Needing only one fuel tank, for example, saves mass and volume. "Multimode propulsion systems also expand the performance envelope," he said. "We describe them as flexible and adaptable.

When this happens in a multimode fiber -- when one spatial mode is coupled to another during the propagation through the fiber -- it's what we call modal crosstalk. And we want to suppress that." ...

Sisvel today announced that Microsoft Corporation has entered into a patent license agreement for the Sisvel 5G Multimode (5G MM) Program.