Wow On Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 7:02 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> Saw this article about a US Cellular trial getting 100 Mbps at 3 miles > using mmWave spectrum in Janesville WI: > > > > > https://www.telecompetitor.com/u-s-cellular-5g-millimeter-wave-fixed-wireless-first-shows-promise-for-rural-areas/ > > > > It linked to this article about the Qualcomm extended range antenna chip: > > > > > https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/09/06/qualcomm-qtm527-5g-extended-range-mmwave-antenna-module-revolutionaizes-fixed > > > > which leads off with a graphic about FTTA “Fiber To The Air”. Is that a > thing? Can we call our service FTTA? > > > > > Description of the antenna technology is pretty impressive: > > > > “The QTM527 integrates a 5G NR radio transceiver, power management IC, RF > front-end components, and a phased antenna array. Docking into the > Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, it can be configured to support up to 64 > dual polarization antenna elements, achieving over 40 dBm of peak EIRP for > optimal and extended mmWave range and complying with Power Class 1 devices. > > QTM527 also supports beam forming, beam steering, and beam tracking for > bi-directional mobile mmWave communication, as well as up to 2x2 MIMO in > both downlink and uplink.” > > I thought 40 dBm EIRP would fry your brain but then realized this was for > outdoor CPE, not a mobile device. > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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