Up to 2.7 Gbps achieved by Vodafone and Huawei in the city of Milan, using spectrum in the 3700-3800 MHz and Massive MIMO technology. Both partners also completed a test in Milan, on a full end-to-end (E2E) network, of a technique to enhance the range of high frequency bands (3.7 GHz bands made available by […]
Up to 2.7 Gbps achieved by Vodafone and Huawei in the city of Milan, using spectrum in the 3700-3800 MHz and Massive MIMO technology.
Both partners also completed a test in Milan, on a full end-to-end (E2E) network, of a technique to enhance the range of high frequency bands (3.7 GHz bands made available by Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development), possibly used for 5G networks. Instead of using a single frequency band to communicate between a smartphone and the network, companies used different frequency bands for DL and UL transmissions. Vodafone demonstrated up to a 10 decibel coverage range improvement in the uplink when also utilising the low band, meaning that customers would get a stronger signal even in areas where 5G coverage is limited.
