The license will allow the company to test the technology from two locations in California.<\/p>\n
Apple will evaluate millimeter wave (mmWave) technology as part of its planning for future deployments of 5G networks, after being cleared to conduct the tests by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).<\/p>\n
The US regulator granted Apple an experimental mmWave license, which the vendor requested, Business Insider reported. mmWave technology is designed to enable faster data speeds on mobile networks, and improve the cellular performance on smartphones, and Apple will use the license to ensure compatibility of its iPhone devices with future mobile networks.<\/p>\n
In its application to the FCC, Apple explained it was seeking to \u201cassess cellular link performance in direct path and multipath environments between base station transmitters and receivers using this spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese assessments will provide engineering data relevant to the operation of devices on wireless carriers\u2019 future 5G networks.\u201d<\/p>\n
The license will allow the company to test the technology from two locations in California. The testing process will take no longer than one year, according to Apple.<\/p>\n
Although 5G standards are yet to be released, operators in the US and beyond are already outlining their paths towards launching the technology, and begun to conduct trials.<\/p>\n
AT&T, for example, recently detailed plans to launch 20 networks it said will lay the foundation for 5G during 2017, while rival Verizon agreed a $3.1 billion acquisition of Straight Path Communications, which holds hundreds of mmWave licenses in the 39GHz and 28GHz bands \u2013 both of which the FCC cleared for use in 5G.<\/p>\n
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