BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated
(NASDAQ:QCOM), ZTE, and China Mobile today announced plans to
conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials
based on the 5G New Radio (NR) specifications being developed by
3GPP. The trials will operate in sub-6 GHz mid-band spectrum at 3.5
GHz and intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward rapid
validation and commercialization of 5G NR technologies at scale,
enabling timely commercial network launches based on 3GPP Rel-15
standard compliant 5G NR infrastructure and devices.
In the trials, the Companies will showcase 5G NR technologies to
efficiently achieve multi-gigabit per second data rates at
significantly lower latency and better reliability than today's
network, amongst other capabilities. These technologies will be
critical to meeting the increasing connectivity requirements for
emerging consumer mobile broadband experiences such as virtual
reality, augmented reality and connected cloud computing, as well
as enabling new high-reliability, low-latency services for use
cases such as autonomous vehicles, drones and industrial
equipment.
The trials will utilize device prototype and base station
solutions from Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE respectively, to
simulate real-world scenarios across a broad set of 5G NR use cases
and deployment scenarios, following the guidelines of China Mobile.
The focus of the trials will be on 5G NR operation in sub-6 GHz
mid-band spectrum at 3.5 GHz, which is a critical band in
China for achieving ubiquitous
coverage and capacity to address the large number of envisioned 5G
use cases, including those that demand very low latency and high
reliability. The trial will make use of advanced 3GPP 5G NR
technologies including Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
(MIMO) antenna technology, adaptive self-contained TDD, beamforming
techniques, scalable OFDM-based waveforms to support wider
bandwidths, advanced coding and modulation schemes, and a new
flexible, low-latency slot structure based design.
"Qualcomm Technologies is committed to the continued success of
China's wireless industry and we
are excited about collaborating with China Mobile and ZTE to
accelerate the path to 5G in China," said Matt
Grob, executive vice president and chief technology officer,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Trials based on the global 3GPP 5G
standard, such as this, are critical to ensure timely deployment of
5G networks and continuing our long history of leadership
integrating advanced wireless technologies."
"5G is very important for future development and we have put
much resources on 5G research, standardization and
industrialization, and built a 5G joint innovation center to
cultivate the cross-industry innovation," said Wang Xiaoyun, the
general manager, technology department, China Mobile. "We have
finished our phase I trial on 5G key technologies and started the
phase II trial on 5G system. The collaboration with Qualcomm
Technologies and ZTE will push the devices and base station to be
matured and ensure their time to market. We encourage more partners
to work together, facilitate the completion of the global unified
5G standard, drive the industrialization and build a harmonized
ecosystem through the trial, test and cross industry
innovation."
"ZTE is delighted to cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies to
work on this IoDT and Trial for China Mobile," said Xu Huijun, CTO of ZTE. "As a global leader in
telecommunications and information technology, ZTE sees the
significant importance of 3GPP standard beneficial to whole
industrial chain and keeps contributing actively to global
standards. ZTE will work together with partners to push forward 5G
test and trial steadily, to promote the 5G commercialization world
widely."
The interoperability testing and trials, which will launch in
China starting in the second half
of 2017, are intended to track closely with, as well as help
accelerate, the first 3GPP 5G NR specification that will be part of
Release 15 – the global 5G standard that will make use of both
sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum bands. Tracking the 3GPP
specification is important because it promotes adherence and
validation with the global 5G standard, accelerating the time to
standard-compliant devices and infrastructure. It will also drive
forward compatibility to future 3GPP 5G NR releases.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and
connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected
devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including
automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are
allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways
never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing
business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,
operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and all of our products and
services businesses, including, our QCT semiconductor business. For
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About China Mobile
China Mobile Limited (the "Company", and together with its
subsidiaries, the "Group") was incorporated in Hong Kong on 3
September 1997. The Company was listed on the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
("HKEx" or the "Stock Exchange") on 22
October 1997 and 23 October
1997, respectively. The Company was admitted as a
constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong on 27 January
1998. China Mobile had 500.1 million 4G users and that its
TD-LTE network extended to 1.46 million base stations by
November 2016.
About ZTE
ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile
devices, and enterprise technology solutions to consumers,
carriers, companies and public sector customers. As part of ZTE's
M-ICT strategy, the company is committed to provide customers with
integrated end-to-end innovations to deliver excellence and value
as the telecommunications and information technology sectors
converge. Listed in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A
share stock code: 000063.SZ), ZTE's products and services are sold
to over 500 operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE commits 10
per cent of its annual revenue to research and development and has
leadership roles in international standard-setting organizations.
ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member
of the UN Global Compact. For more information, please visit
www.zte.com.cn.
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