A Russian repeater has been created to improve coverage in 5G networks

In mid-May 2023, it became known about the creation of a Russian millimeter-wave repeater (n257) for networks. 5G It's about developing a company. MatrixWave They told about her in. MTS

MTS tested MatrixWave technology on its infrastructure in Krasnodar indoors and outdoors: the relay of the 26.5-29.5 GHz signal to the blind zone was demonstrated - inside the room from the street with a turn around the corner. During tests, the downlink data transfer rate reached more than 1.3 Gbps. During the tests, MTS and MatrixWave used the active Matrix Wave repeater, a 5G base station in the 26.5-29.5 GHz band, millimeter-band smartphones available on the market, and signal spectrum analyzers with a horn antenna.

Russian millimeter band repeater for 5G networks created

According to Alexey Maslyankin, Director of the MTS Radio Access Network Department, the company is modernizing its network and preparing the technical base for the transition to the standards of the next generations. To do this, the operator will test and implement various technologies, as well as solve various complex technical problems in cooperation with partners.

In particular, when planning 5G networks in the millimeter band, the problem of natural attenuation of radio waves due to physical obstacles will be acute for operators. And we are glad that today domestic developers are ready to offer prototypes of equipment capable of providing effective penetration and distribution of the radio signal in the premises, "he explained.

According to Alexei Kosmynin, General Director of Matrix Wave, new generation networks will use frequency bands above 24 GHz, the so-called millimeter or submillimeter, where effective operation will require devices that improve coverage - repeaters, reflectors, reflective surfaces.^[1]

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