Ericsson and Hong Kong’ SmarTone today announced successful trial of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology in a live over-the-air demonstration in Hong Kong. LAA allows the use of unlicensed spectrum in the 5GHz band in combination with licensed spectrum.
Month: August 2017
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm Hit 1.07 Gpbs in North America
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm achieved 1.07Gbps (gigabits per second) download speeds with commercial silicon and network infrastructure using the Qualcomm SnapdragonTMX20 LTE Modem that supports Category 18 LTE speeds, during an Ericsson lab trial.
Huawei Announces 5G-oriented Mobile Bearer Solution X-Haul
Huawei has launched 5G-oriented mobile bearer solution X-Haul to support operators’ 5G service expansion and help operators build end-to-end 5G networks.
Singtel to Deploy Massive MIMO at Special Events
Singapore’s Singtel plans to deploy Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) technology commercially on its LTE-Advanced mobile network, to enhance mobile data speed experience by up to 200% at special events for its customers.
SmartSky Starts Deploying 4G LTE Air-to-Ground Network
Aviation communications provider SmartSky Networks has started deployment of the airborne 4G LTE-based air-to-ground (ATG) network. Using 60 MHz of spectrum and beamforming technology, SmartSky’s network plans to provide more than 10 times the typical speed and capacity of the current industry standard ATG network, and at a lower cost per bit.
Nokia to Expand Development and Deployment of 5G Solution
Nokia is broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications, company announced yesterday.