CableLabs Joins 5G Research Effort

CableLabs has joined the NYU WIRELESS university research center in the development of 5G mobile technology. CableLabs becomes the 12th industry affiliate sponsor of the research center, joining Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Samsung, Qualcomm and others.

NYU WIRELESS is developing fundamental science and mathematical channel models needed to create 5G equipment based on millimeter-wave (mmWave) radio spectrum. Researchers envision that new technology using the mmWave spectrum could increase today's wireless data capacity by a thousand-fold or more.