Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) today announced that they have
joined the NYU
WIRELESS university research center as a key sponsor of the
fundamental groundwork that the research center is laying for a new
generation of wireless technologies, also known as 5G.
“We are gratified to have Keysight join us as a member of our board of
affiliated industrial sponsors, and we’re looking forward to reaping the
benefits of the deep 5G knowledge they have developed while creating
their advanced testing technology,” said Professor Theodore (Ted)
Rappaport, NYU WIRELESS director and founder. “Our student and faculty
researchers, as well as the emerging body of knowledge on wireless
communications, will all benefit from this association.”
Rappaport (engineering.nyu.edu/people/theodore-s-rappaport)
holds the David Lee/Ernst Weber Chairmanship in the Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department of the NYU School of Engineering, as
well as appointments at Courant and the Department of Radiology at NYU
Langone Medical School.
The announcement comes as the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice
of Inquiry explores the potential of mobile radio services in the
millimeter-wave radio spectrum—an area in which NYU WIRELESS is
developing fundamental science and mathematical channel models needed to
develop 5G equipment, and in which Keysight has been selling test
solutions for over 25 years.
Today’s mobile broadband network radio systems use signals with longer
wavelengths due to favorable propagation characteristics; travelling
long distances and through buildings. Yet two years of measurements by
NYU WIRELESS of the characteristics of millimeter waves of 28, 38, 60,
and 73 GHz are demonstrating that these waves—with wavelengths smaller
than a fingernail—hold potential far beyond what experts had expected:
merely line-of-sight transmission and reception. Instead, the NYU
WIRELESS tests are finding rich scatterings, with waves reflecting off
buildings and even people so that they can travel down city blocks.
“As a global measurement solution provider, Keysight is engaged around
the world in 5G research,” said Roger Nichols, Keysight 5G program
manager. “Professor Rappaport’s impressive work in millimeter wave
technology is an excellent addition to our worldwide engagement strategy
and is an excellent fit with the expertise we have in our hardware,
software, and our people. We are excited to be part of this program and
look forward to working with his team and the other affiliates.”
About NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
The NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering dates to 1854, when the NYU
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture as well as the Brooklyn
Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (widely known as Brooklyn Poly)
were founded. Their successor institutions merged in January 2014 to
create a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering
and applied sciences, rooted in a tradition of invention, innovation and
entrepreneurship. In addition to programs at its main campus in downtown
Brooklyn, it is closely connected to engineering programs in NYU Abu
Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, and it operates business incubators in downtown
Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit engineering.nyu.edu.
About NYU WIRELESS
New York University’s Polytechnic School of Engineering launched NYU
WIRELESS in August 2012. Focused on mass-deployable wireless devices
across a wide range of applications and markets, NYU WIRELESS is the
first university center to combine wireless, computing, and medical
applications research. NYU WIRELESS includes more than 20 faculty
members and 100 graduate students from the NYU School of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Engineering Department, NYU Courant Institute
of Mathematical Sciences, and the NYU Langone School of Medicine.
As part of its pioneering mm-wave research, NYU WIRELESS is functioning
as a hub linking its 11 industrial affiliates as well as researchers at
other universities. Its measurements and theoretical modeling work
continues to uncover unexpected potential. The center is also developing
channel models and researching the potential of multiple antennas, as
well as other 5G technology, including medical applications that will
become possible with massive increases in data capacity.
Keysight 5G
Keysight provides a comprehensive set of 5G electronic design and test
tools designed to help engineers gain greater insight into their
research, development, and ultimately their manufacturing processes.
Keysight’s 5G simulation and measurement solutions include: mmWave,
broadband generation and analysis; physical layer designs; MIMO, RF,
microwave, and millimeter-wave components and antennas; and high-speed
digital and power management. Keysight is working closely with industry
consortia, industry-leading companies and academia to advance the
next-generation of 5G wireless communications systems. Keysight recently
launched the industry’s
first 5G Exploration Software Library as part of its SystemVue
solution. Information about Keysight’s 5G test and measurement
solutions is available at www.keysight.com/find/5G.
About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is a global electronic measurement
technology and market leader helping to transform its customers’
measurement experience through innovations in wireless, modular, and
software solutions. Keysight’s electronic measurement instruments,
systems, software and services are used in the design, development,
manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronic
equipment. The business had revenues of $2.9 billion in fiscal year
2014. Information about Keysight is available at www.keysight.com.
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