SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:
QCOM), and Nokia today announced plans to conduct interoperability
testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio
(NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP. The testing
and trials intend to drive the mobile ecosystem toward rapid
validation and commercialization of 5G NR technologies at scale,
enabling timely commercial network launches in 2019 based on 3GPP
standard compliant 5G NR infrastructure and devices.
The full release is available on the Qualcomm News Center
website at
(https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2017/09/11/qualcomm-and-nokia-collaborate-driving-wide-scale-mobile-5g-nr-deployments)
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pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we are leading the way to 5G and a
new era of intelligent, connected devices. Our products are
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healthcare and data center, and are allowing millions of devices to
connect with each other in ways never before imagined. Qualcomm
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About Nokia
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world. Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we serve communications service
providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the
industry's most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products,
services and licensing.
From the enabling infrastructure for 5G and the Internet of
Things, to emerging applications in virtual reality and digital
health, we are shaping the future of technology to transform the
human experience. nokia.com
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