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UC3M investigates the future of 5G within the “Vodafone Campus Lab” framework

New agreement to undertake R+D+i that complements education and training in 5G technologies

4/23/19

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Vodafone will begin joint research on 5G communications through the program “Vodafone Campus Lab”. Its objective is to analyze the major challenges faced by the technologies associated to 5G networks, which must be capable of transporting volumes of data thousands of times higher than the current 4G networks, at a much higher speed, and with much lower energy consumption in order to minimize environmental impact.

La UC3M investiga el futuro del 5G en el marco del “Vodafone Campus Lab”
 

In order to implement the necessary technologies for the functioning of 5G communications, “development of transmission and receiver algorithms are essential where the standards allow optimization by the manufacturer and the operator,” noted one of the researchers from Communications Group of the UC3M Department of Signal Theory and Communications, which collaborates with the company in this endeavor. Afterwards, they will evaluate the impact and improvement perceived by users of these technologies in relation to the coverage and the quality of the communications. The UC3M research team, headed by UC3M’s professor Ana García Armada, is composed of Kun Chen Hu, Víctor Gil Jiménez and Máximo Morales Céspedes.

The project has five main goals, which are framed in the epicenter of 5G development in its new standard known as New Radio (NR), that is, the interface that connects the device with the base stations. The project will begin with identification of the key 5G NR technologies and the benefits that could be achieved, as well as monitoring their evolution. Then, a series of technologies and algorithms will be developed to improve radio access in 5G NR. Lastly, a link budget analysis will be made of the various areas to assess the improvement in coverage and quality, followed by validation with field testing and final conclusions.

The agreement was presented Friday, April 12, on the UC3M Leganes campus, in a ceremony attended by UC3M Vice-President of Scientific Policy, Juan José Vaquero, and Technology Director at Vodafone Spain, Ismael Asenjo, among other representatives of both entities.