Corning and Intel are partnering to create a solution to extend 5G signals indoors

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US materials science company Corning Incorporated and Intel will cooperate to improve indoor 5G technology. The companies are developing a virtual platform that combines Corning's wireless connectivity portfolio and Intel's hardware and software to create an indoor 5G solution that fuses fiber and virtualization.

Fiber better ensures a stable 5G connection, while virtualization, which replaces network hardware with software, enables customers to more efficiently and affordably scale the technology across venues of all sizes. Corning and Intel expect their solution to be commercially available in 2020.

Corning and Intel's solution aims to solve a pain point of 5G networks: signal penetration. Due to their short wavelengths, mmWave 5G signals can be blocked by physical barriers like walls or even glass. A signal's difficulty in moving from outdoors to indoors can result in poor indoor coverage for 5G customers, degrading their network experience. In fact, a PCMag.com study found that when Verizon initially launched its 5G network in Chicago in April 2019, 4G LTE provided faster download speeds than mmWave 5G through glass and stone barriers.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderSee Also:Most of Netflix's future growth will come from international marketsMicrosoft is launching an ambient voice assistant project with NuancePensando Systems raised 278 million in funding amidst a growing demand for edge-computing solutions

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