Ericsson successfully conducted 5G pre-standard field test in the UK

Ericsson and Vodafone of the United Kingdom joined hands with King's College London to successfully test 5G independent pre-standard 5G in prototype field test in the 3.5GHz spectrum field test in central London. Prior to this, there were no operators in the UK that have demonstrated 5G pre-standards that are independent of existing 4G network technologies. Therefore, this test is the first in the UK and also marks the beginning of further cooperation between the three parties.

In the future, Vodafone will continue to test 5G technology and evaluate whether to provide better services to consumers and businesses before commercial deployment in 2020. This live network test will help to create innovative uses for 5G services, and the industry and society will benefit from these emerging services in the future, including factory automation, smart grid and telemedicine.

Engineers presented several technologies at King's College London, including Massive MIMO. Massive MIMO means that more efficient transmission and reception of data through multiple antennas and increased capacity when multiple people are connected to the network at the same time is not only the cornerstone of 5G development, but Vodafone has also been deployed in its network services.

The project is still being combined across the UK for different frequency bands in order to increase capacity and increase data transfer rates. Like integrated quad-band carrier aggregation, Vodafone will enable the latest smartphones to have data rates in excess of 500 Mb per second. And as the Internet of Things (IoT) is moving into homes, vehicles, and other workplaces, these high-speed and ultra-reliable technologies will be the basis for video applications that require large amounts of data.

Kye Prigg, head of network business at Vodafone in the UK, said that it still takes time to build a 5G network. Now, Vodafone is making the network more modern by using existing mobile technology more effectively, so that Vodafone continues to be ahead of customer demand and provides corresponding mobile network coverage. In addition, in response to 5G's need for fiber-optic networks, Vodafone will also partner with CityFibre to deploy advanced fiber-optic networks to provide high-capacity backhaul connectivity for 5G mobile services.

Marielle Lindgren, general manager of Ericsson UK and Ireland, said it is critical to support Ericsson's customers to achieve 5G. This field test in the densely populated central London is also the first time the UK has demonstrated a pre-standard 5G stand-alone operation. In the future, Ericsson will continue to promote the development of 5G in the UK, and work closely with leading operators and eco-partners to further expand the global scale and promote the industry to develop together for the common goal.

Mischa Dohler, professor of wireless communications at King's College London and director of the Telecommunications Research Center, said that the industry's support for this epoch-making and inspiring technical test is the result of years of collaboration with Ericsson and Vodafone, proving the excellence of King's College London. R&D and innovation capabilities. This technology will completely subvert the society, King's College London has become the world's 5G innovation, design and various industries are eagerly awaited, King King College of London is very proud.