D-Band radio 5G network technology
The DRAGON project, through the exploitation of the radio spectrum in D-band
(130-174.8 GHz), will overcome the constraints of current E-band wireless backhaul
solutions to achieve a small-form factor and high-capacity radio solution,
suitable for massive deployment, that will enable bringing the speed of optical
systems to backhaul systems in a cost-effective way.
The DRAGON project vision and objectives rely on a power efficient and silicon
based BiCMOS transceiver analog front end, operating in D-band and enabling
cost efficient deployment of telecommunications networks with seamless fiber
performance. A beam steering integrated antenna array using an intelligent lowcost packaging technology will be developed for the implementation of the 5G
network demo trial on field, with fine beam alignment for facilitating the
installation and compensating pole vibration.
The DRAGON consortium (of which GreenWaves takes part) has a well-balanced
and complementary know-how in the relevant areas for designing and
demonstrating the feasibility of a small cell cellular network architecture based on
meshed Dband backhaul links. DRAGON will therefore secure Europe’s industrial
leadership and pave the way towards innovative 5G telecommunications
networks.