Cover FEATURE InviTeD PAPER anced broadband services can be depioyed using a SG NR leveraging the existing LTE network. This ba biden sorte ad tn Scoae PA enn tg rfl rea ‘Qorve and Anokiwave are two companies leading the developmert o! the mnWeve frontend technology for the active phased arays tat willpower these FWA services. Each company has analyzed the system requirments and defined nique approach to meeting them. Gorva has choson GaN, Arokwave slicen. We ae forunace tat this issue of Microwave Jourmalfeatires artclos from bath each stating the case forts tecrndlogy choice. Regardless of which argument you favor, no doubt you wil agree thet both companies are doing excallent technology and product evelopment, a key stop to making 5G viable. 5G Fixed Wireless Access Array and RF Front-End Trade-Offs Bror Peterson and David Schnaufer ono, Greersbore, N.C. ‘ation 5G networks is to time and cost of traditional cable ton in 2019. liver an orderofmagni- and fiber to the home installations. In this ertie, we analyze the ar tude improvement in ca- Carters are also using FWA as the chitecture, semiconductor technol- pacity, coverage and connectivity testbed toward a tly mobie ogy and RF frontend (RFFE) de- compared to existing 4G networks, brosdband experience. Not surprs- sign needed to deliver these new all st substartialy lower cost per ingly, Verizon, AT&T and other cat- _mmWWave FWA services. We discuss bit to cariore and coneumore. The rere are aggrescively traling FWA, the link budget roquirements and many use cases and senices en EU T: vision of next-gener- and businesses, in a fraction of the with the goal of fll commercaliza- Bled by 86 technology and net Crea a foretaomnfgcet his 3. ai i cpanel rose of 5G row radio (NA) ponte i Aa Baca aration, the pemay focus 18 Ta) Sn fag been on defeing 8 aco accrs Sees | a ft petro AD te hee oa A foes OS ‘ft & above 24 GH, to achieve the huge ppeak throughputs and low latencies fe & Ere lScermurieatone weion or | gohan enseyenpety 2020 and beyond. | 2 Ncble newark operator 20 captaliing on the improvements tstoduced fy NR RAT, petesaty in the mmWeve bands to dalver gigabit Fixed wireless access (FWA) Services to houses, aparmerts A Fig. 1 56 us ewes 2 MWJOURNAL.COMa FEBRUARY 2018