Although the 5G-Advanced era will not officially begin until the expected freeze of 3GPP Release 18 in June this year, mobile network operators are already busy testing related technologies and features in the lab and even in the field. Masu.
Here are six recently announced 5G-Advanced tests. We’re focused on throughput and specific features that we expect to start emerging more organically later this year.
-Vodafone, Qualcomm and Xiaomi touted 5G Advanced trials in January this year, which leveraged Vodafone’s 5G standalone network in both Spain and Germany, and which Vodafone said combined multiple communications switching It was said to be Europe’s first technical test of uplink carrier aggregation and Tx switching. transmission channels and must be supported at both the mobile base station antenna and device level. Peak upload speeds reached 273 Mbps, compared to current typical upload speed capabilities of around 100 Mbps.
“The evolution of 5G towards 5G Standalone, or the ultimate realization of 5G technology, is a critical step in realizing the full promise of 5G with 5G Advanced,” said Sr. Vice President, Qualcomm Europe/MEA, Qualcomm Europe. said Enrico Salvatori, President and CEO.
– Last month, Elisa and Nokia claimed to be the first to introduce 5G-Advanced L4S technology for real-time applications in congested network environments in Northern Europe. Low latency, low loss, and scalable throughput (L4S) allows 5G network users to seamlessly stream content in crowded wireless network environments such as concerts and sporting events.
The trial, which took place at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, utilized Nokia’s 5G AirScale portfolio on Elisa’s live 5G standalone network. In the test, he used two smartphones to play the same footage on a crowded network. However, he only used one of these phones, his L4S. According to Nokia, non-L4S-enabled devices would stop as soon as they tried to load streaming content, but L4S content streamed instantly.
– Verizon and Ericsson will use an XR setup connected via an Ericsson 5G SA core connected to Verizon’s C-band spectrum at Ericsson’s D-15 5G Innovation and Co-Creation Lab in Santa Clara, California. , I also tested L4S. Verizon says the result is up to 50% less latency.
“While the first wave of 5G saw the deployment of large-scale network infrastructure, increased 5G adoption, and rapid ecosystem construction, the second wave of the 5G era saw the deployment of large-scale network infrastructure, increased 5G adoption, and rapid ecosystem construction. It will be characterized by extensive innovation based on security and reliability,” said Adam Koeppe, Verizon’s senior vice president of network and technology planning.
-Huawei and Malaysian carrier Maxis announced in late February that they held the first 5G advanced technology trials in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. According to Maxis, the trial featured 5G advanced interactive applications such as low-latency live streaming, live 3D content, and immersive AR experiences. We achieved peak speeds of up to 8 Gbps in our speed tests.
-TIM Brasil announced at the end of February that it had set a new speed record in the Americas in a 5G-Advanced test. The test was conducted at TIM Brasil’s laboratory in Rio de Janeiro and achieved a maximum data download speed of 11.6 Gbps. TIM said the test “demonstrates the potential to achieve extraordinary performance” with 5G-Advanced.
– At a media showcase in December at its headquarters in Kapila, Helsinki, Finnish carrier DNA highlighted its 5G advanced demonstration using commercial networks. Speed demonstrations reached up to over 9.5 Gbps. DNA said the demonstration was accomplished using both TDD and FDD spectrum, namely 26GHz and 3.5GHz (TDD), and 2.6GHz, 2.1GHz and 1.8GHz FDD.
“Gigabit-class upload speeds will definitely be of particular interest to our corporate customers. 5.5G technology will enable AR and VR applications to be used in larger environments than currently available, such as various industrial production facilities. “Our goal is to be able to test the potential of new technologies together with our customers in real-world usage situations, such as fixed broadband connections in businesses and homes, in the near future.” said Jarkko Lari, Vice President of Networks.
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