  There is considerable interest in the combined use of millimeter-wave
(mmwave) frequencies and arrays of massive numbers of antennas (massive MIMO)
for next-generation wireless communications systems. A symbiotic relationship
exists between these two factors: mmwave frequencies allow for densely packed
antenna arrays, and hence massive MIMO can be achieved with a small form
factor; low per-antenna SNR and shadowing can be overcome with a large array
gain; steering narrow beams or nulls with a large array is a good match for the
line-of-sight (LOS) or near-LOS mmwave propagation environments, etc.. However,
the cost and power consumption for standard implementations of massive MIMO
arrays at mmwave frequencies is a significant drawback to rapid adoption and
deployment. In this paper, we examine a number of possible approaches to reduce
cost and power at both the basestation and user terminal, making up for it with
signal processing and additional (cheap) antennas. These approaches include
lowresolution Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), wireless local oscillator
distribution networks, spatial multiplexing and multistreaming instead of
higher-order modulation etc.. We will examine the potential of these approaches
in making mmwave massive MIMO a reality and discuss the requirements in terms
of digital signal processing (DSP).
