5G Mobile Wireless: A 5G Overview and Market Update

Mr. Roger Nichols
5G Program Manager Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
3:00 PM

Abstract – The fifth generation of mobile wireless is now a commercial concept with many operators around the world selling 5G services and many more preparing to launch in the next 18 months. This talk will review the overall concept of 5G, the commercial, technical, and policy drivers, and many of the enabling technologies. We will also cover the state of the deployment and what to expect as this generation moves from its infancy closer to the mainstream.

Mr. Roger Nichols is the 5G Program Manager for Keysight Technologies His 35 years of experience in the wireless test & measurement industry spans various roles in Manufacturing and R&D and crosses the evolution from analog cellular radio through LTE and now 5G. He spent eight years as the Director of Marketing for Keysight’s Mobile Broadband Operation responsible for delivering the Wireless Test sets and systems used in all major design and certification labs as well as manufacturing facilities worldwide.