BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) and Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), are working with Vodafone to test
5G interoperability and conduct an over-the-air field trial
based on 5G New Radio (NR) specifications being developed in
3GPP.
The trial intends to drive the mobile ecosystem towards
validation of 5G NR technologies, which will enable operators to
test 3GPP standard compliant 5G NR infrastructure and devices at
scale.
Taking place in the United
Kingdom, the focus of the trial will showcase 5G NR
technologies that utilise wide bandwidths to increase network
capacity and achieve multi-gigabit per second data rates.
Applicable to both existing licensed bands and new bands in sub
6GHz, 5G will be important to meeting the increasing connectivity
requirements for emerging consumer mobile broadband experiences
such as Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Connected Cloud
services.
Ulf Ewaldsson, senior vice president and chief strategy and
technology officer, Ericsson, says, "5G will enable operators to
provide new use cases in areas such as the Internet of Things,
automation and big data, and the ability to build new revenue
streams with radically new business models. To speed up
commercialization of the global 3GPP 5G standard, we continuously
work with leading operators and ecosystem players in 5G to enable
global scale and drive the industry in one common direction."
The trial will utilize 5G system solutions and devices from
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies to demonstrate real world
scenarios across a broad set of use cases and deployment
situations.
Matt Grob, executive vice
president and chief technology officer, Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc., says, "The work between Qualcomm, Ericsson and Vodafone is
just another example of how collaboration on impactful 5G NR trials
between global industry leaders is pertinent to not only drive the
technology forward, but to ensure timely commercial deployments of
5G technologies based on the 3GPP specification."
Matt Beal, director of
technology, architecture and strategy, Vodafone, says, "The
demonstration of the 5G standard in sub-6GHz bands is an important
step forward in the development of 5G. Standardization of this
technology will help deliver high performing and reliable 5G mobile
networks with global coverage. A common standard also promises to
deliver the economies of scale, which will help drive adoption of
the technology in consumer devices and the internet of things."
The trial will make use of advanced 3GPP 5G NR technologies
including Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna
technology, adaptive self-contained TDD, beamforming techniques,
scalable OFDM-based waveforms to support wider bandwidths, advanced
coding and modulation schemes, and a new flexible framework
design.
The 3GPP 5G NR standard-based interoperability testing and
trials will start in the second half of 2017, and will follow
decisions of 3GPP Release 15 specification – the global 5G standard
that will make use of both sub-6GHz and millimeter wave spectrum
bands.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and
connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected
devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including
automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are
allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways
never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing
business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,
operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and all of our products and
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About Ericsson:
Ericsson is a world leader in communications technology and
services with headquarters in Stockholm,
Sweden. Our organization consists of more than 111,000
experts who have provided customers in 180 countries with
innovative solutions and services. Together we are building a more
connected future where anyone and any industry is empowered to
reach their full potential. Net sales in 2016 were SEK 222.6 billion (USD
24.5 billion). The Ericsson stock is listed on Nasdaq
in Stockholm and on NASDAQ in New
York. Read more on www.ericsson.com.
Qualcomm Contacts:
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Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
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Ericsson Contacts:
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Phone: +46 10 719 6996
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Phone: +46 10 719 00 00
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