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Encouraging signs that 5G FWA could play a major role in connecting the unconnected and further open architecture plans from TIP top today’s new charts.
Fixed wireless access (FWA) gets more interesting by the day… Network operator
UScellular, in partnership with tech vendors
Qualcomm,
Ericsson and
Inseego, have conducted some very interesting FWA tests using mmWave technology on UScellular’s commercial network, and managed “sustained” average downlink speeds of 1 Gbit/s at a range of 7km with a clear line of sight, and “sustained” average downlink speeds of 730 Mbit/s at a distance of 1.75km with no line of sight. For the full technical details, see this announcement.
Ookla Speedtest data reveals 5G mmWave delivering speeds 16 times faster than Sub-6 GHz Wednesday, 05 May 2021 19:02 Ookla Speedtest data reveals 5G mmWave delivering speeds 16 times faster than Sub-6 GHz
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Qualcomm has announced real-world test results demonstrating that 5G mmWave connectivity speeds on commercial devices is 16 times faster than 5G operating solely in sub-6 GHz frequencies.
Naturally, Qualcomm calls these unprecedented results , and they were based on Ookla s Speedtest Intelligence data from user-initiated tests on commercial devices in the US.
We re reminded that 5G mmWave uses ultra-wide channels to deliver exponentially faster speeds and greater capacity compared with lower frequency 4G or 5G bands.