Mahesh Basavaraju
Mahesh Basavaraju is a Market Segment Manager, responsible for driving test and measurement business for the Wireless Communication segment at Rohde & Schwarz. He focuses on both cellular and non-cellular technologies and is active in conferences and workshops in the Asian region. Mahesh has over 15 years of experience in T&M and has previously served as an R&D Engineer at Nokia. His experience in working on both mobile device and network equipment testing has contributed to his comprehensive understanding of the wireless industry. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Visveswaraya Technological University in India.
Nikola Serdar
Nikola Serdar is a Product Manager at Rohde & Schwarz. He is responsible for non-signaling over-the-air (OTA) testing solutions based on wireless communications testers and shielding chambers used for 5G mmWave and ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. Before his current role, Niko worked in various positions in product management and development, focusing on applications such as battery life, mobile services, audio and 3GPP test cases in combination with wireless communication testers.
Network operators have used small cells for very long time to provide coverage in corner cases. Starting with LTE, small cells were used not just to increase coverage but to add capacity to the network. In the 5G era, network operators use network densification to provide coverage, capacity and performance.
Thanks to its higher throughput, higher capacity and lower latency, 5G frequency range 2 (FR2) is especially ideal for realizing use cases from the vertical industries. Due to the propagation characteristics of FR2 mmWave frequencies, a combination of macro cells and small cells is essential to deliver 5G services in outdoor areas and indoor small cells for coverage in indoor areas.
This webinar provides an overview of small cells from a market perspective, explaining trends such as disaggregated RAN in small cells and the 5G network evolution. We also discuss key test requirements and challenges of 5G FR2 small cells and how to test them, followed by a 5G FR2 small cell testing demo based on the R&S®CMP200 radio communication tester.
