Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: receiving a first transmission from an antenna, the first transmission comprising a first carrier including a first signal and a second carrier including a second signal, wherein the first and second carriers are separated in frequency within a first operational band; splitting the first transmission into a first channel and a second channel; downconverting the first channel to centre the first carrier at a baseband frequency to extract the first signal; downconverting the second channel to centre the second carrier at the baseband frequency to extract the second signal; and providing the first signal to a first processor and the second signal to a second processor; wherein the first and second processors are associated with first and second subscriber identity modules respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first reception path comprising a first low noise amplifier; multiple downstream receiver circuitry; a switching arrangement configured to, in a first state, couple the first reception path to one of the multiple downstream receiver circuitry and configured to, in a second state, simultaneously couple the first reception path to a plurality of the multiple downstream receiver circuitry; and a controller configured to place the switching arrangement in the second state to support reception of a first bandwidth, wherein the switching arrangement is configured in the second state to enable processing of the received first bandwidth as a plurality of overlapping bandwidths wherein each of the plurality of overlapping bandwidths is processed via one of the plurality of the multiple downstream receiver circuitry.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes at least receiver circuitry, a processor, and memory. The apparatus also includes a plurality of directional antennas configured to simultaneously receive different downlink signals for each polarization. The apparatus further includes control circuitry for controlling processes for beam sweeping, beam refinement, and selecting a beam pair that maximizes signal strength while minimizing inter-layer-group interference. A portable electronic device and a stationary electronic device that include the apparatus are also provided. A method carried out by means, such as the apparatus, is also provided. A computer program product, such as a non-transitory computer readable medium, for causing an apparatus to carry out such a method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for obtaining a measured power loss in at least a first channel; means for, in dependence upon the measured power loss, determining to increase, decrease, or maintain a number of antenna elements used for beam-formed communication via the first channel; and means for, in dependence upon the determination, changing the number of antenna elements used for beam-formed communication via the first channel.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a plurality of antenna panels for receiving beams; circuitry for receiving reference signals; circuitry for determining, based on measurements of said reference signals, a first parameter indicative of at least channel quality for a beam on each antenna panel, wherein a value of said first parameter is determined for each antenna panel according to a predetermined beam scanning procedure; circuitry for determining, at least for a plurality of non-serving antenna panels, a value of a second parameter based on a difference of values of the first parameters between a beam on a serving antenna panel and a beam on a particular non-serving antenna panel; and circuitry for pausing, based on the determined values of the first and/or the second parameter, the predetermined beam scanning procedure for one or more antenna panels.

Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: receiving from a network an indication of a channel assignment; determining adjacent channel interface within a reception bandwidth when applying a first receiver configuration for reception on the channel assignment; determining whether the adjacent channel interference meets a predetermined criterion with respect to a predetermined threshold; based on determining that the adjacent channel interference meets the predetermined criterion, switching from applying the first receiver configuration to applying a second receiver configuration for reception on the channel assignment, and transmitting to the network a message indicating a capability update of the apparatus with respect to at least one of frequency bands or frequency band combinations; or based on determining that the adjacent channel interference does not meet the predetermined criterion, continue applying the first receiver configuration for reception on the channel assignment.

Abstract: An apparatus such as a user equipment configured to support an irregular bandwidth signal. The apparatus comprising multiple means for frequency translating a wireless communication signal in a frequency bandwidth that is different to a predefined bandwidth and for filtering said frequency translated wireless communication signals. Means for adjusting a centre frequency used by the multiple means for frequency translating; and control means.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, embedding information for time synchronization to a SSB, encrypting the SSB and transmitting in a cellular communication network the encrypted SSB comprising the information for time synchronization.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve interprocess communication. An example apparatus to improve network transmission efficiency of a sending peer includes a metadata engine to identify a reference element of a composite to a receiving peer, an annotation engine to identify configuration information of the reference element, a deep copy engine to extract an active portion of the reference element based on the configuration information, and a client payload engine to transmit the active portion of the reference element in a binary data format associated with transmission metadata.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve interprocess communication. An example apparatus to improve network transmission efficiency of a sending peer includes a metadata engine to identify a reference element of a composite to a receiving peer, an annotation engine to identify configuration information of the reference element, a deep copy engine to extract an active portion of the reference element based on the configuration information, and a client payload engine to transmit the active portion of the reference element in a binary data format associated with transmission metadata.