First Study Phase Complete of RF Power Use in 5G Handsets: Consortium

The Open RF Association completed the “initial phase” of a study determining RF power levels used in 5G handsets “to help the industry better optimize data throughput performance and ultimately improve battery life,” said the consortium Tuesday. Its founding members are Broadcom, Intel, MediaTek, Murata, Qorvo and Samsung. All contributed data and analyses to the study -- done by Signals Research Group -- which the consortium will use “to create a histogram showing RF power levels used in 5G handsets under real-world network conditions,” it said. The findings will be shared with consortium members in June, it said.