WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- An important
technology milestone based on the newly-approved NSA 5G NR standard
has been achieved by a group of leading mobile communications
companies. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), in
collaboration with AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SK Telecom,
Sprint, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Verizon, and Vodafone, showcased
3GPP-compliant 5G NR multi-vendor interoperability during live
demonstrations held in both the Ericsson Lab in Kista, Sweden and the Qualcomm Research lab in
New Jersey, USA.
The successful demonstrations show the companies' combined
strength in carrying out timely trials that pave the way for
commercial launches of 5G standard-compliant infrastructure and
devices. Ericsson's 5G NR pre-commercial base stations and Qualcomm
Technologies' 5G NR UE prototypes will enable operators to conduct
live tests in their own networks.
Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Business
Area Networks at Ericsson, says: "This milestone builds on years of
researching and developing 5G technology as well as on leading and
contributing to the standardization work. By working closely with
our key partners in early trials and fine-tuning our global
portfolio, we ensure that we can bring the standard-compliant
technology to the benefits of our customers and their
customers."
"Achieving multi-vendor interoperability based on the global 5G
NR standard is a true testament to our continued 5G leadership,
delivering fundamental contributions to the 3GPP standard and
driving toward the launch of standard-compliant commercial networks
and devices starting in 2019," says Cristiano Amon, Executive Vice President,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "As we did in both 3G and 4G, we are
excited to collaborate with Ericsson as an industry leader to
accelerate the path to 5G globally."
The over-the-air Interoperability Development Testing (IODT) was
conducted for lower layer data connections operating at both 3.5
GHz and 28 GHz bands. These just standardized layers are the
fundamental building blocks of 5G NR.
NSA 5G NR will use the existing LTE radio and evolved packet
core network as an anchor for mobility management and coverage
while adding a new 5G NR radio access carrier to enable certain 5G
use cases starting in 2019.
AT&T
"The network of the future is being built – and it's happening
fast. We're proud to be one of the top North American wireless
carrier contributors into 3GPP's work on 5G standards and to be
part of the group of companies that advocated for standards
acceleration earlier this year," says Marachel Knight, SVP Wireless Network
Architecture Design at AT&T. "We're excited to be a part of
standards-based interoperability testing as this helps speed up
development of 5G devices and hardware and helps pave the way to
launch standards based 5G NR service as soon as the end of
2018."
NTT DOCOMO
Dr. Hiroshi Nakamura, Chief
Technology Officer at NTT DOCOMO, says: "We are very pleased with
this initiative and believe early IODT is a key to enable a strong
and robust eco-system. NTT DOCOMO has worked on 5G trials with
Ericsson for years. We can accelerate co-creation of new services
and businesses with vertical industry partners."
Orange
"On the road to 5G, Orange welcomes this first 5G NR
Interoperability between Qualcomm and Ericsson. As sponsor of NGMN
Trial and Testing Initiative, Orange supports key industry
collaboration towards 3GPP standard-compliant trials. Orange is
committed to roll-out 5G multi-service connectivity in the future
therefore leveraging its potential to cover a large variety of
uses," says Arnaud Vamparys, SVP Radio Networks at Orange.
SK Telecom
"SK Telecom is proud to be the first operator to initiate a
discussion of early 3GPP-compliant trials with Ericsson and
Qualcomm in 2016, which eventually led to this industry-first
successful joint demonstration. We believe this is a meaningful
industry collaboration bringing global 5G players together," says
Jinhyo Park, EVP, Head of ICT R&D Center, SK Telecom. "We will
continue to drive 5G ecosystem to work on global standards and to
enable early 5G commercialization."
Sprint
"Tremendous progress is being made in the development of 5G NR
for our sub-6 GHz spectrum, the largest such block available for
wide-scale use in the United
States," says
Dr. John Saw, Sprint CTO. "We see great opportunity in mobile
5G, massive machine type communications, and ultra-reliable and
low-latency communications. Cloud robotics, connected cars and
drones, augmented and virtual reality – these are just the start of
the applications that will drive new levels of innovation and
progress around the world."
Telstra
Mike Wright, Telstra's Group
Managing Director Networks, says: "Telstra has been working to
accelerate the introduction of 5G in Australia and this interoperability testing is
a significant milestone towards commercialisation. The strength of
the 3GPP ecosystem is in the rigorous analysis to ensure devices
and networks are fully tested together, so that our customers can
purchase a 5G device in the future and have it work effortlessly on
Telstra's mobile network."
T-Mobile US
"This achievement is a major step forward toward our commitment
to build a nationwide 5G network by 2020 and bring 5G to our
customers," says Neville Ray, Chief
Technology Officer for T-Mobile. "The demonstration used both
millimeter wave and spectrum below 6GHz – proving the Un-carrier
vision that spectrum across all bands will be used for 5G."
Verizon
"Verizon was pleased to participate in the successful 5G NR
multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations," says Ed Chan, Chief Technology Architect and Network
Planning. He added, "These demonstrations represent a key milestone
in moving us another step closer towards commercial availability of
5G mobile services for customers."
Vodafone
Luke Ibbetson, Vodafone's Head of
Group R&D, says: "This first multi-vendor interoperability test
of 5G within days of the completion of the 3GPP standard paves the
way for Vodafone to trial commercial grade equipment in the coming
year. 5G has the potential to provide up to a ten-fold improvement
in cost efficiency to help us meet the growing demand for mobile
data from Vodafone customers. The capabilities delivered by 5G will
also help create the Gigabit societies of the future."
The IODT test complies with the following key characteristics of
the 3GPP 5G NR specifications:
- Waveform: flexible OFDM, Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing, waveform numerologies supporting low-band, as well as
mid-band and high-band spectrum allocations for wideband operation
and low latency services.
- Dynamic, slot-based frame structure: enables future-proof and
ultra-lean design as well as self-contained subframe structure that
allows for data transmissions that efficiently support diverse use
cases with requirements that include low latency, high peak-rate,
and high reliability.
- Massive MIMO: control and data channel support for Massive MIMO
features based on beam-centric design that improve spectral
efficiency and achieve higher data rates, boosting performance for
consumers.
- Mobile mmWave: control and data channel support for adaptive
beamforming and beam-tracking techniques to enable use of high-band
mmWave spectrum that deliver extreme data rates and capacity in a
mobile environment.
- Channel codecs: channel coding schemes based on latest
technology in advanced low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes to
support large data blocks and extreme peak rates, and Polar codes
for reliable control channels.
At Mobile World Congress 2017, global industry leaders pledged
to accelerate 5G NR for large-scale trials and deployments. This
was followed by 3GPP approval in March of a work plan to speed up
the development of NSA 5G NR specifications by six months and this
week approved as a standard at the 3GPP RAN Plenary Meeting in
Lisbon, Portugal. This will aid
meeting the increasing connectivity requirements for enhanced
mobile broadband services, as evidenced in the latest Ericsson
Mobility Report.
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