A new 5G Development Centre is opened at the Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan for research and development of the next generation mobile technology. The center sees researchers at the Nazarbayev University working with experts from other leading institutions to jointly drive the initiative.
According to the Centre, their researchers will collaborate with China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) to work on hybrid beamforming algorithms for massive MIMO systems while also partnering with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Nutaq Innovation. As part of its contribution to the 5G Development Centre, Nutaq will be providing Titan MIMO, a 5G testbed that it claims can support up to 1000 transceivers (or antenna elements) and enables real-time, wideband, massive MIMO implementation.
The 5G Development Centre will be headed by Professor Corbett Rowell, the first Western Research Director at China Mobile’s Research Institute in Beijing, who has a long and successful track record in developing innovative techniques and technologies for wireless networks. According to the centre, it will share and exchange information via a 5G Ecosystem portal - http://5G-Ecosystem.org
Professor Rowell
5G is not a straightforward evolution from 4G and requires a complete rethink of current practices. Although the industry has been talking about 5G for a while, current research is a couple of years away from completion. The 5G Development Centre will speed up the process and provide a central focus for 5G research in Asia.Allianz.
Francis Letourneau, VP Sales and Marketing of Nutaq
The 5G Development Centre is a place of excellence and expertise for the industry. It will provide a central point for the world’s 5G R&D and enables the sharing of information and experience. Nutaq’s involvement will mean that our customers and collaborators will be amongst the first to benefit from the work of the centre.
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