T-Cell US, working with Ericsson and Qualcomm, achieved speeds of 4.3 Gbps

T-Cell US is touting its checks of millimeter-wave spectrum in its 5G Standalone manufacturing community, saying that it has been capable of hit obtain speeds of 4.3 Gbps.

These downlink speeds had been achieved with aggregation of eight channels of mmWave spectrum, the provider mentioned. It additionally examined mmWave spectrum aggregation of 4 channels within the uplink, and reported that speeds exceeded 420 Mbps.

The checks, carried out in partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm, had been executed with out anchoring low- or mid-band spectrum, the provider famous. T-Cell mentioned that it’s testing 5G SA mmWave for densely crowded areas like stadiums and huge venues, in addition to “probably” for Mounted Wi-fi Entry broadband companies.

T-Mo has lengthy emphasised its “layer cake” technique to its 5G spectrum deployments, with a protection layer of its 600 MHz low-band airwaves supplemented with further capability and velocity by means of its substantial midband spectrum holdings, and mmWave reserved for restricted deployments solely in locations the place it’s pushed by capability wants or use case.

“We’ve all the time mentioned we’ll use millimeter wave the place it is smart, and this take a look at permits us to see how the spectrum might be put to make use of in numerous conditions like crowded venues or to energy issues like fixed-wireless entry when mixed with 5G standalone,” mentioned Ulf Ewaldsson, president of know-how at T-Cell US.