Enabled by Keysight’s E7515P UXM 5G Wireless Test Platform, this development proves the viability of FR3 for ultra-high-speed, high-bandwidth communication between 5G base stations and next-gen mobile devices and will help to accelerate the design and market entry of cutting-edge mobile technologies.
5G networks are designed to operate in three frequency ranges: low-band (FR1), mid-band (FR2), and the newly introduced high-band (FR3). Each of these frequencies offers specific advantages for 5G services, with FR3 providing wider bandwidths enabling the transmission of large amounts of data at very high speeds.
These unique properties will allow FR3 to support 5G-Advanced and 6G use cases that promise to revolutionise future wireless communications.
Qualcomm Technologies’ FR3 interoperability test encompassed User Equipment calibration and RF Non-signalling verification and used Keysight’s UXM E7515P and VXT3 M9416A platforms, facilitated by Qualcomm’s Development Acceleration Resource Toolkit (QDART).
A full-stack data connection was established to assess the feasibility of utilising the frequency band for network connections between a 5G base station and a next-generation mobile device and this connection was made using Keysight’s 5G network emulation solutions and the Qualcomm Technologies MTP, a smartphone reference design that acts as a proven test device for implementing and verifying the most advanced device features available from Qualcomm Technologies research labs.
The Keysight UXM 5G wireless test solution is a highly integrated signalling test platform with multiformat stack support, rich processing power, and abundant radio frequency (RF) resources. Supporting 3GPP Release 15 and beyond, the UXM 5G wireless test solution enables engineers to establish a 5G call with a device under test in different 5G New Radio deployment modes.
Tingfang Ji, Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm Wireless Research, Qualcomm Technologies, said that this industry-first milestone would help to accelerate the design and deployment of the 5G-Advanced and 6G devices.
“In our support of Qualcomm Technologies, Keysight is expediting the market entry of next-generation mobile devices through an industry-first FR3 data connection,” said Lucas Hansen, Vice President of Keysight's Wireless Devices and Operators. “Keysight’s cutting-edge emulation solutions uniquely enable chipsets and device makers to validate their devices for the new era of technology. This achievement will accelerate the 5G-Advanced and 6G device design cycle and the time it takes to bring new devices to market.”
