Keysight and Ericsson Collaborate to Establish Pre-6G Test Setup Using Centimeter Wave Spectrum

Keysight Technologies and Ericsson have collaborated to establish a pre-6G radio access test setup with an Ericsson base station and Keysight’s test user equipment (UE) operating in the centimeter Wave (cmWave) frequency band.

Parts of the cmWave spectrum are being considered for future 6G networks. Frequencies between 7 GHz and 15 GHz are especially attractive due to the availability of large bandwidths and the promise of improved coverage in addition to the higher frequency millimeter wave bands. These characteristics make cmWave well-suited for the high data rate, low latency applications 6G aims to enable. However, deploying cmWave presents challenges, such as spectrum-sharing and coexistence, as well as the need for advanced multiple input multiple output (MIMO) techniques to compensate for the increased path loss compared to today’s sub-6GHz networks.

Keysight and Ericsson have collaborated to address this challenge. The new testbed provides a lab-based environment enabling research into new physical layer and protocol features to advance 6G technology development in the cmWave frequency bands. This research will drive the advancement of 6G technology for the next generation of wireless communication. A live demonstration of this achievement will be showcased at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025.