Nokia, US Cellular test 5G tech for fixed wireless

News Wireless United States 12 OKT 2016
Nokia, US Cellular test 5G tech for fixed wireless
Nokia and US Cellular have collaborated to test 5G in North America and demonstrate 5G fixed wireless in both indoor and outdoor environments. As a result, the companies proved how a new network can provide faster speeds and lower latency for US Cellular's customers. The 5G testing used 28GHz spectrum through an experimental licence from the FCC and Nokia's commercially-available, 5G-ready AirScale radio platform to stream six simultaneous 4K ultra high-definition videos. For the outdoor testing, which was conducted at U.S. Cellular's technology centre in Schaumburg, Illinois, the team set up a point-to-point, clear line of sight scenario between a base station and user equipment.

The indoor testing was done in US Cellular's lab. In both environments, the tests delivered speeds of 5Gbps and ultra-low latency under 2 milliseconds (ms) over the 5G wireless link. Nokia and US Cellular plan further network testing and collaboration towards the development of 5G standards.

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Wireless,  Fixed

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Nokia,  FCC

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United States

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Cooperations & alliances, Network equipment

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