Nokia begins first key tests on 4.5GHz band with DOCOMO to develop 5G ecosystem in Japan
May 24 2017 - 12:01AM
Press Release
- Nokia works with NTT DOCOMO to test applications using 5G base
station and the Intel® 5G Mobile Trial Platform end-user
device
- Demonstrates potential of Nokia 5G FIRST to deliver enhanced
broadband at vastly greater scale
- Showcase at 5G Tokyo Bay Summit 2017 signals start of 5G trials
in the Tokyo area
24 May 2017
Tokyo, Japan - Nokia is to develop the 5G ecosystem with
leading Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan to prepare for
the upcoming introduction of the next generation wireless network.
The collaboration - which uses the Intel® 5G Mobile Trial
Platform - will commence with the key interoperability
testing of multi-vendor technology using the 4.5GHz frequency
band.
5G will deliver high speeds and low latency in support of a new
generation of broadband applications, meeting new requirements for
connecting people and devices, especially in megacities such as
Tokyo. Nokia will conduct trials of 5G technology with DOCOMO in
the Tokyo metropolitan area throughout 2017, with particular focus
on busy tourist, shopping and business locations as well as at key
public events hosted by the operator.
The tests will use the Nokia 5G FIRST solution, incorporating
the Nokia AirScale base station transmitting over a 5G radio
interface to the Intel® 5G Mobile Trial Platform. The companies
will test end-to-end applications over the air between the base
station and the device on the 4.5GHz frequency band, which is one
of the candidate bands for 5G in Japan. The Nokia 5G FIRST solution
is based on early-adopters radio specifications that define a
common interface to allow equipment from multiple vendors to
connect over a 5G radio network.
Nokia is working with industry leaders around the globe to
deliver a 5G infrastructure that will meet the massive broadband
needs of a variety of industries and applications.
Seizo Onoe, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology
Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of NTT DOCOMO,
said: "This is a vital first step to allow us to ensure that we
have the 5G network infrastructure available for when we
commercially introduce the technology, with an ecosystem of device
vendors to offer our subscribers the best possible choice and
highest quality."
Asha Keddy, vice president and general manager of Next
Generation and Standards in the Communication and Devices Group at
Intel, said: "Intel believes key collaborations such as this
one driving ecosystem partner trials and early deployments are
critical to building successful 5G technologies and accelerating
the vast benefits they will bring to users. We are excited to be
part of this interoperability testing in Japan using the 4.5GHz
radio spectrum as part of the 5G end-to-end solution."
Jae Won, head of Nokia Japan, added: "This trial is an
important milestone for the development of 5G in Japan, which will
be one of the first countries in the world to adopt the technology.
Furthermore, the initiative is an important step forward in our
collaboration with NTT DOCOMO, as well as other key technology
partners, as we develop a technology that will meet the
ever-growing demands of huge numbers of people living in
megacities."
A demonstration of the end-to-end tests supporting low-latency
4K video streaming and other 5G applications will be given at the
Nokia booth at 5G Tokyo Bay Summit 2017.
About the technology
- Nokia AirScale Active Antenna using Massive MIMO technology
with digital beamforming to provide enhanced cell range, maximized
performance at the cell edge and increased spectral efficiency
- Nokia 5G FIRST using early-adopters radio specifications to
support multi-vendor end user devices over the 5G radio interface
and incorporating the Nokia AirScale base station and Nokia
AirFrame data center technology
- Intel® 5G Mobile Trial Platform end-user device based on
early-adopters specifications to support over the air connectivity
to the Nokia AirScale base station.
Resources
- Web Page: Nokia AirScale Radio Access
- Web Page: Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution
- Web Page: 5G - Creating a new era of communication
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