WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
- First, public 5G NR over-the-air data call using 39 GHz mmWave
band
- Demonstration uses commercially available products: Ericsson
Radio System AIR 5331 and the Intel® 5G Mobile Trial Platform
- Successful interoperability tests pave the way for commercial
5G devices and ensures network and ecosystem readiness
As the commercial launch of 5G services rapidly approaches,
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Intel, together with AT&T and
T-Mobile are showcasing the power of the 5G ecosystem. The partners
have successfully demonstrated Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio
(NR) interoperability using 39 GHz spectrum – the frequency band
that 5G services in North America
will be introduced on.
The demonstration takes place at the Mobile World Congress
Americas (MWCA) event and is the first public 5G NR over-the-air
(OTA) data call using 39 GHz mmWave band. Commercially available
products: Ericsson Radio System AIR 5331 and the Intel® 5G Mobile
Trial Platform, offer further validation of the supporting 5G
ecosystem.
Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Networks
at Ericsson, says: "This accomplishment shows that 5G is ready for
business. Together with our partners we are continuing to prove the
readiness of both the underlying technology and the ecosystem."
Asha Keddy, Intel Vice President
and General Manager of Next Generation and Standards says: "This
public multi-vendor 5G NR over-the-air data call using 39 GHz
mmWave band signifies that we have reached a new level of
interoperability. This successful over-the-air test using the band
that will offer 5G services in North
America, also demonstrates the network and ecosystem
readiness we have achieved."
The new mmWave bands have required intense interoperability
testing of the 3GPP standard and the demonstration at MWCA is a
crucial stepping stone for optimizing performance and ensuring 5G
network and ecosystem readiness.
Igal Elbaz, Senior Vice
President, Wireless Technology AT&T, says: "We congratulate
Intel and Ericsson on their progress in achieving this milestone.
The 39 GHz system that will be on display at MWCA shows the
continuing industry progress in driving from pre-standard systems
to standards-based systems across the range of important mmWave
bands."
Neville Ray, Chief Technology
Officer with T-Mobile, says: "We've been working at a fever pace to
get commercial 5G ready, reaching one milestone after another. I'm
super proud of the team for achieving a multi-vendor 3GPP-based 5G
data call using Ericsson's commercial radios and Intel's RF
chip."
Technology background:
- First live public NR data call over 39GHz spectrum OTA using
AT&T and T-Mobile spectrum: LTE anchor B66 (2.1Ghz) LTE
- Multivendor operable data call based on 3GPP Release 15
specifications
- Supporting hardware and software include Ericsson Radio System
commercial radio AIR 5331, commercial SW track and Intel MTP
This milestone follows on the heels of several significant
announcements that are accelerating the deployment of commercial 5G
networks including the first end-to-end multi-vendor 5G commercial
network data call over licenced 3.5GHz in July 2018.
5G is poised to unlock commercial opportunities for every
industry. Ericsson's 5G business potential report shows that
operators can benefit from up to USD 619
billion market opportunity globally in 2026.
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