Optus, in collaboration with global industry leaders Ericsson and OPPO, have doubled down on 5G advancements by successfully carrying out a voice call.
iTWire Wednesday, 26 May 2021 13:46 Optus, Oppo & Ericsson trumpet success of voice call over 5G standalone network Featured
Optus in collaboration with Ericsson and Oppo, have doubled down on 5G advancements, announcing a successful completion of a voice call over a commercial 5G standalone network.
This voice call was conducted on Optus’ network using EPS-FB, which utilised Ericsson Radio Access Network (RAN) technology, Ericsson cloud native dual-mode 5G Core for standalone networks, Ericsson Cloud IMS and Oppo’s Find X3 Pro 5G handset.
Optus said on Wednesday it had successfully demonstrated their first Evolved Packet System Fallback (EPS-FB) call which “leads the way for what will become the next evolution in mobile calling”.
iTWire Thursday, 08 April 2021 00:16 Optus reaches blistering 10Gps aggregated throughput on live 5G site in Brisbane
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Poking fun at Telstra by stating You don’t need Australia’s fastest 5G… until you do , Optus aggregated its 5G spectrum bands of 3500Mhz and 28Ghz (mmWave) on top of existing 5G spectrum bands to deliver unprecedented bandwidth and speed.
Optus, together with technology partner Nokia, has claimed a new 5G record achieving 10Gbps aggregated throughput on a live 5G site in Strathpine, Brisbane further strengthening its ambition to deliver Australia’s fastest 5G.
Through the use of its unique spectrum assets Optus says the 10Gbps throughput was achieved by aggregating Optus’ 5G spectrum bands of 3500Mhz and 28Ghz (mmWave) on top of existing 4G spectrum band layers to deliver unprecedented bandwidth and speed, giving customers a glimpse of what they can expect once mmWave is available commercially.