The 5G mobile network standard is now being widely deployed, but it’s only the beginning of the story with work on 6G already underway. Whether you’re designing 5G infrastructure or end products, dive into the latest information from Avnet on evolving technologies, trends, applications, and solutions.
What’s new in mmWave and 5G SoCs and modules?
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Avnet Staff
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August 24, 2023
This article looks at recent developments in mmWave and 5G modules and systems-on-chips (SoCs), and the benefits they represent to product development teams working at both the board level and system level of design.
What is the impact of using AI in 5G networks
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Avnet Staff
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August 22, 2023
AI is impacting the performance, security and maintenance of 5G networks. Network operators are racing to reap the benefits. AI promises to deliver returns on network investment and improve the end-customer experience along the way.
How modelling and simulation support mmWave design integration and delivery
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Philip Ling
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June 6, 2023
5G mmWave system design is too complex to approach at a component level. Engineers need to take full advantage of software in all its forms to bring new solutions to market and provide full lifetime support.
Private 5G networks are becoming fundamental to enterprises
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Avnet Staff
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January 27, 2023
Cellular networks are no longer the exclusive domain of traditional telecom operators. If you are looking for guaranteed service levels, you should consider a private 5G network. The key is to master mmWave and MIMO technologies.
How 5G networks support precision agriculture
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Avnet Staff
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January 9, 2023
Modern farming faces many challenges, but technology holds the key. Precision agriculture uses the latest technologies, enabled by 5G networks. Drones and robots have joined tractors and harvesters, becoming the hardware of farming.
Explore some real-world examples of private 5G networks
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Avnet Staff
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January 6, 2023
There are increasing examples of private 5G networks, but many more at the trial-and-test bed stage. Find out why all kinds of industries are building private 5G networks rather than using public 5G networks.
Putting 5G in space for the massive IoT
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Philip Ling
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January 4, 2023
5G cellular networks and the massive IoT are a natural fit. Putting 5G cell towers in space is taking massive to a new level. To learn more, Avnet spoke with Sateliot Chief Business Officer Gianluca Redolfi, one of the pioneers in this area.
Mobile Services: Taking 5G to the Max
April 22, 2022
The pandemic has increased business and user reliance on mobile services and paved the way for 5G.
More industries seek performance benefits of private 5G networks
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Avnet Staff
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April 10, 2022
We have waited 10 years for public 5G networks. While real-world implementations of private networks are in their infancy. Owning one means you don’t have to wait any longer. You also get exclusive access to the performance 5G offers.
Putting the smarts into building automation
March 21, 2022
Smart building automation can augment the capabilities of today’s building management systems and create new data flows that reveal insights about how a building is functioning and used. It can also enable new revenue streams for building managers.
An Engineers’ Guide to 5G
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Itamar Kahalani
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February 11, 2022
Since its launch at the end of 2018, the 5G roll-out has gathered momentum, and, as of May 2021, 443 Mobile Network Operators, (MNOs), in 133 countries were investing in the new networking technology.
5G Enables the Global Economy to Survive the Pandemic
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Itamar Kahalani
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January 14, 2022
Businesses around the world have rapidly adapted to the constraints imposed by COVID-19, implementing virtual modes of operation, and citizens have found new ways of interacting and engaging socially.
Beamforming: Fundamentals to Implementation
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Luc Langlois
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December 25, 2021
The efficient use of spectrum in wireless applications is of prime concern, prompting advances in phased array antenna systems and beamforming techniques.
Innovative technology drives rapid deployment of new 5G products, services and business models
December 2, 2021
Optimizing cost, power, and performance to ensure the second wave of 5G is a success.
The Open RAN System Architecture and mMIMO
November 14, 2021
For O-RAN networks to succeed and become accepted, the standardization of interfaces and proven interoperability are the keys to success.
The 5G interconnect design challenges and their solutions
October 14, 2021
Avnet spoke with Molex’s Mike Hansen about the role copper interconnect is playing in the development of the next high-speed cellular network.
Beyond millimeter wavelengths, the terahertz domain awaits
October 13, 2021
Realizing the potential of terahertz frequencies will require enormous advances in technologies from semiconductors through network design.
What to know about electromechanical interconnects for 5G systems
October 12, 2021
High-performance radio frequency, input/output and board connectors are helping developers meet the challenge of 5G. Designed for mmWave and PAM-4 signals in the fronthaul of the network, engineers can use them to improve signal integrity.
No, millimeter-wave 5G is not ‘dead’
October 12, 2021
5G will require a new network design in which smart repeaters, advanced software and algorithms, digital beamforming, and other techniques allow millimeter-wave signals to permeate RF-restrictive environments.
The future of 5G depends on software-defined radio
October 11, 2021
5G is a technological moving target. If designers had to rely only on hardware to make those changes, it’s possible that 5G would be far too expensive or technically impossible to deploy. That’s where SDR comes in.
How 6G networking will solve your city’s traffic problems
October 11, 2021
6G networking and self-driving cars could make traffic congestion a thing of the past.
As 5G evolves, 6G takes aim at Internet of Everything
October 8, 2021
Work on 6G is already underway to define what the standard will do and how it will do it. If 5G is about enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), 6G is about enabling the Internet of Everything – including you.
Accelerating 5G Baseband With Adaptive SoCs
September 2, 2021
New chip architectures for next-gen communication
5G adaptive computing maximizing 5G’s potential with scalable, intelligent and heterogeneous computing
May 12, 2021
The Xilinx 7nm Versal™ Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP) is designed to address the requirements of next generation 5G equipment.
Sophisticated Parallel Vector Processing Tackles Challenging 5G Workloads
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Itamar Kahalani
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September 21, 2017
With mobile network infrastructure becoming more complex and needing to respond to constantly changing circumstances, the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to become increasingly important.
