Ericsson And Mediatek Conduct 6-Ghz 5G Demo Ahead Of WRC-23
telecoms.com, Tuesday, November 14,2023
Vendors are doing their bit to lobby for more mobile spectrum ahead of next week's semi-regular get-together. Ericsson and MediaTek this week laid claim to the industry's first 3GPP-compliant 5G data call on 6-GHz spectrum.
Carried out using a prototype MediaTek device connected to an Ericsson base station, the test is intended to serve as an interoperability demonstration to foster the development of an ecosystem for 5G devices that support 6-GHz.
'The joint demo with MediaTek shows growing global ecosystem support for the 6 GHz band, and both consumers and society at large stand to benefit hugely if this spectrum is made available as a mid-band expansion layer,' said Per Beming, head of standard and industry initiatives at Ericsson.