Nokia makes world's first 5GTF connection

News Wireless Global 13 FEB 2017
Nokia makes world's first 5GTF connection

Nokia carried out a connection based on the 5GTF 'pre-standard' in a laboratory environment in Oulu, Finland, on 23 December 2016, claiming this is the world's first 5GTF connection. The test adds another key component to the development of 5G and the implementation of the first 5G applications, the company said.

The 5G connection used the 5GTF (Verizon 5G Technology Forum) draft specification and was made possible by Nokia's commercially available 5G-ready AirScale radio access with the Nokia AirFrame data centre platform running on Intel architecture, together with the Intel 5G mobile trial platform as an end-user device. At the end of 2016, the company introduced 4.5G Pro and announced plans for 4.9G. Nokia will introduce its 4.9G technologies by the end of 2017, allowing operators to manage the significantly higher infrastructure needed for 5G implementation. Nokia will present its 4.9G technology at MWC 2017 in Barcelona.

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