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Experts Tip mmWave for Take Off in 2022

where all major operators had deployed
commercial mmWave 5G services,
while Australian operator Telstra offers
compatible hotspots in a cricket ground.
Poggianti stated 150 mmWave devices
including handsets and laptops from
50 different vendors are either available
or in the process of being launched. He
predicted one-in-five smartphones will
be compatible by 2023. The Qualcomm
executive was bullish future spectrum
auctions in Spain, the UK and France would
spur adoption of mmWave 5G in Europe.
Brazil conducted a multiband auction in
November 2021 which included 26GHz of
mmWave, while India’s government plans
a 5G spectrum auction in April or May.
Cheong Hai Thoo, VP of mobile network
engineering at Singtel, expects mmWave
deployments for enterprise to be more
Executives from a host of leading Last month, US National Football League targeted at specific use cases including
companies and industry groups told MWC official 5G partner Verizon reported peak uploading HD video. “This is where
Barcelona 2022 the telecoms industry had data rates of 3.89Gb/s for its subscribers mmWave will come in very handy.” “We are
reached a tipping point in terms of mmWave in the stadium hosting the latest Super less worried about the end device. We think
5G, which they predicted was poised for Bowl event. The operator employed a mix the enterprise will be able to bring in very
increased adoption this year. During a of 28GHz and 39GHz mmWave spectrum customized devices to support mmWave.”
roundtable discussion, GSMA head of along with mid-band CBRS 3.5GHz and Singtel is conducting a trial of mmWave
network Henry Calvert stated mmWave 5G C-band 3.7GHz. During the roundtable, with the Singaporean government and an
will supercharge next-generation services Verizon VP of device technology Brian airport. Cheong said the first commercial
and applications. Qualcomm VP of Mecum explained it had installed more deployments of the frequency began
business development Philippe Poggianti than 150 mmWave antennas in the sports earlier this year in wearable tech factories.
explained operators are looking at the full ground to provide coverage of the entire Mecum said while the consumer side of
range of spectrum for 5G services and field. Verizon was the first operator to get mmWave is what gets people excited when
applications: low-band for large coverage onboard the 5G mmWave train, in 2019, he speaks at industry events, Verizon is
areas; mid-band for extra capacity; and and has held a leading position ever since. also using it in manufacturing, including
mmWave for targeted areas including It is using mmWave and C-band for its in a US factory producing radios for the
sports stadiums, factories or public areas. ultra-wideband 5G service and last week spectrum. “There’s absolutely quite a
Advantages of mmWave include carrying announced plans to cover 175 million bit that we’re doing with mmWave for
large amounts of data at high speeds with people with the service by the end of this businesses by using private networks, as
low latency. It employs higher-frequency year, two years ahead of its original target. well as public 5G, across the board.”
radio bands ranging from 24GHz to 40GHz. In 2021, Japan became the first country

France to Adopt New Measures for Development of Industrial 5G

The French government has disclosed the decree on fees for utilizing the airwaves before 8 April. Further, the government
plans to adopt several new measures in the band) in order to stimulate industrial is also providing EUR47 million (USD51
aimed at accelerating the development 5G projects, along with exploring potential million) in funding for seven new research
of industrial 5G in France, on the access to the 3.8GHz and 4GHz bands. and development (R&D) projects under the
recommendation of Philippe Herbert, Other measures include the launch of a national 5G acceleration plan (launched
President of the Mission 5G Industrielle. joint call for 5G private network projects in July 2021); the program has funded a
The government is aiming to simplify by France and Germany, with industrial total of 31 projects to date, to the tune of
access to 2.6GHz spectrum (by amending players invited to express their interest EUR478 million.

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