NI and Cremo Partner on a 360-Degree 5G Antenna Module for the Metaverse
Published2022.05.18 15:54
▲NI and Cremo officials take a commemorative photo after signing the MOU.
NI and Cremo are joining forces to develop a 360-degree 5G antenna module for the metaverse, moving forward with the development and validation of innovative 5G antenna solutions.
NI, a software-defined measurement platform company, announced on the 17th that it signed an agreement with Cremo, a domestic 5G mmW antenna specialist, to further expand future collaborative development and development verification along with a demonstration event at IEEE ICC2022, held at COEX from May 16th to 20th.
Cremo, a 5G mmW antenna specialist, announced in March that it had developed the world's first antenna solution that provides 360-degree coverage optimized for metaverse services.
Crimo's antenna module not only provides 360-degree beam coverage, allowing users to enjoy hyper-connected, hyper-realistic services in all directions, but also has limitless usability, allowing it to be used in a variety of fields, including metaverse devices that require high-speed, ultra-low-latency transmission, as well as 5G specialized network terminals, augmented reality, and gaming devices.
Park Jun-ho, CEO of Cremo, said, “We have successfully demonstrated the world’s first 360-degree 5G experience zone using a 5G antenna module with 360-degree coverage together with NI. We will actively respond to the global 5G market in the future and develop 5G specialized network terminals and infrastructure solutions in addition to 5G devices for metaverse services.”“We plan to gain a technological edge in the global 5G antenna market by providing solutions that address these challenges,” he said. “We will continue to collaborate with NI, which has a variety of millimeter-wave automated measurement solutions, to develop and verify innovative 5G antenna solutions.”
“We plan to further support the acceleration of 5G millimeter wave services by leveraging Cremo’s new 360-degree coverage 5G antenna technology and NI millimeter wave (mmW, 6 GHz or higher) VST,” said Yeo Cheol-gu, President of NI Korea.
Meanwhile, NI, a company that provides a software-defined platform for accelerating the development and performance of automated test and measurement systems, uses a VST that combines an RF signal generator, RF signal analyzer, and integrated switching capabilities with an instantaneous bandwidth of 1 GHz at frequencies up to 44 GHz.
In addition to existing PXI-based characterization systems, it is integrated into the NI Semiconductor Test System (STS) to support deployment of high-volume production applications.
It is also the latest addition to NI's modular instrumentation portfolio of more than 600 PXI products (DC to mmWave) and NI measurement software suite for 2G, 3G, LTE Advanced Pro, Wi-Fi 802.11ax and Bluetooth 5, with support for multiple languages including LabVIEW and C#.NET.
Additionally, NI is building an effective partner ecosystem based on a distribution agreement with Nubicom, a domestic measuring instrument company, and is taking the lead in building an effective partner ecosystem that supports the research of leading engineers.
Shin Dong-man, CEO of Nubicom Co., Ltd., said, “Nubicom provides solutions linked to NI to customers based on customer support know-how and technological capabilities that have been built up over a long period of time. “We are doing our best to supply it quickly,” he said.
Nubicom supplies all NI products to customers nationwide, leveraging its solid customer recognition and application technology for various measuring equipment built over the past 20 years.
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