Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and networks has partnered with a Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO, with a view to testing related to the fifth generation (5G) mobile. The tests will be conducted on the spot with different radio access technologies, associated with new air interface technologies. As just announced the two companies, joint tests were made in Japan and China, in exterior locations. The aim is to test the validity of various bases of radio access technology for use in communications networks 5G. The first commercial deployment of mobile networks 5G is scheduled for 2020.
Regarding today’s most advanced networks, those based on LTE, 5G capacity improvements promises to increase tenfold transfer speeds and reduce data latency to a tenth, even in connection with densities hundred times greater. Major sporting events worldwide presented an ideal opportunity to test new technologies. Not surprisingly, therefore, the interest of both companies in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can serve as a stage for the debut of the 5G. Huawei also recently integrated into the Japan forum for the promotion of mobile communications 5G (5GMF), which promotes collaboration between government, industry and academia in this field.
The joint tests of Huawei and NTT DOCOMO matter of this agreement concern 5G radio access technologies that work in frequency bands below 6 GHz. The planned experiments combine these technologies with new solutions Massive MIMO antennas and advanced algorithms. The objective is to evaluate the actual speeds that users could enjoy in the future.
It is not the first time that Huawei signs an agreement with a mobile operator to develop 5G; the month of November 2014, the company pactaba mobile MegaFon in Russia an agreement to create 5G test networks for the 2018 World Cup, to be held in eleven Russian cities. In fact, Huawei strong commitment to 5G technology, and plans to invest $ 600 million in research and development in this area by the year 2018. Currently, Huawei keeps on staff more than three hundred 5G technology experts spread over nine R & D centers in various countries. In 2013, the company reached a transmission rate of 115 Gbps (gigabits per second) using mmWave 5G technology in a pilot trial.
NTT DOCOMO is part of the alliance NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks), which today has just published a document with the requirements of the 5G phones. Within this association other multinational operators such as Telefonica, Vodafone, Orange, BT, AT & T, China Mobile, KPN, Singtel, KT, SK Telecom and Telecom Italia are, among others.