IOT WHITE PAPERS, APPLICATION NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & BROCHURES

• Solving The Challenge Of Many Devices With Multiple Standards In The Connected Home

  The number of connected devices in our homes continues to rise, and they each can be held to a different wireless standard. These different technologies create challenges for vendors choosing which technologies they would select for their devices, as each type of technology has its own impact in terms of product design. This article presents Qorvo’s solution for managing multiple traffic standards within a connected home to keep communications between devices faster, more efficient, more scalable, and able to receive more data packets. 

• Head-To-Head Coaxial Interconnect Vs. OTA Testing For 5G

  The rise of 5G has changed the landscape of wireless testing. One of the biggest changes is the ability of test engineers to perform over-the-air (OTA) testing without connecting anything or having a special setup, something not historically possible with past generations of wireless devices, due to FCC regulation and spectrum licensing law. OTA testing has the potential to revolutionize wireless device testing while enabling innovative testing of both advanced antenna systems (AAS) and antenna array technology. When flexibility, speed and testing diverse antenna configurations are the primary objectives, new methods of OTA testing bring much to the table.

• From The C Band To The V Band: A Year Of Big RF Spectrum Changes In The US

  Led by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), multiple portions of the spectrum ranging from the C band to the V band were either opened or auctioned to new uses throughout the year. These changes drive a variety of new opportunities for wireless device manufacturers and broadband and cellular carriers. These new opportunities result in a range of fresh challenges for RF technology vendors to help solve. 

• Extended Resolution Bandwidths For Ultrawideband (UWB) Measurements

  Ultrawideband (UWB) technology has a growing number of applications in communication technology, radar sensors, or IoT equipment, among many others, all using an extremely high bandwidth of 500 MHz or more. The ETSI standard requires in-band testing for product certification with a resolution bandwidth of 50 MHz for these UWB products. This application note explains technical reasons for the bandwidth limitation and presents solutions for regulative UWB testing using the R&S®ESW. 

• CHIP Gets Everybody “Talking”

  There’s a new standard in town and its name is CHIP – Connected Home Over the Internet Protocol. It aims to elevate consumers’ smart home experiences by making products more compatible. Up until now, we’ve had a range of protocols – Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth® Low Energy, Thread, etc. This article provides a brief introduction to this standard. 

• Internet Of Things Brochure

  As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow and change the way consumers manage information in the environment, Skyworks has worked to expand its wireless connectivity product portfolio for the needs of every emerging market. These markets include automotive, connected home, industrial, machine-to-machine (M2M), medical, mobile devices, smart energy, and wearable technologies. This brochure provides a brief overview on Skyworks’ new and featured products for each market.

• The Road To 5G Is Paved With Fiber

  The most demanding ­5G applications will require fiber for each small cell, but the exact fiber cable requirements for each deployment will differ based on local geography and expected demand. This paper discusses the use of fiber in 5G technologies, as well as how to calculate the amount of fiber needed for 5G in metropolitan areas.

• High-Efficiency Front-End For Pico And Modular Large Base Stations At LTE Bands 1 And 7

  The key to improving energy efficiency lies, fundamentally, in the use of active antennas. However, duplex operation of cellular phones greatly distorts the desired performance of active antennas. To correct this, one must deploy self-diplexed antennas.