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Vodafone Spain partnered with Huawei to perform ‘the first 5G call in the world’. The call between Castelldefels in Barcelona and Madrid adhered to the standard commercial specifications approved by industry standards body 3GPP in December 2017, and utilised spectrum in the 3.7GHz band. The test also demonstrated a ‘dual 4G-to-5G connection’, which the companies […]

Elisa launched tests of VR, AR and game applications on a 5G network it built with Huawei in Pasila, Helsinki. The 5G network operates on the 3.5 GHz band. Furthermore, the operator tested 5G network in a moving car, simultaneously with two 5G terminal devices, in a trial with Huawei in Helsinki’s Pasila district.  Elisa […]

The first six commercial antennas are installed for test operations in Berlin’s Mitte and Schoneberg districts, an area of 5km wide described as a “5G cluster” in Berlin. The antennas are using frequencies in the 3.7GHz spectrum band under a testing licence, and the operator’s pre-commercial set up is enabling “interaction” between 5G equipment and […]

Telefonica announced its 5G technological cities project: The operator has partnered with the manufacturers Nokia and Ericsson for the initial deployment of 5G capabilities in the cities of Segovia and Talavera de la Reina. Speeds of 12 Gbps to 17 Gbps were reached at street level. In order to carry out this 5G test, the […]

Orange announced 5G tests in Romania for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) under real conditions by the end of 2018 with its partners Samsung and Cisco.