--- title: Extending Existing Spectrum Analysis Equipment into 5G Wireless description: How to extend existing spectrum analysis equipment into 5G wireless frequencies economically image: https://lp.thinkrf.com/hubfs/Extendin_%20Existing_Spectrum_Analyzers_to_5G.png --- [Skip to content](https://lp.thinkrf.com/extending-existing-spectrum-analysis-equipment-into-5g-wireless#main-content) English This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![thinkRF_logo_c](https://lp.thinkrf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thinkRF-Logo-WSC-C.jpg?width=250&height=86&name=thinkRF-Logo-WSC-C.jpg "thinkRF_logo_c")](http://thinkrf.com) # Extending Existing Spectrum Analysis Equipment into 5G Wireless A thinkRF White Paper ![Extendin_ Existing_Spectrum_Analyzers_to_5G](https://lp.thinkrf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Extendin_%20Existing_Spectrum_Analyzers_to_5G.png?width=500&height=646&name=Extendin_%20Existing_Spectrum_Analyzers_to_5G.png "Extendin_ Existing_Spectrum_Analyzers_to_5G") Mauris commodo turpis elit, sed dictum orci pharetra ac. ## In this white paper, you will learn... **The signals being considered and used for 5G ** and how they differ from 3G/4G/LTE signals used in the past **The challenges mobile operators are facing ** when deploying 5G networks in various different environments **How RF downconverters extend the range of equipment** into 5G without requiring customers to fully replace their existing equipment *"RF downconverters make it possible to extend the range of existing equipment already sold and deployed to customers without forcing them to fully replace their investment in hardware. It provides the frequency performance needed for high-band signals faster and at a lower cost than developing and building a new device from scratch."* © 2026 thinkRF Corp All rights reserved | **[Privacy](https://thinkrf.com/privacy-policy-terms-use/) | [Patents](https://thinkrf.com/intellectual-property-patents/) |**