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: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radio channel pattern matching. One method may include receiving, at an antenna panel, at least two configured transmission configuration indicator states for simultaneous multiple input multiple output reception; for each of the at least two configured transmission configuration indicator states for simultaneous reception from one or more transmission reception points, sweeping at least one narrow beam receiving one or more repeated reference signals received from the one or more transmission reception points; and, based upon at least one spatial radio multipath channel characteristic of the one or more repeated reference signals carrying each transmission configuration indicator state, selecting at least one antenna element of the antenna panel to form a group of antenna elements and control the group of antenna elements to direct at least one beam.

Abstract: There is provided co-channel interference mitigation by power adjustments that take into account sensitivity improvement provided by the sky communications. In connection with a communications network configured for ground communications and sky communications one radio device performs transmission power control of another radio device. If at the controlling radio device, a radio link is determined to be sky communications, at least one power adjustment for controlling the transmission power of the other radio device is determined in accordance with one or more power control parameters for sky communications. The transmission power of the second radio device is controlled by the first radio device, on the basis of the determined at least one power adjustment. In this way co-channel interference mitigation is supported by power adjustments that take into account sensitivity improvement provided by the sky communications.

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, provided in use in a first device comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive first information about a context provided by a controller, said first information being received from a base station; and cause the first device to transmit one or more ping messages to one or more second devices, said one or more ping messages comprising information about said context which causes one or more second devices to reply to the controller.

Abstract: Multiple techniques for testing a UE by a Test Equipment (TE) are disclosed. A TE configures with a procedure of performance testing of data transmission to be performed while the UE is in an inactive state. The TE performs the performance testing, wherein the procedure includes at least one of: triggering the data transmission while the UE is in the inactive state; transmitting one or more test data packages; controlling time that the UE starts to transmit, while in the inactive state, payload corresponding to the test data package(s); verifying whether or not conditions for the data transmission are met; or determining whether or not the UE passed the performance testing, based on a result of the verification of whether or not conditions for the data transmission are met. The UE performs the data transmission and can send measurement results. There are multiple conditions that can be tested.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for adaptive transmission of data packets. According to an aspect, a method comprises: scheduling a first wireless interface of a user device to operate in a first transmission mode where the first wireless interface transmits payload data to a wireless network; scheduling a second wireless interface of the user device or another user device to operate in a second transmission mode where the second wireless interface transmits keep alive messages without payload data to the wireless network or to another wireless network; receiving at least one measured connection quality metric from the first wireless interface and from the second wireless interfaces; and rescheduling, on the basis of the received connection quality metrics, a transmission mode of at least one of the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a planar printed circuit board having at least receiver circuitry. The apparatus also includes a plurality of directional antennas that have radiation patterns that cover a respective plurality of partially overlapping sectors that extend outwardly from the printed circuit board. The apparatus further includes control circuitry for controlling a discovery process for discovering availability of multiple radio links. The control circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of quality measurements for signals received via the respective plurality of directional antennas. The control circuitry is also configured to select directional antennas for communicating data via radio links based on the plurality of quality measurements. A portable electronic device and a stationary electron device that include the apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided co-channel interference mitigation by power adjustments that take into account sensitivity improvement provided by the sky communications. In connection with a communications network configured for ground communications and sky communications one radio device performs transmission power control of another radio device. If at the controlling radio device, a radio link is determined to be sky communications, at least one power adjustment for controlling the transmission power of the other radio device is determined in accordance with one or more power control parameters for sky communications. The transmission power of the second radio device is controlled by the first radio device, on the basis of the determined at least one power adjustment. In this way co-channel interference mitigation is supported by power adjustments that take into account sensitivity improvement provided by the sky communications.

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: Circuitry comprising: a first radio path comprising a first filter configured for a first radio access technology (RAT) system; a second radio path comprising a second filter configured for a second radio access technology (RAT) system different to the first RAT system; means for obtaining a first indicator, dependent on the first RAT system, wherein the first indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; means for obtaining a second indicator, dependent on the second RAT system wherein the second indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; and means for using a combination of the states of the first indicator and the second indicator to control characteristics of at least the first filter.

Abstract: An apparatus, provided in use in a first device comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive first information about a context provided by a controller, said first information being received from a base station; and cause the first device to transmit one or more ping messages to one or more second devices, said one or more ping messages comprising information about said context which causes one or more second devices to reply to the controller.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for adaptive transmission of data packets. According to an aspect, a method comprises: scheduling a first wireless interface of a user device to operate in a first transmission mode where the first wireless interface transmits payload data to a wireless network; scheduling a second wireless interface of the user device or another user device to operate in a second transmission mode where the second wireless interface transmits keep alive messages without payload data to the wireless network or to another wireless network; receiving at least one measured connection quality metric from the first wireless interface and from the second wireless interfaces; and rescheduling, on the basis of the received connection quality metrics, a transmission mode of at least one of the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a receiver, a determiner configured to determine, for a first data transmission via a first communication channel and a second data transmission via a second data communication channel, wherein the first data transmission and the second data transmission overlap in time, a first time period during which the receiver is to receive data transmitted in the first data transmission and a second time period during which the receiver is to receive data transmitted in the second data transmission based on information about the quality of data transmission via the first communication channel and based on information about the quality of data transmission via the second communication channel and a controller configured to control the receiver to receive data transmitted in the first data transmission during the first time period and to receive data transmitted in the second data transmission during the second time period.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a transceiver configured to establish a communication channel via a first radio cell and receive idle mode information of a second radio cell via the communication channel.

Abstract: A subscriber identity module data routing device is described comprising: a routing circuit configured to provide a routing of input data to a plurality of subscriber identity modules; a routing change feasibility determination circuit configured to determine based on the input data whether a change of the routing is feasible, in response to receiving a request for the change of the routing; and wherein the routing circuit is further configured to change the routing if the routing change feasibility determination circuit determines that the change of the routing is feasible.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a transceiver configured to establish a communication connection via a first radio cell and to carry out data communication via the communication connection according to a frame structure including a plurality of frames, a determiner configured to determine timings for a plurality of data communications via a second radio cell, determine whether, for any frame of the plurality of frames, the number of timings falling within the frame is above a predetermined threshold and determine, if for any frame of the plurality of frames, the number of timings falling within the frame is above the predetermined threshold, change the timings such that for no frame of the plurality of frames the number of timings falling within the frame is above the predetermined threshold and a controller configured to control the transceiver to carry out the data communications via the second radio cell according to the timings.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a transceiver configured to establish a communication connection via a first radio cell and to carry out data communication via the communication connection according to a frame structure including a plurality of frames, a determiner configured to determine timings for a plurality of data communications via a second radio cell, determine whether, for any frame of the plurality of frames, the number of timings falling within the frame is above a predetermined threshold and determine, if for any frame of the plurality of frames, the number of timings falling within the frame is above the predetermined threshold, change the timings such that for no frame of the plurality of frames the number of timings falling within the frame is above the predetermined threshold and a controller configured to control the transceiver to carry out the data communications via the second radio cell according to the timings.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a receiver, a determiner configured to determine, for a first data transmission via a first communication channel and a second data transmission via a second data communication channel, wherein the first data transmission and the second data transmission overlap in time, a first time period during which the receiver is to receive data transmitted in the first data transmission and a second time period during which the receiver is to receive data transmitted in the second data transmission based on information about the quality of data transmission via the first communication channel and based on information about the quality of data transmission via the second communication channel and a controller configured to control the receiver to receive data transmitted in the first data transmission during the first time period and to receive data transmitted in the second data transmission during the second time period.