Adding to its 5G portfolio, Skyworks has introduced an antenna aperture tuning switch, the SKY5™−9269-702LF, a SP4T switch covering 600 MHz to 6 GHz designed for LTE Advanced Pro and 5G mobile platforms.

Chinese mobile operators are leading IoT deployments, already connecting nearly 960 million devices for mass market applications in smart home, smart industry and smart city solutions. According to GSMA Intelligence, China is the world’s largest IoT market, with 64 percent of the 1.5 billion global cellular connections, including mobile IoT licensed low power wireless access technologies.

Taoglas announced an addition to their hugely successful Warrior series, the PA740 antenna, at the 2019 MWC Shanghai.

5G, using 3GPP standardized wireless technology, has been commercially deployed by 15 mobile network operators worldwide, according to 5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas and TeleGeography (GlobalComms Database).

Ericsson plans to build a “fully automated smart factory” in the U.S. to manufacture advanced antenna systems and small cell radios for 5G. The new facility will begin operations in early 2020.

In our latest industry chat, market analyst Earl Lum and I sat down to compare notes about the wireless industry and what caught our attention at #IMS2019. Listen to our conversation on this episode of the Microwave Journal podcast.

The U.S. Commerce Department is granting limited exceptions to the export ban imposed on Huawei. Aimed at mobile operators using Huawei equipment and owners of Huawei phones, the 90-day reprieve is not a lifeline for U.S. component suppliers. Most interesting, the exception allows Huawei to continue to engage in 5G standards development through recognized standards bodies.

Qorvo said the export ban on Huawei is expected to reduce this quarter's revenue by some $50 million. For the most recent fiscal year, which ended March 30, Huawei contributed 15 percent of Qorvo's total revenue, approximately $469 million.