- The four companies combined eight separate channels of mmWave spectrum to achieve the multi-gigabit speeds on Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone
- The trial took place using a commercial network cell site in Texas
Verizon, Samsung Electronics Americas, Motorola Mobility and Qualcomm Technologies have teamed up to demonstrate 5G peak speeds of 4.2 gigabits per second on its live 5G network. This technology combines multiple channels of the spectrum to provide better efficiency for data sessions transmitting over the wireless network. The four companies combined eight separate channels of mmWave spectrum to achieve the multi-gigabit speeds on Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone.
Adam Koeppe, senior vice president of technology planning at Verizon said, “We are continuing to expand our 5G Ultra Wideband network, built to enable unique and transformational experiences for our customers. We are only beginning to scratch the surface of what 5G can do, demonstrated by this latest milestone. We continue to innovate and introduce advanced technologies on our 5G network that will help us reach never-before-seen mobile capabilities and create new and exciting use cases across the consumer and enterprise landscape. Using 5G carrier aggregation, we are able to achieve unprecedented mobile speeds and bring the massive bandwidth available with mmWave spectrum to life.”
5G NR 28 Ghz Access Unit
The trial took place using a commercial network cell site in Texas. It aggregated 800 MHz of 28 GHz band spectrum using Samsung Network’s 5G NR 28 Ghz Access Unit, which has been commercially deployed by Verizon.
Magnus Ojert, vice president, networks division, Samsung Electronics America said, “With industry collaborations like the one we have with Verizon, Samsung continues to advance 5G to its full potential. This latest milestone demonstrates the transformative capability of Samsung’s industry-leading 5G technology coupled with Verizon’s mmWave spectrum to deliver unprecedented performance across Verizon 5G subscribers. This trial also shows the power of the Samsung Networks’ 5G NR 28GHz Access Unit, the smallest integrated mmWave radio in the market.
