NI pioneers research into 5G wireless systems

The company claims the 5G wireless lab will be one of the first in the world and the results from the research will determine global standards for the next phase of wireless communications. "TU Dresden is one of the world's top research universities, and they're leading the way in groundbreaking research to prototype next generation wireless communication systems," said Dr James Truchard, president, ceo and co founder of National Instruments. "We are proud to accelerate the development of future technologies that will ultimately impact anyone who uses a cellphone." Research into 5G systems is in its infancy as 3.5 and 4G systems are still being developed. This project follows on from TU Dresden's research into 3G systems which was carried out in conjunction with the Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems. "National Instruments' RF and communications tools will enable us to design OFDM prototyping systems within a single software design flow," said Dr Gerhard Fettweis, head of the Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems. "With the modular NI PXI system, we can start with a siso link and expand to complex mimo configuration with limited modifications to the code, exceeding an 8x8 setup, as our research evolves."