OVERVIEW

5G deployments have been progressing steadily across the globe since the first commercial networks were launched in South Korea in April 2019. According to GSMA Intelligence, as of January 2024, 261 operators in 101 markets have launched commercial 5G services, while another 90 operators have committed to launching 5G in the coming years. The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) puts that figure at 299 operators in 117 markets as of May 2024, including soft launches.
Millimetre-wave also comes with the limitation of poor indoor coverage. Technologies like massive MIMO and beamforming can help mmWave 5G get around the requirement for strict line-of-sight, but sub 6 GHz 5G and LTE signals are much easier and cost-effective solutions to this problem.

Aethertek develops highly integrated beamforming antenna in modules (AiMs) with a user-friendly GUI with the aim of accelerating the mmWave market by making it cost-effective for laboratories, academic institutions, and production facilities to invest more in mmWave solution development. The company has also established partnerships with leading chip vendors and test instrument providers. Its beamforming antenna modules have been successfully integrated with baseband chip FR2 reference designs from Metanoia and NXP, as well as customers’ FPGA-based FR2 O-RUs. This collaborative approach enables Aethertek to streamline the development process, and provide comprehensive solutions to customers.

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