BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:
ERIC) and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its
subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Telstra are planning
to conduct interoperability testing and an over-the-air field trial
based on the expected 5G New Radio (NR) specifications being
developed by 3GPP, which will form the basis of the global
standards.
The aim is to enable timely commercial network launches based on
3GPP standard compliant 5G NR infrastructure and devices using
target 5G spectrum bands. It is expected 3GPP will complete the
first release of the official specifications, as part of Release
15.
The trial will highlight new 5G NR technologies that utilize
wide bandwidths available at higher frequency bands to increase
network capacity and to provide up to multi-gigabit per second data
rates. The millimeter Wave (mmWave) and mid-band spectrum
technologies being trialed will be critical to meeting the
increasing connectivity requirements for emerging consumer mobile
broadband experiences, such as Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality
and connected cloud services.
Mike Wright, group managing
director networks, Telstra, says, "This development is a big step
forward in 5G readiness. In addition to the ongoing growth in data
consumption, customers are starting to use applications that use
more data (e.g. virtual reality) and also require lower latency,
for example critical industrial and medical applications such as
remote surgery. This collaboration between Telstra, Ericsson and
Qualcomm Technologies will help ensure 5G is ready for the
Australian environment, including making sure it is able to be
scaled up for our vast distance and sparse population, as well as
ensuring our customers will be among the first in the world to
enjoy the benefits of 5G."
Ulf Ewaldsson, senior vice president and chief strategy and
technology officer, Ericsson, says, "We have a long history of
driving mobile innovation together with Qualcomm Technologies and
Telstra. This important 5G standard-based trial collaboration will
demonstrate compliance to 3GPP and support the accelerated
commercialization of the global 3GPP 5G standard in Australia. By working with leading operators
and ecosystem players in 5G, together we can enable global scale
and drive the industry in one common direction."
The trial will employ 3GPP 5G NR technologies such as
Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna technology with
adaptive beamforming and beam tracking techniques to deliver robust
and sustained mobile broadband communications at the higher
frequency bands, including non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments
and device mobility. It will also make use of scalable OFDM-based
waveforms and a new flexible framework design that are expected to
be part of the 5G NR specifications. The trials are expected to
yield valuable insight into the unique challenges of integrating
mmWave technologies into mobile networks and devices.
Matt Grob, executive vice
president and chief technology officer, Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc., says, "We've had longstanding success with Telstra and
Ericsson with early 4G and 3G testing and deployments, so we are
pleased to be continuing that work to accelerate the path to 5G. 5G
NR trials are essential to ensure a unified global 5G standard
through 3GPP, as well as timely commercial deployments of 5G NR
networks. Telstra brings a unique environment to test new mobile
technologies and our long history of innovation allows us to be in
the forefront of the 5G wireless revolution."
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.
The 3GPP 5G NR standard-based interoperability testing and trial
will start in the second half of 2017, and will follow decisions of
Release 15 – the global 5G standard that will make use of both
sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum bands. Ericsson and Qualcomm
Technologies have also announced trial plans in the US and Korea,
to support operation in millimeter Wave (mmWave) and mid-band
spectrum, accelerating commercial deployments in the 28GHz, 39GHz
and sub-6GHz bands.
Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2017
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With our customers and partners, we work across industries,
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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
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About Ericsson:
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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
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