Samsung touches 5G speeds of 8.5Gbps in lab tests

Samsung Electronics said that it has achieved fastest 5G speeds in a lab demonstration that combined 800MHz of mmWave spectrum with MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output) technology, running on the Samsung 5G mmWave Access Unit.

Using two test mobile devices, the demo achieved approximately 4.3Gbps speeds on each, reaching a peak speed of 8.5Gbps across both devices. In order to achieve the speed, two key technologies were used: carrier aggregation and MU-MIMO.

“This demonstration highlights the key difference of 5G – its use of mmWave spectrum. The wide bandwidth from mmWave spectrum enables mobile operators to provide multi-gigabit speeds that lower band spectrums are unable to match,” said Samsung.

With multi-gigabit speeds, users can experience transformational 5G mobile services. Mobile operators will be able to deliver new services such as 8K video streaming, AR remote learning, VR teleconferencing and more.

Countries like Japan, South Korea, and the US have already assigned 5G mmWave spectrum, and two of them have already launched their commercial 5G services using the spectrum. Also, more than 15 nations are expected to join the 5G mmWave club in the coming years.

“This successful demonstration proves mmWave’s potential to deliver new kinds of business use cases and open up opportunities for mobile operators. We look forward to building on this significant technical breakthrough to fuel our continuous journey towards an innovative and vibrant mmWave ecosystem,” said Hyunho Park, senior vice president, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics.

Samsung Networks is a 5G end-to-end solution provider ranging from chipset, radio, and core network to cloud platform for both mid-band (2.5GHz/3.5GHz) and mmWave (28GHz/39GHz) frequencies. The company has been supporting 5G commercial services in leading markets, including Korea and the US, currently two of the largest commercial deployments in 5G subscriber count. It is now also actively supporting the commercial deployment of 5G in Japan.

―Times of India