TIM this week announced the opening of a dedicated lab for millimeter wave testing in Turin in its effort to accelerate the development of 5G technology.
The millimeter Wave Lab(mmW Lab) will be used to test and develop new high frequencies and antenna systems to be exploited by new ultra-broadband wireless networks in order to deliver the performances required by new applications, said TIM in a statement.
The 'mmW Lab' features two state-of-the-art measurement setups: a Far-Field Compact Antenna Test Range and a Spherical Near-Field Test Range, to evaluate and optimize very high frequencies, from 6 GHz to 100 GHz (the so called millimeter Waves). The best technologies will be identified in this way to increase the capacity of new mobile networks delivering transmission speeds up to dozens of Gbit/s.
The new Lab will also contribute to international research projects’ development and will start cooperation with key technological partners able to accelerate 5G new equipment’s availability.
Gabriela Styf Sjoman, Head of Engineering &TILab of TIM
5G will support a new range of services and application able to support the digitalization of the economy, with a special focus on Internet of Things and “Vertical Markets” (trasportation, logistic, automotive, health, manufacturing, energy, media, entertainment). To support all these applications a strong capacity and performance increase of the wireless network is required. Very high frequencies and innovative antenna systems are among the main building blocks of 5G.
