Telstra hailed continued breakthroughs in 5G data rates after trials conducted in partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm in late 2020 using mmWave and LTE spectrum delivered a rate of 5Gb/s.
In a blog, group executive for networks and IT Nikos Katinakis explained the operator achieved the rate on its commercial network in a trial conducted at its 5G Innovation Centre. He claimed the speed as a world record and noted it built on a previous test conducted by the trio in September 2020, which delivered 4.2Gb/s using mmWave.
Their latest test involved conducting a 5G data call using eight 100MHz mmWave carriers combined with two 20MHz 2.6GHz carriers, providing a total of 840MHz of spectrum for a single user.
The test used Ericsson’s Radio System base station and a 5G test device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 5G modem-RF chipset.
Katinakis added Telstra expects to deploy mmWave technology this year following an auction [1] of licences and in line with growing availability of compatible devices.
He noted the company continues to work on mmWave and other technologies including standalone 5G [2], to ensure its customers are among the first in the world to benefit from these “incredible speeds and network capabilities”.
Telstra began mmWave trials [3] in the 26GHz band in February 2020, also with Ericsson and Qualcomm.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia/asia-news/australia-seeks-mmwave-5g-bidders
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/telstra-claims-5g-first-with-sa-upgrade
[3] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia/asia-news/telstra-preps-for-26ghz-trials
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