{"id":222031,"date":"2017-07-28T08:58:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T06:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=222031"},"modified":"2017-07-28T08:59:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T06:59:29","slug":"apple-gets-licence-to-test-5g-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/222031-apple-gets-licence-to-test-5g-tech.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple gets licence to test 5G tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has been granted a licence to conduct millimetre wave broadband trials using 5G technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FCC just approved the company’s application for an experimental licence to test… in two locations near the company’s offices in California,\u201d said\u00a0DSL Reports<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe application makes reference to using the 28GHz and 39GHz bands, which the FCC approved for commercial use for 5G services last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple is seeking \u201cto assess cellular link performance in direct path and multipath environments between base station transmitters and receivers using this spectrum\u201d.<\/p>\n

“These assessments will provide engineering data relevant to the operation of devices on wireless carriers\u2019 future 5G networks\u201d.<\/p>\n

5G tech<\/h3>\n

According to the IEEE<\/strong><\/a>, high-frequency millimetre waves will greatly increase the wireless capacity and speeds of 5G networks.<\/p>\n

Millimetre waves are broadcast at frequencies between 30GHz and 300GHz, compared to bands below 6GHz used for mobile devices in the past.<\/p>\n

They are called millimetre waves as they vary in length from 1-10mm, compared to radio waves serving today\u2019s smartphones, which measure tens of centimetres.<\/p>\n

The high-frequency waves have a serious drawback, though – their ability to penetrate building and objects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why 5G networks will likely augment traditional cellular towers with another new technology, called small cells,\u201d said the IEEE.<\/p>\n