Testing out millimeter wave transmission compliant with 3GPP’s 5G NR specification, infrastructure vendors Nokia and Ericsson, along with partners, both claimed firsts as it relates to establishing standard-based, over-the-air links.
Nokia worked with Verizon, using the operator’s millimeter wave spectrum, to connect radio and core equipment to a test van parked in Washington D.C. Verizon plans to launch 5G fixed wireless access for residential broadband in four cities this year followed next year with the introduction of mobile 5G.
