Qorvo announces 28GHz range for 5G Networks
High-performance products include GaN-on-SiC to deliver robust amplification in miniaturised footprint
Qorvo has announced broad commercial availability of four 28GHz RF products for 5G base stations. The devices use the company's GaN-on-SiC and GaAs process technologies to deliver high performance in miniaturised product footprints.
Roger Hall, general manager of Qorvo's High Performance Solutions business unit, said: "Qorvo has collaborated with leading telecom OEMs to support more than 20 5G field trials worldwide. With the broad availability of our 28GHz portfolio, telecom providers can leverage the performance, low noise, high efficiency and small footprint of Qorvo's field-proven line-up to quickly and cost-effectively deploy 5G millimeter wave networks."Â
Qorvo's 28GHz offerings include the QPC1000 phase shifter, which integrates phase resolution with the ability to switch between transmit/receive functions; two transmit products "“ theTGA4030-SM GaAs medium-power amplifier/multiplier and the TGA2594 GaN-on-SiC power amplifier; and the QPA2628 GaAs low-noise amplifier.Â
The complete suite of 28GHz transmit and receive solutions is said to improve power efficiency and optimise size to help telecom equipment providers build out 5G trial systems and accelerate the deployment of full millimeter wave 5G base station networks.
According to Joe Madden, founder of industry research firm Mobile Experts, the deployment of 5G will enable mobile operators to deliver mobile data more cost effectively. Madden estimates it costs operators more than $1,000 to deliver a megabit per second of LTE network capacity, and 5G is expected to reduce operator costs significantly. "Our cost model tells us that 5G should be able to achieve a 10x reduction in cost per bit, compared with LTE," Madden said in a 2017 blog post.
Qorvo wireless infrastructure products will be exhibited at the 2017 International Microwave Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 4-9
