The manufacturer known for its mobile phone processors, Qualcommhas told us many of the news that will be possible when mmWave technology (or Millimeter Waves) is available in Spain, something that we hope can happen very soon.
Led by Philippe Poggianti, Qualcomm’s vice president of business development, has given us numbers how this technology develops that will boost 5G networks as we know them today. thanks this mmWave, the so-called Full 5G (or 5G+), it is intended to unleash all the potential offered by 5G networks.
For starters, 5G with mmWave technology uses much more spectrum than today’s, including current 5G. These available networks work all in the spectrum below 7 GHzWe are talking about 2G, 3G, 4G and current 5G networks that use Sub-6 technology. mmWave technology uses spectrum above 20 GHz getting a free and decongested space only for this technology.
With these data and according to the tests carried out by Qualcomm on 5G networks with mmWave, the download speed in a saturated network environment is similar to the maximum speed achieved with current 5G networks in a free and uncongested environmentbeing the result with mmWave in unsaturated networks much higher.
Another great advantage that 5G with mmWave technology offers is that can be used worldwide using the same hardwaresince it is compatible with the spectrum of networks from 20 GHz to 60 GHz, although technically it is much higher, and whose range will be implemented by all countries around the world. With the same mobile phone we can have the maximum speed regardless of the area where we use it.
With mmWave they also open new possibilities for wireless communications. Imagine a sporting event broadcast in streaming in which you have the possibility of viewing the content from any of the 5 on-demand cameras. In addition, to observe details on a small screen, we will allow you to zoom in on a specific area without noticing loss of quality or a pixelated image. This is due to the fact that the available bandwidth is much greater, allowing the Simultaneous streaming from multiple sources and with higher resolution to the usual one that offers us a visual quality with more detail even from our mobile phone.
Also will allow retransmission when it is not possible to depend on a fixed fiber optic cable, such as a car race, a baseball game or similar events where the broadcast occurs from a fixed place and can be connected by cable. With 5G mmWave technology adapted and connected to a high definition camera it will allow live broadcasting with total mobility to get and broadcast high definition images that let you see in full detail from the widely used 4K TVs in even higher resolution that are yet to come.
All this technology is intended satisfy the demand for data that is being generated and that is growing every day. For the year 2028 each mobile phone is expected to consume just over 45 GB of data per month, of which one 80% of these data will belong to streaming video. This means an increase of 260% from 2022 to 2028 that given the large number of devices that exist and those that are added will require much more power.
This large amount of data can be managed with an infrastructure like the one that Qualcomm will offer with its Full 5G, that will allow managing the data demanded by more and more users and with content that generates more and larger transmissions.
Only lack on the part of the operators let them get to work to adapt the current infrastructure to this new technology and that, according to the manufacturer’s own words, It costs up to 4 times less than other 5G technologies with a consumption of up to 70% less. The mmWave is here to stay and improve the current network infrastructure of which Spain occupies an advanced position in Europe.
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