Thai operator Advanced Info Service (AIS), Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE announced what is said to be the world’s first 5G NR-DC (New Radio Dual Connectivity) showcase in the field using 2.6 GHz and 26 GHz spectrum.
The partners said that the field trial reached 8.5Gbps peak downlink speed and 2.17 Gbps peak uplink speed with a single mobile device.
The test was conducted at the AIS commercial 5G site in Korat, Thailand, using a smartphone form-factor test device powered by the Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, and ZTE’s latest mmWave AAU network infrastructure equipment.
