On May 11, the 2023 "Qualcomm & MeiG Smart Internet of Things Technology Open Day" Shenzhen station event was held. The senior product director of MeiG Smart delivered a keynote speech entitled "Towards 5.5G, a new future of intelligent connection" at the event, sharing The innovative practice of MeiG Smart in the evolution of 5G technology.
▲Liu Weipeng, senior product director of MeiG Smart
▌Technology Evolution Accelerates Digital and Intelligent Transformation
Relevant data predict that global cellular module shipments will exceed 800 million in 2027, and the growth in shipments will be mainly driven by 5G, NB-IoT and 4G Cat 1 bis technologies.
5G commercialization has entered its fourth year, and 5G networks have covered nearly one-third of the world's population. The number of virtual private networks in the global 5G To B industry exceeds 10,000. China has built the world's largest and leading-edge 5G mobile communication network, with more than 2.34 million 5G base stations, realizing "5G to all counties" and "broadband to every village". On the other hand, the types of terminals continue to expand and enrich, with an annual growth rate of more than 50%. In terms of terminal shipments, mobile phones accounted for more than half, and FWA products accounted for the second. Currently, 94 countries around the world have launched 5G FWA services, and Polaris Market Research predicts that the 5G FWA market will reach US$9 billion by 2027.
Liu Weipeng pointed out that 5.5G is the transition and connection from 5G to 6G. 5.5G promotes the development and application of 5G technology in three major directions: 5G performance improvement, further evolved network topology, diversified use cases and scene support. Improvements and software upgrades, AI empowerment, to adapt to industry applications that have different requirements for bandwidth, frequency efficiency, energy efficiency, delay, cost, etc., accelerate economic digitalization and intelligent transformation, and at the same time explore the path for 6G innovation.
5G RedCap and its evolution is one of the most important technologies in 5.5G. It focuses on medium-speed use scenarios, achieves a balance between cost and performance through functional tailoring, complements 5G medium-to-high-speed/medium-low-speed, and large connection capabilities, and enables 5G to form low, medium, and high-level grading capabilities, which plays a role in accelerating 5G large-scale commercial use Significance.
▌Practical innovation opens 5.5G commercial exploration
From an industrial point of view, chip manufacturers, module manufacturers, operators and other upstream and downstream enterprises in the communication industry chain are preparing for 5.5G commercial use. As the world's leading provider of wireless communication modules and solutions, MeiG Smart is also ready for 5.5G solutions.
Liu Weipeng pointed out that MeiG Smart cooperates closely with Qualcomm, and its products are iterated closely following the 5G platform, leading the industry to continue to innovate. MeiG Smart SRM817 series and SRM817WE series modules are developed based on the world’s first 5G Advanced-ready modem and radio frequency system—Snapdragon® X72 and X75 5G modem and radio frequency system launched by Qualcomm Technologies, and comply with 3GPP R17 standards and features. Equipped with rich hardware interfaces, it supports the latest generation of Wi-Fi 7 solutions and 10Gb Ethernet capabilities. It can support OpenWRT, RDK-B operating systems, and also supports OpenCPU architecture. Bring more flexible program options.
The 5G RedCap module SRM813Q series is based on the Snapdragon® X35 5G modem and RF system design, conforms to the 3GPP R17 standard and features, supports 5G independent networking (SA) mode, and can support 64QAM/256QAM (optional) modulation mode, theoretical downlink peak value The speed can reach 220Mbps, and the theoretical maximum uplink speed can reach 100Mbps. This series of modules is aimed at medium and high-speed connection requirements. By simplifying the system architecture, it achieves low cost, small size and low power consumption. It will strongly empower vertical industries such as smart travel, smart energy, consumer electronics, and industrial Internet.
In addition, facing the rapidly growing 5G FWA business in the world, MeiG Intelligent FWA customized solutions and MBB customized solutions continue to iterate. The 5G CPE solution SRT838I is designed based on the Snapdragon® X62 modem and RF system + WCN6856 high-speed 5G solution, conforms to the 3GPP R16 standard, supports Wi-Fi 6 2*2 MIMO, and has a maximum downlink rate of 3.6Gbps. The volume of this solution is only 0.6L, which can save 50% of the transportation cost for overseas customers, and is the best choice for pursuing high cost performance.
The newly released 5G CPE solution SRT888 is equipped with Snapdragon® X72 5G modem and RF system, conforms to 3GPP R17 standards and features, supports global mainstream 5G frequency bands, and can achieve a maximum downlink rate of 4.2Gbps with a 200MHz bandwidth. Adopt the latest Wi-Fi 7 protocol, support 2.4GHz, 5GHz dual-band concurrent and equipped with 4*4mimo antenna, with a maximum bandwidth of 160M, Wi-Fi downlink rate can reach 5.8Gbps, network port supports 1G and 2.5G, creating a higher speed , stable and reliable network connection.
Facing the future, MeiG Smart will adhere to the "module + solution" two-wheel drive development model, maintain continuous investment in 5G technology, explore and create new scenarios and new applications in the industry, and empower the digital and intelligent transformation of the economy and society.