What is 5G NR mmWave?

The 26 GHz band was a millimetre wave (mmWave) band considered for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) allocation at the World Radiocommunications Conference in 2019. It is a milestone towards international agreement on the band for 5G wireless broadband technologies.

mmWave is essential for the 5G future . 5G mmWave not only unlocks extreme capacity and multi-Gigabit throughput that fuel cost-efficient unlimited data plans in dense networks today, but it also enables us to realize the full potential of 5G.

The 5G NR specification also specifies how edge devices and network infrastructure can use radio waves in bands between 24 GHz and 52 GHz to transmit data . These millimeter wave (mmWave) bands greatly expand the amount of spectrum available for wireless data communications.