5G New Radio for Rural Broadband: How to Achieve Long-Range Coverage on the 3.5 GHz Band
Summary. This paper demonstrates that 5G New Radio technology can deliver high-speed broadband to rural areas using the 3.5 GHz band. The authors propose network enhancements including massive MIMO antennas deployed on existing GSM sites and TV towers, combined with low-cost booster equipment for user terminals. Their approach achieves over 100 Mbps downlink speeds at cell edges, and with hardware improvements, exceeds 350 Mbps downlink and 30 Mbps uplink performance while extending coverage significantly beyond conventional GSM infrastructure.
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Lun, J., Frenger, P., Furuskär, A., & Trojer, E.. (2019). 5G New Radio for Rural Broadband: How to Achieve Long-Range Coverage on the 3.5 GHz Band. https://doi.org/10.1109/vtcfall.2019.8891556
Lun, Jialu, et al. “5G New Radio for Rural Broadband: How to Achieve Long-Range Coverage on the 3.5 GHz Band.” 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/vtcfall.2019.8891556.
Lun, Jialu, Pål Frenger, Anders Furuskär, and Elmar Trojer. 2019. “5G New Radio for Rural Broadband: How to Achieve Long-Range Coverage on the 3.5 GHz Band.” https://doi.org/10.1109/vtcfall.2019.8891556.
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title = {5G New Radio for Rural Broadband: How to Achieve Long-Range Coverage on the 3.5 GHz Band},
author = {Jialu Lun and Pål Frenger and Anders Furuskär and Elmar Trojer},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.1109/vtcfall.2019.8891556},
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