Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications for 5G Cellular: It Will Work!

Theodore S. Rappaport; Shu Sun; Rimma Mayzus; Hang Zhao; Yaniv Azar; Kevin Wang; George N. Wong; Jocelyn K. Schulz; Mathew Samimi; Felix Gutierrez

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2013.2260813

IEEE Access (Jan 2013)

Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications for 5G Cellular: It Will Work!

Theodore S. Rappaport,
Shu Sun,
Rimma Mayzus,
Hang Zhao,
Yaniv Azar,
Kevin Wang,
George N. Wong,
Jocelyn K. Schulz,
Mathew Samimi,
Felix Gutierrez

Affiliations

Theodore S. Rappaport: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Shu Sun: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Rimma Mayzus: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Hang Zhao: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Yaniv Azar: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Kevin Wang: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
George N. Wong: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Jocelyn K. Schulz: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Mathew Samimi: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA
Felix Gutierrez: NYU WIRELESS, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, NY, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2013.2260813
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1
pp. 335 – 349

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The global bandwidth shortage facing wireless carriers has motivated the exploration of the underutilized millimeter wave (mm-wave) frequency spectrum for future broadband cellular communication networks. There is, however, little knowledge about cellular mm-wave propagation in densely populated indoor and outdoor environments. Obtaining this information is vital for the design and operation of future fifth generation cellular networks that use the mm-wave spectrum. In this paper, we present the motivation for new mm-wave cellular systems, methodology, and hardware for measurements and offer a variety of measurement results that show 28 and 38 GHz frequencies can be used when employing steerable directional antennas at base stations and mobile devices.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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