FLEET, England, April 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Milestone will accelerate
development of 5G radio access technologies
Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology,
announced today that an Anite-led task group within the
METIS[1] project has finalised the world's first 5G
radio channel models. This is the first radio channel model
proposal to be delivered by an international project consisting of
key industry players and universities. The proposal will help to
accelerate the development of 5G radio access technologies and
future mobile industry standards.
Researchers and developers of new technologies and products will
benefit from the proposed 5G radio channel models in several areas.
These include system performance evaluation, system optimisation,
radio interface simulation and prototyping, R&D testing and
final product approval.
As 5G will support a broad range of applications, different
channel models are expected to be required. The METIS proposal
consists of three different models: a map-based model, a stochastic
model and a hybrid model (derived from the two previous models).
This provides a flexible and scalable channel modelling
framework.
The METIS proposal details end-user scenarios, test cases and
requirements mapped to various propagation scenarios. Consequently,
the proposed radio channel models address a very wide frequency
spectrum; from relatively low frequencies in the current cellular
frequency bands to centimetre and millimetre wave frequencies.
Paul Beaver, Products Director at
Anite's Device & Infrastructure Testing business, comments: "We
are delighted to have reached this important milestone in
collaboration with key industry players; delivering significant
technical expertise to help speed up next generation wireless
technology development." He continues, "Anite's Propsim radio
Channel Emulator, with industry-first 5G radio channel models, will
enable developers to characterise the performance of early 5G
designs."
[1] METIS (Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for 2020
Information Society) is co-funded by the European Commission as an
Integrated Project under the Seventh Framework Programme for
research and development (FP7).
About Anite
Anite plc is a leading supplier of test and measurement
solutions to the international wireless market. It provides
testing, measurement, optimisation and analytics systems based on
its specialist sector knowledge and its proprietary software and
hardware products. Customers include major manufacturers of mobile
devices, chipsets and network equipment, mobile network operators,
regulatory authorities, and independent test houses. Its 500+ staff
work from headquarters in the UK and from offices in 15 countries
across Europe, the Americas,
Asia and the Middle East.
For further information, please contact:
Karolina Eklund
Anite
Tel: +44-(0)1252-775245
Email: karolina.eklund@anite.com
Matt Humphries
Babel PR
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Email: anite@babelpr.com