves White House
2/11/2018
Nokia and Qualcomm have completed interoperability and over-the-air testing — compliant with the global 3GPP 5G NR Release 15 standard — in the 3.5 Ghz and 28 Ghz spectrum. Successful testing allows operators to begin 5G NR field trials this year, in preparation for the rollout of commercial 5G services starting in 2019.
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The Week In 5G: 1/26/2018 – Qualcomm Teams With Chinese Companies On '5G Pioneer' Initiative; Deutsche Telekom, Intel, and Huawei Demonstrate 5G Interoperability
1/26/2018
Qualcomm has announced a "5G Pioneer" Initiative with Chinese companies to deliver 5G-ready devices commercially by 2019.
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Injector Gun, Cryomodule Delivered For SLAC's X-Ray Laser Upgrade
1/25/2018
The injector gun and first cryomodule for Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II) — one of the most advanced superconducting laser projects in the world and the only one in the U.S. — have arrived at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California.