WEMA5: A Dual-Band Channel Sounder Module for FR1 & FR3 Band Modelling

Presentation Abstract
The FR3 bands (7 to 24 GHz) have attracted growing interest as a possible “Goldilocks zone” for next-gen communications networks, balancing the data capacity of millimeter-wave transmissions with the range and low power requirements of sub-6 GHz signals. This talk will present a channel sounder module specially designed and built in collaboration with a research team from NYU WIRELESS to develop the first comprehensive penetration loss model for the 16.95 GHz FR3 band. The system requirements and block diagram will be described and a real-time demonstration performed using the same hardware in the original module.