Field Testing In 5G NR


5G NR network coverage measurements will be beam-based instead of cell-based. This will change the methodology of coverage KPI calculation. The amount of reference signals in the air is increasing as there will be multiple reference beams per cell, posing more stringent performance requirements for scanning receivers and test UEs. Both test UEs and scanners will be needed for 5G NR field verifi... » read more

Using Simulation To Overcome Three Millimeter-Wave Design Challenges


Radio designers are embracing system simulation to reduce design time and ensure their devices meet the 5G NR specification. We explore 3 simulation techniques to overcome mmWave design challenges. Click here to read more. » read more

4 Tips For 5G New Radio Signal Creation


5G NR requires you to think differently about how you design and test devices. Learn the four tips to help you successfully generate 5G NR test signals to get your designs to market faster. Click here to read more. » read more

5G NR Design For eMBB


This white paper examines the design challenges for eMBB products and provides examples of how these challenges can be overcome using the co-design capabilities in Cadence AWR Design Environment software. Click here to download with registration. » read more

5G NR Design eMBB


Next-generation 5G/6G communication systems will provide massive connectivity to the internet with extreme capacity, coverage, reliability, and ultra-low latency, enabling a wide range of new services made possible through innovative technologies. Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) extends the current mobile experience with high data throughput on the order of more than 10Gbps, high system capaci... » read more

5G NR Primer For Amplifier And Filter Design


This primer examines some of the challenges engineers face when designing filters and power amplifiers for 5G New Radio (NR) communication systems. See how the Cadence AWR Design Environment platform can be used to simulate amplifier and filter performance under 5G operating conditions. Click here to continue reading.     » read more

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing


Security Ninety-one percent of commercial applications contain outdated or abandoned open-source components —a security threat, says Synopsys in its recently released report 2020 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA). In the fifth annual edition of the report, Synopsys’ research team in its Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) found that 99% of the 1,250 commercial codebases revie... » read more

Should We Even Be Talking About 6G?


Friends and coworkers have been sending me a lot of articles lately about 6G, with snappy headlines that seem to suggest that 5G is already a thing of the past. As a marketing manager working on cellular technology, they want to know what I think. On the one hand, I’m excited to see that the hype surrounding 5G is shining a spotlight on wireless communications research and that visionaries ar... » read more

5G Drives New Test Approaches


Test/validation providers are claiming steady progress in the race to deliver 5G network components that support millimeter-wave as well as lower-frequency networks. Going from a state of no existing off-the-shelf test equipment suitable for 5G standalone new radio (NR), test companies are introducing equipment that can handle mmWave component testing on a limited scale. 5G is a next-generat... » read more

Testing Millimeter Wave for 5G


By Susan Rambo and Ed Sperling The telecommunications world is hurtling toward 5G, but there is no consistency about how this next-gen wireless technology will be rolled out across various regions and plenty of unknowns about how it will be tested and how reliable it will be initially. A fair amount of confusion exists around what 5G constitutes in the first place. There is sub-6GHz 5G, w... » read more