University Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Low-Power mmWave IoT Network

Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Ontario claim to have cut the costs and power requirements for millimeter wave networks used for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies have been one of the building blocks of 5G networks so far. It uses much higher spectrum than current 3G and 4G networks, with most early 5G mmWave networks using 28GHz or 39GHz frequencies. Current 5G mmWave networks from AT&T and Verizon can deliver downloads of a gigabit per second.