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:
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> https://www.telecompetitor.com/u-s-cellular-5g-millimeter-wave-fixed-wireless-first-shows-promise-for-rural-areas/
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> It linked to this article about the Qualcomm extended range antenna chip:
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> https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/09/06/qualcomm-qtm527-5g-extended-range-mmwave-antenna-module-revolutionaizes-fixed
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> which leads off with a graphic about FTTA “Fiber To The Air”.  Is that a
> thing?  Can we call our service FTTA?
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> Description of the antenna technology is pretty impressive:
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> “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.
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> 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.”
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> I thought 40 dBm EIRP would fry your brain but then realized this was for
> outdoor CPE, not a mobile device.
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