AT&T, Ericsson to demo 5G millimeter wave at Austin conference next week
Organizers of next week’s Texas Wireless Summit (TWS) 2016 in Austin, Texas, promised the Summit will include a first-ever public demonstration of AT&T and Ericsson 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) technology.
Developed by Ericsson, the system incorporates key 5G components: Large system bandwidth, phased arrays with ultra-fast beam steering, feedback-based hybrid precoding, multi-user MIMO, dynamic beam tracking and beam acquisition.
Ericsson received authority to conduct the tests through a Special Temporary Authorization (PDF), or STA, granted by the FCC last month. It’s unclear how this demo will differ from one Ericsson did at the 2016 CTIA show, as its application said the commission has previously granted Ericsson authority to conduct “nearly identical demos numerous times,” including at the CTIA show.
