Rohde & Schwarz joins China Mobile 5G Innovation Center
China Mobile Research Institute and Test & Measurement expert Rohde & Schwarz will cooperate on the evolution from 4G towards 5G within the China Mobile 5G Innovation Center project. Both companies have signed a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 18, 2016.
Munich, March 31, 2016 ‹ As a new partner of the 5G Innovation Center, Rohde & Schwarz will actively accelerate the progress of 5G standardization and its infrastructure and foster 4G+/5G innovations for test solutions and industry ecosystem support. Furthermore, the company is committed to promote the open laboratories (open labs) set up by China Mobile and other project members in order to provide the platforms for collaboration on innovative products and applications.
Rohde & Schwarz, a world leader in all areas of RF and microwave test and measurement equipment, has been massively involved in mobile radio since the first generation, and is already supporting the wireless communications industry with 5G test solutions for generation and analysis of broadband signals in the mm wave range and 5G air interface candidates as well as channel sounding and antenna characterization. Moreover, Rohde & Schwarz is an active participant in many 5G initiatives of universities, consortiums and operators around the globe.
The China Mobile 5G Innovation Center project was officially launched at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona. The core of the project is the win-win cooperation with appealing 5G industry partners. The Center aims to conduct joint innovation on applications and products in areas as basic communication capability, IoT, car networking, industrial internet, cloud robotics and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR), through open labs, and thus build an integrated cross-industry ecosystem.
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About Rohde & Schwarz
The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group offers innovative solutions in the following business fields: test and measurement, broadcast and media, cybersecurity, secure communications, radiomonitoring and radiolocation.
Founded more than 80 years ago, this independent company has an extensive sales and service network and is present in more than 70 countries. The electronics group is among the world market leaders in its established business fields. On June 30, 2015, Rohde & Schwarz had approximately 9900 employees. The group achieved a net revenue of EUR 1.83 billion in the
2014/2015 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and also has strong regional hubs in Asia and the USA.
