China Mobile, Anritsu Corporation, Asia Pacific
Telecom, AT&T, British Telecom, CAICT , CATT, China Telecom,
China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, DISH Network,
Ericsson, Fujitsu Limited, Huawei, Intel Corporation, InterDigital,
Keysight Technologies, KDDI Corporation, KT Corp, KYOCERA
Corporation, Lenovo, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, MediaTek,
Microelectronics Technology Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation,
NEC Corporation, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, INC., OPPO, Orange, Panasonic
Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Rohde-Schwarz, Samsung
Electronics, Sharp Corporation, SK Telecom, SoftBank Corp., Sony
Mobile Communications Inc., Spirent Communications, StarPoint,
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., TIM, Unisoc, Verizon, VIAVI,
vivo, Vodafone, Xiaomi, ZTE
3GPP TSG #80 Plenary Meeting has approved the completion of the
standalone (SA) Release 15 5G specifications. After the release of
the 5G NR specifications for non-standalone (NSA) operation in Dec.
2017, another essential step of standardization of 5G has been
successfully completed. Now, the whole industry is taking the final
sprint towards 5G commercialization. The completion of SA
specifications which complements the NSA specifications, not only
gives 5G NR the ability of independent deployment, but also brings
a brand new end-to-end network architecture, making 5G a
facilitator and an accelerator during the intelligent information
and communications technology improvement process of enterprise
customers and vertical industries. New business models will be
enabled and a new era where everything is interconnected will be
opened up for both mobile operators and industrial partners.
More than 600 delegates from the world's major
telecom operators, network, terminals and chipset vendors, internet
companies and other vertical industry companies have witnessed this
historic moment for 5G. Balázs Bertényi, Chairman of 3GPP TSG RAN,
said: “The freeze of Standalone 5G NR radio specifications
represents a major milestone in the quest of the wireless industry
towards realizing the holistic 5G vision. 5G NR Standalone systems
not only dramatically increase the mobile broadband speeds and
capacity, but also open the door for new industries beyond
telecommunications that are looking to revolutionize their
ecosystem through 5G.” Erik Guttman, Chairman of 3GPP TSG SA, adds:
“The agreed completion of the stage 3 freeze milestone for the 5G
standalone system has great significance. The 5G System
specification has now reached its official stage of completion,
thanks to the intense efforts of hundreds of engineers over the
past three years. A special acknowledgment is due to those who led
this remarkable effort in diverse committees. 5G promises a broad
expansion of telecommunications, as an ever more central component
of our economies, societies and individual activities. The 5G
System opens the way for commercialization of services based on the
New Radio and 5G Core Network and their advanced extensible
capabilities. The new system provides the foundation for ongoing
specialization for support of new business sectors, for unlike 4G
and past generations, 5G supports the very specific requirements
and individual service characteristics of diverse communications.
Already, 3GPP activities have begun to leverage the 5G system to
realize opportunities in areas such as industrial automation. This
activity will intensify in the months and years to come, in
increasingly many sectors, all on the foundation of the work that
has been achieved on this occasion.” Georg Mayer, Chairman of 3GPP
TSG CT, said: “Two years ago, 5G was seen as a vision or even just
a hype - with the closing of Rel-15 3GPP has made 5G a reality
within a very short time. The outcome is an amazing set of
standards that will not only provide higher data rates and
bandwidth to end customers but which is open and flexible enough to
satisfy the communication needs of different industries -- 5G will
be the integration platform for heterogeneous businesses. All this
could only be achieved thanks to the willingness of the
stakeholders to work together on a common goal and due to the
effectiveness of 3GPPs structure and processes. Rel-15 only marks
the first step of the 5G story and 3GPP will further develop it
into the future, aligning it to the needs of customers and
industries.” It is firmly believed by the whole industry that,
after 34 months of hard and efficient work, the carefully crafted
and elaborately designed 5G specifications, a fruit of close
collaborations and collective wisdom, will surely meet the high
expectations.
China Mobile
Mr. Li Zhengmao, Vice President of China Mobile,
said: “The name of the host place, La Jolla, means “the jewel” in
Spanish. As the name of the host place, 5G has been viewed as a
“jewel” from its birth and bears the expectations and dreams of the
entire mobile communications industry to provide faster and
smoother mobile broadband services and more comprehensive and more
effective communication solutions to vertical industries. The whole
industry will carry the momentum to accelerate the maturity of the
5G end-to-end system, create a new ecology of cross-industry
integration, cultivate a new model for 5G development, and make
greater contributions to the development of the global digital
economy”.
Anritsu
Corporation
Takashi Seike, the Senior Vice President of Anritsu
Corporation, said: “We are very pleased to see the next frontier of
wireless communication coming closer to reality by the completion
of Standalone 5G NR specification. Anritsu is committed to
contribute to commercial success of 5G by ensuring device and
service quality through close collaboration with customers and
partners.”
Asia Pacific
Telecom
Mr. Fang-Ming Lu, Chairman of Asia Pacific Telecom,
said: “The complete of Rel-15 NR specification opens the door for
introducing more intelligence into the world. We are very pleased
to continue cooperating with global industry partner to explore new
applications of 5G technology. More specifically, Asia Pacific
Telecom is willing to create 5G+8K eco-system to enrich our digital
life and provide Industrial IoT services to offer more innovative
solutions for society.”
AT&T
“Commercial 5G services are closer than ever with
the completion of 3GPP Release 15,” said Hank Kafka, VP Access
Architecture and Standards. “This milestone will allow for more
advanced testing using standards-compliant equipment and paves the
way for our commercial 5G launch in a dozen cities later this year.
We are proud to have been part of the process as the industry
participants in 3GPP came together to achieve the acceleration, and
now completion, of the first phase of 5G specifications.”
British
Telecom
“BT recognises another significant milestone on the
path of 5G.” said Neil J. McRae, Chief Architect at BT, “This step
provides the crucial foundation to enable the power of 5G to
deliver on low latency, scale and high availability- the foundation
that our customers need to usher in the fourth industrial
revolution and the era of ultra collaboration.”
CAICT
Ms. Wang Zhiqin, Deputy Director of the China
Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), said:
“The on-time delivery of the first version of 5G specifications
does not come easily. It is the result of wisdom and sweat of
people who has devoted themselves to 5G standardization. The new
end-to-end business capability of 5G will become an essential
engine to open up an era where everything is inter-connected.
IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group is going to work with industrial
partners to promote the successful deployment and development of
5G.”
CATT
Chen Shanzhi, the Vice President of Datang Telecom
Group (CATT), said: “The success of 5G NR first full
specification comes from the joint efforts of the industry. SA
operation can be regarded as a prerequisite of 5G supporting both
mobile internet and IoT, and also an accelerator for 5G successful
commercialization and even a multiplier for 5G showing its social
value. Therefore, the successful completion of SA specification has
laid a foundation for the overall launch of 5G industry. With 5G
commercialization entering the final sprint phase, Datang Telecom
Group will continuously endeavor to promote 5G into global
commercial success.”
China Telecom
China Telecom EVP, Dr. Liu Guiqing
said: “China Telecom is proud of being important part of the
team for completing this historical 5G milestone. With this Rel-15
SA specification frozen, China Telecom plans to lead the efforts on
verifying the specified performance and optimizing the innovative
features through field trials in many cities. In parallel to the
verification efforts of Rel-15, China Telecom looks forward to
working with others in 3GPP to define Rel-16 that is critical for
URLLC applications. To get ready for commercialization, China
Telecom will work closely with the vendors and partners to promote
5G ecosystem and to explore new applications and business cases.
”
China
Unicom
Dr. Shao Guanglu, China Unicom EVP, said: "The 5G
standard completed at this meeting is result of sincere cooperation
of the whole industry. It is the result of wisdom and sweat of
experts in communications, and carries high expectation and dreams
of the whole society to form a more intelligent world. The
completion of specifications is a milestone for 5G
commercialization. 5G can meet various business requirements in
different scenarios. It can not only provide high speed wireless
access, but also enable vertical industry applications. It help us
carry out the national strategies such as Internet+ and Made in
China 2025. China Unicom will work together with the whole industry
to build a good ecosystem and create a new dimension for 5G
development, with the "five new" attitude”.
Chunghwa
Telecom
Mr. Kuo-Feng Lin, SEVP and CTO, Chunghwa
Telecom said: "We are delighted to see R15 5G NR
specifications have been successfully and timely completed. It not
only sets a remarkable milestone for the global
ecosystem towards 5G eMBB commercialization, but also heralds
the start of R16 5G specifications towards broader mMTC and uRLLC
opportunities. We appreciate the efforts and contributions from
3GPP colleagues and stakeholders. Chunghwa Telecom will continue
cooperating with the whole industrial players to enter the 5G
wonderland. "
Deutsche
Telekom
“We welcome the on-time completion of the
Standalone Architecture with a cloud-friendly core network as part
of the Rel-15 3GPP standard. This is another crucial milestone to
realize a full end-to-end 5G system,” says Alex Jinsung Choi, SVP
Research & Technology Innovation, Deutsche Telekom. “Deutsche
Telekom recently implemented the world’s first non-standalone
architecture trial in a commercial network in Germany. We now look
forward to continuing our cross-industry collaboration to
accelerate the 5G ecosystem development and explore the
applications of reduced latency and network slicing, so that we can
bring the full benefits of 5G to our customers.”
DISH Network
“Congratulations to 3GPP, we are excited to be a
part of the completion of this important milestone,” said
Mariam Sorond, Vice President of Technology Development at
DISH Network. “5G is set to be a paradigm shift for the
industry and the completion of standalone (SA) 5G new radio
(NR) specifications will enable new entrants
to usher in innovative solutions. We look forward
to contribute to future milestones which enable the full potential
of 5G to address massive connectivity and solutions for other
verticals beyond broadband.
Ericsson
Erik Ekudden, Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer, Ericsson, says: “5G is fast approaching
commercial reality thanks to the dedicated, industry-wide
standardization work lead by 3GPP, we together have
accelerated the delivery of the standard well ahead of
time. Together with our ecosystem partners we will sustain
this momentum and ensure that communication service providers can
successfully launch 3GPP standard-based 5G networks.”
Fujitsu
Limited
Masayuki Seno, SVP and Head of Network Products
Business Unit at Fujitsu, said: "Fujitsu is very proud to reach a
major milestone by successfully completing standalone (SA) 5G NR
specifications together with the world’s mobile operators and
vendors. The 5G network is surely the foundation for the secure
exchange of information between trusted communities in the
hyper-connected world. Fujitsu will strive to provide 5G network
products and connected services to co-create human centric
innovation through digital technologies with our customers and
partners all over the world.”
Huawei
Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei 5G product line,
said: “With the development of 5G NR standardization, We are
pleased to cooperate with global organizations to reach a great
milestone that 3GPP 5G NR specification of Standalone(SA) have been
completed, which is a critical step forward for the 5G
standardization and industry ecosystem. Huawei will positively
invest on the research and development of 5G key technology and
product, continue cooperating with global industry partner, and
promote the implementation of 5G commercial deployment and health
industry ecosystem worldwide. ”
Intel
Corporation
Asha Keddy, Vice President and General Manager Next
Generation and Standards, Intel:“As the world prepares for 5G
network deployments later this year, Intel is proud to have worked
alongside our industrial partners to complete the standalone (SA)
5G new radio (NR) specification. This new air interface is another
major step in our journey to power this first wave of 5G.
Intel, with our end to end network, cloud and client focus, and our
partners are reimagining the network to deliver a true convergence
of computing and communications.”
InterDigital
Dr. Robert DiFazio, Vice President, InterDigital
Labs (NASDAQ: IDCC): “The completion of the 5G NR standalone
specification and indeed all the new technologies that will make up
5G are the culmination of many years of work from all the companies
and hundreds of engineers at 3GPP, and InterDigital is proud to
have worked alongside them. InterDigital has been committed to
playing a leading role in mobile industry standards across multiple
generations of wireless, and we are excited to continue
contributing our best technology as 5G deploys and brings amazing
connectivity and economic opportunity throughout the world.”
Keysight
Technologies
Satish Dhanasekaran, senior vice president of
Keysight Technologies, and president of the Communications
Solutions Group (CSG): “We are excited to enable the industry at a
threshold of 5G acceleration and commercialization. The completion
of the standalone (SA) 5G new radio (NR) specification marks a
distinct milestone and offers a playbook for a connected ecosystem
to move forward, in making 5G a reality and unlocking huge
potential for society. Keysight’s is engaged with market leaders,
contributions to the 3GPP standardization development and providing
scalable 5G test and measurement solutions all the way from L1 to
L7.”
KDDI
Corporation
Mr. Yoshiaki Uchida, Senior Managing Executive
Officer, Director of KDDI, said: “We are proud to have played a
part in completion of 5G standardization as one of the leaderships
of 3GPP TSG. With this successful completion of the 5G NR
specification, KDDI will continue our collaboration with various
business partners and prepare for the commercial 5G service launch
in 2020.”
KT Corp
Dr. Hongbeom Jeon, Executive Vice President and
Head of KT Corp.’s Infra Lab., said: “Ever since our successful 5G
trial at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February, we have
sought to elevate 5G standards in 3GPP to a higher level of
excellence. KT Corp. greatly appreciates the timely establishment
of the full 5G specifications and will continue to lead the global
efforts for the coming commercial launch of 5G.”
KYOCERA
Corporation
Masahiro Inagaki, Senior Executive Officer, General
Manager of Corporate R&D Group at Kyocera Corporation said:
“The completion of the 5G NR SA specification marks a key turning
point in the evolution of the next generation of wireless
technology. Kyocera believes the new technology will fundamentally
change the efficiency of network resource utilization, deployment
flexibility and support of various applications with different QoS
requirements such as IoT and V2X, some of which require high
efficiency, ultra-reliable, low latency operations.”
Lenovo
Dr. Yong Rui, CTO&SVP of Lenovo Group, said:
“The 5G has arrived at one of its key milestones, namely, the
5G NR SA specs has just been released in the 3GPP Plenary. The
game-changing 5G has extremely broad implications for the
telecommunications as well as many other industries that affect the
most exciting and promising fields of the modern society for years
to come. Lenovo has been working closely with key industry partners
like China Mobile to accelerate the commercialization of 5G
technologies to bring their full benefits to both our consumers and
clients. ”
LG
Electronics
“LG is proud to be one of the key contributors
toward the timely and successful completion of the 5G Phase-1
standard including 5G NR Stand Alone specifications, an important
milestone to extend the application of 5G technologies to diverse
deployment environments and emerging vertical sectors," said Dr.
I.P. Park, Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics. "We are
ready to deliver 5G-based intelligent mobile products and
convergence services to worldwide markets and look forward to
making significant contributions to the evolution of 5G
standards.”
LG Uplus
Joosik Choi, executive vice president and Head
of 5G Strategy Planning, said: "We would like to thank to 3GPP and
all companies for great effort on 5G SA NR standard, Release 15.
Based on this standard, LG Uplus is preparing for the successful
deployment and commercialization of 5G in 2019. We will contribute
to the continued development of 5G NR.”
MediaTek
MediaTek Senior Vice President Cheng-Te Chuang
said: “The completion of standalone 5G NR specifications is another
remarkable milestone in the progress of 5G and the goal of full
coverage 5G SA networks. MediaTek is deeply involved in the
standardization of 5G core technologies. With the completion of
both SA and NSA specifications, MediaTek’s commercial-ready 5G
chipset is getting mature and MediaTek will be one of the
first-tier suppliers in 5G commercial markets.”
Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation
Dr. Takashi Nishimura, executive officer in charge
of Communication Systems Group, said: "It is our great pleasure to
be a member of the group that has created a new 5G standard.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation wishes to contribute to the
realization of a prosperous society that simultaneously achieves
"sustainability" and "safety, security and comfort", making the
best use of the strengths of our existing businesses as well as the
opportunities presented by this recently developed 5G
standard."
NEC
Corporation
Atsuo Kawamura, Executive Vice President and Head
of the Network Service Business Unit at NEC Corporation, said: “NEC
is proud to have contributed to the completion of 5G NR
standardization. This is a significant milestone towards successful
commercialization of 5G, which will enable new value and services
through its secure and intelligent technologies. Going forward, NEC
will continue to develop and provide innovative 5G solutions for
society that enable advanced communications and a diversified range
of sophisticated services.”
Nokia
Marcus Weldon, President of Bell Labs and Corporate
Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, said: "Nokia is proud to have
played a significant role in achieving this milestone with
excellent global industry cooperation. This milestone connects the
5G radio (NR) to the new 5G Core Network, in line with Nokia’s
Future X vision. It enables exciting possibilities for the digital
transformation that 5G will bring us for a connected world. A whole
new horizon is available to create a digital economy with vertical
industries beyond mobile broadband. Nokia will continue to leverage
our unique 5G E2E capabilities and bring this vision into reality
together with industry partners.”
NTT DOCOMO,
INC.
Dr. Hiroshi Nakamura, Executive Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer, NTT DOCOMO said: "I’m very glad that the
first release of 5G specifications has been completed. This
completion is the starting point of sustainable 5G development and
the expansion of the 5G global ecosystem by leveraging unified NSA
and SA. NTT DOCOMO has been collaborating with many partners across
various industries to co-create 5G services through activities such
as ‘DOCOMO 5G Open Partner Program’ and ‘DOCOMO 5G Open Labs’. We
believe that the completion of the specifications will accelerate
open innovation that will bring about solutions to social issues
and new style creation for a richer future for all. NTT DOCOMO will
continue the collaborative effort aiming to spark the Fourth
Industrial Revolution. "
OPPO
Levin Liu, VP of OPPO & Director of OPPO
Research Center, said, "The completion of 5G Standalone (SA)
specifications marks the milestone where 5G NR truly becomes a
complete system and thus is able to take full advantage of its high
speed, low latency features. OPPO is willing to cooperate closely
with China Mobile and other operator partners to provide richer and
unprecedented user experience to end-users globally by introducing
5G capable devices at the earliest time."
Orange
Arnaud Vamparys, SVP Radio Networks in Orange,
said: “Orange welcomes the successful development of this new 5G
standard release. This ensures more flexibility and freedom for our
future 5G roll-outs, enabling 5G autonomous deployment, depending
on each country’s specific context and corresponding strategy.”
Panasonic
Corporation
Yoshiyuki Miyabe, the Senior Managing Executive
Officer and CTO, Panasonic, said: "Panasonic is pleased this set
for the 5G NR standard has been completed. 5G can be used not only
for enhancement of voice and visual communication but also for new
services such as IoT and autonomous driving, which ultimately
contribute to resolving social issues. We would like to contribute
to achieving ‘A Better Life, A Better World’ using 5G."
Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc.
“We are proud to have worked with our industry
counterparts in 3GPP RAN as well as in 3GPP CT and SA to achieve
this milestone of including standalone 5G NR operation as part of
the 5G global standard,” said Cristiano Amon, President, Qualcomm
Incorporated. “In addition to our leadership in developing and
contributing new ideas and directions to 3GPP, Qualcomm
Technologies is putting tremendous effort into making NR commercial
through our 3GPP 5G NR spec compliant prototypes and
interoperability testing and with the development of 5G NR modem
chipsets which support both NSA and SA operation. We will continue
to work with the industry to drive the evolution of 5G technologies
as well as the worldwide commercialization of both SA and NSA 5G
networks and mobile devices.”
Rohde-Schwarz
Mr. Andreas Pauly, EVP of R&S and head of Test
and Measurement division said: “This is an important step of 5G
development. In the process of 5G industrialization,
Standardization is the cornerstone while test provides assurance.
As a leading wireless test vendor, R&S participated in all
stages of 5G standard development, and cooperated with industry
chain partners to complete all 5G trial test. With formal freeze on
5G NR SA standard, R&S intensifies close work with all
partners in 5G new technology and various 5G application fields,
provides innovative test solutions to meet 5G challenges, and
contributes to the prosperity of future 5G industry.”
Samsung
Electronics
Seunghwan Cho, Executive Vice President of Samsung
Research, said: “We are very pleased to see the completion of the
first release of 5G standard. Samsung has pioneered breakthrough
technologies for 5G and has been actively collaborating with key
partners to achieve this milestone. We will continue our efforts
for the commercial success of 5G and deliver a new level of mobile
experience to everyone's life.”
Sharp
Corporation
Yoshiro Nakano, BU President, Mobile Communication
BU at Sharp Corporation said: “I’m delighted that 3GPP has
completed their work on global 5G specifications today. Utilizing
the 5G standards, SHARP will accelerate development of innovative
technologies, such as “8K” (ultra-high-definition imaging) and
“AIoT” (people-oriented IoT), aiming to contribute to people’s rich
lives and a sustainable society.”
SK Telecom
“It is a significant step that enables new levels
of mobile innovation with 5G technology by taking full advantage of
new 5G NR and 5GC features. We are proud to be one of the key
contributors of this important milestone,” said Jinhyo Park, EVP,
Head of ICT R&D Division, SK Telecom, “Timely completion of the
5G NR SA standard will encourage operators to quickly move towards
5G commercialization. We truly look forward to taking the first
step in the 5G commercialization and keeping the momentum with all
5G ecosystem players.”
SoftBank
Corp.
Junichi Miyakawa, Representative Director & CTO
of SoftBank Corp., said: “SoftBank would like to express our
gratitude to the leading companies for the timely completion of 5G
standardization in 3GPP. In 2020s, everything will be connected to
the internet, guiding us to greater revolution than ever. SoftBank
has a huge expectation toward the upcoming 5G era, and is willing
to lead the whole industry to accelerate the commercialization of
5G.”
Sony Mobile Communications
Inc.
Hidehiko Teshirogi, Director, EVP, Sony Mobile
Communications Inc., said: "Sony has been part of the 5G NR and SA
standardization and recognizes the progress in 3GPP to reach the
completion of the SA 5G NR specifications. Sony Mobile is ready for
full-scale development of 5G NR smartphones to take benefit of the
opportunities offered by the new standard."
Spirent
Communications
“Delivery of the standalone 5G NR specifications is
a milestone for the industry,” said Wright Nigel, EVP Global Sales,
Spirent Communications, “As a test solution provider, Spirent will
continue to work with the industry to reduce the complexity and
cost of 5G testing, and accelerate innovation and time to revenue
for new 5G-enabled services. Spirent will continue the close
cooperation with our industry partners that will help to bring
forward the implementation of 5G commercial deployment
worldwide.”
StarPoint
“Congratulations to 3GPP for successfully
completing Rel-15 5G SA standard", said Professor Zhang Ping,
founder of StarPoint, "This is a pivotal milestone of 5G
commercialization, which will profoundly change the way we live for
many years to come. As a world leading mobile testing solution
provider, StarPoint is proud of having played a part of this
process and will continue to work closely with our partners and the
whole ecosystem to ensure that our 5G testing solutions always meet
what the industry requires."
Sumitomo Electric Industries,
Ltd.
Toshiaki Kakii, Managing Executive Officer of
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., said: "As a global leading
manufacturer of infocommunication devices and
infocommunication/automotive network systems, we are pleased that
the first release of the 5G NR specification has been completed and
are proud to be a member of the 5G NR pioneers. Sumitomo Electric
will continue developing advanced products to support the
introduction of 5G NR commercial devices and networks."
TIM
Enrico Bagnasco, Head of Technology Innovation of
TIM, said: “The timely delivery of Rel 15 is another big step
forward in the adoption of 5G to expand the footprint of the
current mobile network into new market segments. We at TIM are
particularly proud to have contributed with the 3GPP family for
this achievement. The availability of a full set of NSA and SA
standards will open several options for the deployment of the new
technology, boosting a new generation of devices.”
Unisoc
Mr. Jingming Wang, Chief Operation Officer of
Unisoc, said: “The 5G SA mode can decently reveal the technical
advances of 5G. It will extensively fulfill the technical needs of
intelligent transformation of global society in the coming 5G era.
The prompt finalization of 3GPP R15 consolidates the standard
foundation for the successful commercialization of 5G in year 2020,
aiming at which the 1st generation 5G terminal chip from
Unisoc is under developing with full power.”
Verizon
Ed Chan, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology
Architect of Verizon, said: “I applaud 3GPP’s completion of Release
15 including the Standalone NR System specifications. This
milestone mirrors our active contributions and collaboration in
industry standards and our continued leadership in 5G with our
vendor partners, like the creation of Verizon 5G Technical
Forum with key industry players in 2015 to accelerate the pace of
5G innovation. Earlier this month, Verizon
marked two important industry firsts in 5G development:
the successful completion of outdoor data sessions based on the
3GPP NR standard and the successful completion of multi-carrier
aggregation, boosting the signals into the gigabit range. The
pair of successes, based on 3GPP’s NR standard and Verizon’s 28GHz
millimeter wave spectrum, proved the exciting potential of 5G
technologies. It demonstrated the transmission of multiple live
interactive virtual reality (VR) sessions with a latency of 1.5
milliseconds and simultaneous 4K streaming video. We are
working with our industry partners in leading the 5G fixed wireless
and enhanced mobile broadband deployments. Verizon believes
3GPP’s standardization of 5G technologies will further help us
build the future as we embark into a new era of services for our
customers.”
VIAVI
Ian Langley, SVP and GM at VIAVI, said, “The
completion of the first-phase full-featured 5G NR standardization
work is an exciting news for the entire wireless communications
industry. Since the 3G era, VIAVI test solutions have been
dedicated to helping the industry accelerate the development and
deployment of next-generation mobile and broadband services. VIAVI
will accelerate the development of TM500 test instruments
supporting the 5G SA and provide comprehensive support for the
development and verification of 5G network infrastructure.”
Vivo
Yujian Shi, SVP and CTO of vivo, said: "To provide
better user experience in 5G, we joined 3GPP and made lots of
technical contributions on 5G SA&NSA. We appreciate the great
efforts made by thousands of telecommunication experts to
accelerate the 5G standards. Vivo are stepping up the 5G smart
phone R&D and strive to release 5G SA smartphone in 2019.”
Vodafone
Luke Ibbetson, Head of Vodafone Group R&D said
“This is another important step towards being able to realise the
full potential of 5G as we look ahead to the next decade of mobile
innovation. This adds further capability to the 5G family of
technologies including 5G NR, LTE evolution and LPWA”
Xiaomi
Mr. Wang Xiang, the senior VP of Xiaomi, said:”
Xiaomi always adheres to the concept of “Let everyone in the world
to enjoy the fun of science and technology”. With this concept in
mind, we have been actively participating in the 5G
standardization. 5G will provide a broader platform and market for
industrial applications. By making full use of the advantages of
its ecological system and 5G technology, Xiaomi will continue to
make contributions to the development of 5G industrial
applications. “
ZTE
Mr. Zhang Jianguo, Senior Vice President of ZTE
Corporation, said: “The complete Phase-I 5G standard published on
schedule has embodied collective wisdom and painstaking efforts of
operators and industrial partners, and will definitely accelerate
the global 5G industrial process. A more open, agile, and smart
high-speed full-connectivity era is coming in the blink of an eye.
The development of enterprises and industrial applications will
benefit the whole society. ZTE will continue to work together with
industrial partners to make a contribution to global digital
development.”
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