Play to test Samsung 4G, 5G network in Warsaw

News Wireless Poland 6 MEI 2021
Play to test Samsung 4G, 5G network in Warsaw

Poland operator P4, trading under the Play brand, will be conducting 4G and 5G trials in Warsaw with Samsung, the companies announced. Samsung and Play will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network equipment in the trial, which will be carried out in Play’s labs and commercial networks, beginning in the second quarter of this year.

In this trial, Samsung R&D Institute Poland will take part as well. This trial will also test the interoperability between Play’s 2G/3G legacy networks and Samsung’s latest products. For the trial, Samsung will provide its latest 4G and 5G equipment, including 4G radios, 5G Massive MIMO radios and baseband units, on low and mid-band spectrums.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

P4,  Samsung

Countries:

Poland

Tags:

Cooperations & alliances, Network equipment, Wholesale, 4G - LTE, 5G

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