Question : Which wireless communication and semiconductor chipset company has recently(July 2021) received 5G broadcast trial spectrum from the telecom department ?
a. Saankhya Labs
b. Samsara
c. SmartKem
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- Wireless communication and semiconductor chipset company Saankhya Labs has recently(July 2021) received 5G broadcast trial spectrum from the telecom department.
- It is notable that 5G broadcast trial spectrum is essential to test in-house products that enable convergence of broadcast and mobile broadband networks before launching them in the US.
- The experimental 5G spectrum allocation for six months will be used to test the company’s broadcast radio head (BRH) product and also an internally developed prototype broadcast-enabled mobile handset capable of receiving broadcast signals.
- Post trials in the 700 MHz and 600 MHz bands in Bengaluru, Saankhya’s BRH product will be deployed by US private broadcaster Sinclair Broadcast Group for offering live television services on mobile phones in the US market.
- Separately, Saankhya plans to showcase its broadcast-enabled prototype handset to global original equipment manufacturers and offer the chipset reference design for integration in their phones.
- Saankhya’s core BRH product, which is already certified by US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), enables convergence of broadcast and mobile broadband networks, allowing digital terrestrial broadcasters to boost their reach and, potentially, market share.
- The company is targeting its commercial launch in the US by the third quarter of calendar 2022.