The exploration of “5G” is a major area of focus for companies as they seek to gain competitive advantages going into the next generation of wireless technologies. 5G is expected to deliver ultra-fast speeds, ultra-low latency and massive capacity as well as to utilize millimeter wave spectrum, all of which present their own challenges in terms of 5G system design.
Standards work is progressing and accelerating, and pre-commercial millimeter wave systems are being tested by a number of carriers. In a panel discussion at the recent 5G Innovation Summit, Joy Laskar, CTO of Maja Systems; Ifti Rahman, DMTS, Verizon device testing; and Abhishek Singh, senior antenna engineer at Ethertronics, discussed the challenges of 5G testing and design.
