UScellular, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Inseego ‘address digital divide’ with multi-gigabit extended-range 5G milestone over mmWave Monday, 10 May 2021 20:01 UScellular, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Inseego ‘address digital divide’ with multi-gigabit extended-range 5G milestone over mmWave
Shares
Successful milestone achieved in the US addresses “the last mile” connectivity challenge and enhances consumer broadband experiences as data demand grows.
Qualcomm, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Inseego have announced the companies have successfully achieved a 5G extended-range milestone over millimetre Wave (mmWave) on a commercial network.
This milestone was accomplished at a distance of 7 km, the farthest 5G mmWave Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connection in the US, with sustained average downlink speeds of ~1 Gbps, sustained average uplink speeds of ~55 Mbps and instantaneous peak downlink speeds recorded at greater than 2 Gbps.
UScellular, Qualcomm and Ericsson achieve 5G extended-range milestone over mmWave
Recently, UScellular, Qualcomm Technologies Ericsson, and Inseego announced that they have successfully achieved a 5G extended-range milestone over millimeter Wave (mmWave) on a commercial network.
The milestone was accomplished at a distance of 7 km, the farthest 5G mmWave Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connection in the United States, with sustained average downlink speeds of ~1 Gbps, sustained average uplink speeds of ~55 Mbps and instantaneous peak downlink speeds recorded at greater than 2 Gbps.
Additionally, at a distance of 1.75 km with no line of sight, the companies achieved sustained average downlink speeds of ~730 Mbps and sustained average uplink speeds of ~38 Mbps.
UScellular, Qualcomm, others demo 1Gbit/s mmWave 5G at 4 35 miles lightreading.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lightreading.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.