5G roadblock: labor

Thu Jan 16 17:23:58 UTC 2020

The iPhone 11 does not have a 5G (NR) capable modem. The 3.5Ghz freq
support is for the CBRS bands in the US.

Support for 5G is not just a freq band support, it requires a chipset/modem
capable of support the NR protocol.

Shane

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 11:24 AM Alexandre Petrescu <
alexandre.petrescu at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Le 16/01/2020 à 06:37, Mark Tinka a écrit :
> >
> >
> > On 15/Jan/20 12:20, Alexandre Petrescu wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Arcep (the regulator) today mentions 5G in 2020 will be mostly an
> >> improved 4G, not the full plain 5G.  (makes think of 4G+ which is
> >> already widely available since some months).
> >
> > This is an important point.
> >
> >
> >> iphone 11 is sold since September, with a feature list including
> >> codecs and frequencies which make think of 5G.
> >
> > The iPhone certainly doesn't support 5G, but it does support 802.11ax.
>
> This is the list of features:
>
> >
> > Cellular and Wireless
> >
> > Model A2111*
> >
> >     FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25,
> 26, 29, 30, 66, 71)
> >     TD‑LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)
> >     CDMA EV‑DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
> >     UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
> >     GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
> >
> > All models
> >
> >     Gigabit-class LTE with 2x2 MIMO and LAA4
> >     802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with 2x2 MIMO
> >     Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
> >     Ultra Wideband chip for spatial awareness5
> >     NFC with reader mode
> >     Express Cards with power reserve
> >
>
> The list of bands seems long, much longer than what my eye is used to.
> It is an expression of new chips extremely parametrable and generic.
>
> The band 71 seems to have inside some specifics to 5G, somewhere in the
> UHF (hundreds of megahertz).
>
> The bands 42 and 48 are in the 3.5GHz area.  The 3.5GHz are is where it
> is likely that some bands are to be allocated for 5G in France.
>
> (other likely 5G frequencies are in the UHF, in 20-something GHz,
> 60-something and 70-something).
>
> It is for these reasons I believe iphone 11 is ready for 5G.
>
> Alex
>
> >
> > Mark.
> >
>
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