“The prototype further demonstrates our leadership in developing a unified, more capable 5G air interface, building upon our long-standing expertise in delivering OFDM chips and technology with LTE and Wi-Fi,” said Matt Grob, pictured, Qualcomm Technologies’ chief technology officer.
The prototype, which consists of a base station and user equipment, supports RF bandwidths of more than 100MHz and high data rates. It is also said to support an integrated subframe design that provides what the company says is ‘significantly lower over the air latency’ than what is possible with the 4G LTE network.
According to Qualcomm, 5G will make the best use of a wide range of spectrum bands, with those less than 6GHz said to be ‘critical’.