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Vodafone demonstrated a holographic call using 5G. The demonstrated speed of 5G would enable other applications such as remote robotic surgery and 4K gaming on the move.

20 Gbps downlink throughputs demonstrated by Vodafone UK using the E band (70-80 GHz) with Huawei equipment in an outdoor scenario. This throughput leverages a single user MIMO solution using multipath to augment throughputs. Another test with a Multi User MIMO solution provided 10 Gbps on a longer range

BT (EE) signed a collaboration agreement on 5G technologies with Nokia. They agreed to work together on potential customer use cases for 5G technologies, the creation of 5G trials and the development of the emerging technology. These trials will focus on mmWave radio and convergence, as well as potential commercial services including ultrafast mobile broadband […]

Vodafone has started trialling vehicle-to-vehicle communications (LTE-V2X) in the UK and is planning further trials in Germany. LTE-V2X enables cars to chat with each other to improve road safety and efficiency.

BT and Huawei initiated a partnership to explore various aspects of 5G, including network architecture, interface between devices and base stations, network slicing, M2M communications in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and security technologies.

Vodafone, Ericsson and Qualcomm are collaborating on a 5G New Radio (NR). The trial will focus on 5G NR technologies that utilise wide bandwidths in order to increase overall network capacity and achieve multi-Gbps data rates. The 3GPP’s 5G NR standard-based interoperability testing and trials will begin in the second half of 2017.

PoC of 5G NR for Fixed Wireless Access as a potential competitive proposition to FTTH and G.fast. Link is connected over a distance of 240m (maximum distance could be >1km), delivering speeds of 1.1 Gbps using 300MHZ bandwidth at 28GHz (27.715 – 28.015GHz). Base Station Antenna has integrated BBU, all other network components are virtualised. […]

EE and Huawei demonstrated data speeds of up to 2.8 Gbps using a 5G end-to-end test network in its UK mobile lab. Tests used 100 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum and linked a virtualised 5G network with a 64*64 Massive MIMO antenna.

Vodafone UK and Ericsson, in partnership with academics at King’s College London, have successfully tested standalone pre-standard 5G using a prototype device in a central London 3.5 GHz spectrumfield trial. Based on a proprietary 5G standard with plans to move onto the new global standard when fully ratified, Ericsson’s 5G test bed system operates in […]

The mobile operator EE has announced its plan to launch a live trial of 5G services in 2018 in 10 sites around East London’s tech hub. This will enable the use of prototype 5G devices five small businesses and five homes.