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Abstract By 2028, data traffic is expected to grow ~4x compared to data traffic in 2022 globally. One of the main drivers for this exponential growth is wide adoption of 5G networks and use cases that it will enable e.g., ultra-high definition (UHD) videos, metaverse, real time gaming, fixed wireless access (FWA), and multiple enterprise requirements. The current low and mid band frequencies won’t be able to handle this huge data traffic growth due to its limited bandwidth availability. Introduction of mmWave frequency in radio networks enables wider channel bandwidths to be used in 5G networks and will play a key role in providing required 5G network capacity. It will unleash great opportunities and new revenue streams for communications service providers (CSPs/enterprises) to meet the forecasted data demand. However certain considerations need to be in place while we plan networks with mmWave. This white paper presents a comprehensive study to understand mmWave characteristic and associated radio frequency planning using smart, modular, automated, artificial intelligence (AI) based planning tool. It also elaborates the advantages and challenges of mmWave and how they are being addressed using different techniques. Finally, a simulation study is presented to showcase fixed wireless access kind of network using mmWave frequency.
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