OREANDA-NEWS. April 08, 2015. Multi-beamforming is expected to achieve efficient frequency utilization by forming and multiplexing a plurality of beams using multi-element antenna arrays. Mobile systems based on 5G, the mobile standard that will succeed LTE and LTE-Advanced, will use multi-beamforming to cope with fast-increasing radio traffic volume.

Mitsubishi Electric's APAA technology is already used commercially in satellites and other systems, and now the company aims to adapt it for use in 5G base stations.

The Brooklyn 5G Summit, which will be jointly held by Nokia Networks and the NYU WIRELESS research center at the Polytechnic School of Engineering at New York University, will focus on important trends in 5G wireless technologies.