Sofant Technologies believes it has mastered a more energy-efficient method for controlling phased antenna arrays, addressing a pain-point in next-generation communications settings such as 5G.
A year into the deployment of 5G mobile broadband and the industry is under fire from critics who say the technology is not stable enough.
Hypothetically capable of speeds of between 130 to 240 Mbps, 5G was supposed to pave the way for a whole host of enterprise and consumer applications, including everything from virtual reality to remote medical diagnostics. But performance issues have undermined its reputation. Some operators struggle to match advertised speeds and coverage, leaving customers with a half-baked product.
Heat is one of the biggest engineering challenges affecting 5G’s stability.
While a single high frequency 5G transmission point can theoretically hold hundreds of antennas, conventional technology consumes a massive amount of power and heat, meaning ventilation must be used to cool 5G infrastructure.
University of Edinburgh’s Sofant Technologies believes its technology can help solve the problem by reducing energy consumption by more than 70% in high frequency…
