Reinaldo A. Valenzuela

The insatiable demand for media-rich content and the increasing availability of advanced devices such as smart phones, tablets, etc., has forced the mobile communications ecosystem to consider the next-generation solutions to address these needs. Already in early commercial deployment, 5G is responding to these needs with options such as small cells, HetNets, carrier aggregation, machine-to-machine, Internet of Things (IoT), relays, device-to-device, massive MIMO and operation in the vast spectrum available in the millimeter-wave range, among others. In this talk, I will review some of the opportunities and challenges inherent to these higher bands, and how they can be best addressed to deliver practical solutions to the challenges outlined above in 5G and beyond.