T-Mobile and Ericsson claim lab tests demonstrate the power of forthcoming 5G technology.
The two firms pushed data speeds to 12 Gbps over a wireless connection, with latency as low as 2 milliseconds, in the 28 GHz band. The companies also conducted a voice call between 4G and 5G networks, and say 8×8 MIMO can transmit four 4K video streams over the network at the same time.
T-Mobile and Ericsson expect to continue testing this technology in the lab and the field during the back half of 2016.
T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said, “At T-Mobile, we will put 5G to work for people, like we always have with new technologies. And, true wireless 5G on our network has the potential to change things radically, accelerating long-term trends, creating immersive experiences and increasing mobile productivity and entertainment for everyone.”
Ray doesn’t expect 5G will begin to reach consumers until 2020.
