Millimeter Wave: Uses, Strengths, Weaknesses, and Security Issues

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Introduction
 Millimeter wave which is also referred to as millimeter band is a band of the spectrum which ranges in
between 30 to 300 gigahertz (GHz). In the current modern wireless technology advancement, Researchers
are using millimeter wave’s spectrum to test the 5G broadband technology.
 International Telecommunication Union usually refers to millimeter wave as an extremely high frequency
(EHF) which can be utilized in the communication of wireless broadband which requires high speed.
 Millimeter wave is a band of the spectrum which is undeveloped and can be utilized in the diverse
variety of service and products such as point to point wireless local area network, access to broadband
and high-speed frequency.
 Millimeter waves are mainly used in Telecommunication for a range of services in the wireless network
and on mobile because it permits a high data rate up to approximately 10Gbps (Poularakis, Iosifidis,
Sourlas, & Tassiulas,2016).

Introduction cont...
 The wavelength of the Millimeter waves are very short and it ranges from 1 millimeter to
10 millimeters and in addition they pose attenuation from high atmospheric and also it has
the ability to absorb gases in the atmosphere.
 The millimeter can be affected by a condition known as rain fade where the performance
and signal strength is affected by rain and humidity.
 The millimeter waves usually travel by line of sight since it has a short range of less than
one kilometer, the millimeter wave wavelength which is of high frequency can be
obstructed by physical objects which include trees, mountains, and tall buildings.

Introduction cont...
 The point to point communication links of high bandwidth is utilized on the millimeter waves
ranging from starting from 72 GHz - 77 GHz, 82 GHz - 87 GHz and 93 GHz - 96 GHz, and need to
be licensed by the (FCC)Federal Communications Commission.
 In our discussion, we shall focus our discussion on discussing the wireless
current technology which is millimeter waves which are used by many
researchers to test 5G. In our discussion, we shall discuss how the millimeter
wireless technology is used, their real-life application, and the strength and
weaknesses, and security issues.