SK Telecom demos 5G system at 20.5 Gbps at MWC

Nieuws Mobiel Korea, republiek van 23 FEB 2016
SK Telecom demos 5G system at 20.5 Gbps at MWC

South Korean operator SK Telecom is showcasing its latest 5G system including radio, core and device at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. In partnership with Nokia, SK Telecom has demonstrated live 20.5 Gbps transmission speed over the air.

Back in October 2015, SK Telecom and Nokia achieved 19.1Gbps transmission speed over the air using 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 8x8 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmission and 400 MHz of bandwidth. SK Telecom has already achieved 25 Gbps transmission speed over the air with Ericsson earlier this month in Stockholm, Sweden. But the company said that it is the first time it brings the 'real 5G' speed out of the lab to the public.

SK Telecom demonstrated at MWC a '3D hologram' service. Together with Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom demonstrated 'Millimeter Wave (mmWave) Handover' technology that can provide 5G services in multi-cell environment. SK Telecom also demonstrated 5G network slicing core network and a 5G device prototype to display its technological capability for building an 5G system.

SK Telecom and Ericsson unveiled the 5G platform prototype for the first time at MWC 2016, and demonstrated up to 1.5Gbps transmission from base station to device. They plan to work with global telecommunication equipment manufacturers to collaborate on interoperability device tests between device and base station.

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