Spectra7 Small Cell Patented Technology and 5GThey've had the patents since before 2013, but the need for Small Cells was WAY overstated back then. They thought the Small Cell market was baout to take off. It didn't.
But now, with the 5G rollout in 2020, it is a Requirement, according to Intel. So, is Spectra7 going to sell their small cell patents, or use them?
https://www.spectra7.com/Spectra7-Purewave-Press-Release.pdf - Small cells are expected to form the primary 5G network. Small cells the size of a shoe box can be bolted to light poles and the sides of buildings rather than require separate towers. Some will be indoors. Called HetNet densification, this topology uses many small cells to cover a given area because of the short range of mmwave signals. A key issue is getting permission from municipalities and companies to attach the cells to the various structures. The FCC is trying to ease and facilitate this need.
- Backhaul will be fiber where it is possible to lay it, otherwise mmwave backhaul will use the 70 to 80 GHz bands. Some front haul, links between cells, is also expected.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/communications/5g-exposed