5G spectrum auction in India this year and trials picking up

5G auction this year in India: “5G spectrum auction will be held this year and the trials for 5G services with radiowaves allotted by the ministry will commence in the next 100 days” according to IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. 5G is predicted to create a cumulative economic impact of $1 trillion in India by 2035. Global telecom industry […]

Semiconductor technology is deeply embedded in today’s digital economy. It has played a major role in spurring innovation, productivity and economic growth. Intellectual Property (IP) has been the lifeblood of semiconductor industry in the past four decades. In the first of a series of upcoming articles, we will take a deep dive into the role […]

Qualcomm acquired the remaining 49% of share from RF360 Holdings for approximately 3.1$ Billion. Certain intellectual property, patents and filter and module design and manufacturing assets were part of the deal. Qualcomm expects the RFFE market to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 13% to $18 billion between 2015 and 2020, with […]

The advancement in wireless communication up to 4G, could perform communication over sub 6 GHz band on their maximum capacity due to hardware constrains and requirements in existing scenario. Cellular users are increasing rapidly worldwide and creating congestion in existing spectrum allocation on the other hand users demanding higher data speed for accessing enhanced mobile […]

Backhaul Network: Backhaul (back-net or backbone or transport network) in cellular networks connects the base stations to the core network and consists mostly of dedicated fiber, copper, microwave and occasionally satellite links. Mobile backhaul deployment impacts mobile interface as well as contributes to overall performance of the network. 5G Backhaul: With the advent of 5G [...]

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT or LTE-M2) was introduced along with with other low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies in 3GPP Release 13. NB-IoT operates independently in the unused 200kHz bands which were used by Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) deployments.   Owing to several benefits as stated in Release 14 like guaranteed QoS, good […]

  With the impactful increase in the number of use cases, the Internet of Things (IoT) dominantly integrates ambient sensing, ubiquitous communication, intelligent analytics, and persuasive communications. A recent survey concludes for an estimate of about 50 million devices to operate by 2020 that will generate an avalanche of traffic. IoT is a relatively newer […]

Japan wants to proclaim its strength in the autonomous driving on the global platform. Local government is working with automotive manufacturer giants like Toyota and Nissan to put cars with fully autonomous capability on the roads before the commencement of Tokyo Olympic 2020. Figure: Top corporate owners (Globally) in Autonomous Driving – Analysis on PCS (AI […]