AT&T tests DirecTV over 5G with customers in Austin

News Wireless United States 28 JUN 2017
AT&T tests DirecTV over 5G with customers in Austin
AT&T has launched a second trial of fixed wireless 5G services using mmWave spectrum. The trial service in Austin, Texas uses Ericsson’s 5G RAN and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform. The trial participants can stream live TV via the DirecTV Now online service and experience faster broadband services up to 1 Gbps. 

AT&T already tested DirecTV Now using mmWave technology in a lab earlier this year, and this is the first time it will be delivered over a 5G connection. The new generation of mobile technology is expected to help the operator meet the growing demand for mobile video, which already makes up over half of all data traffic on its mobile network. 

AT&T aims to launch its first commercial 5G services in late 2018. The results of AT&T's trial will be used by the 3GPP to help develop the final 5G standards. 

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DirecTV,  Intel

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United States

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