MOSCOW, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
PJSC MTS (NYSE: MBT, MOEX: MTSS), the leading
telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, and Ericsson (NASDAQ:
ERIC), the world leader in information and communication
technologies, announce the successful trial of
5G technology, during which data transfer
speed reached a record of up to 25 Gbps
for the first time in Russia on
a movable prototype of a smartphone. Previously, all
5G trials were conducted only between stationary
devices.
Testing was conducted at Moscow's 'Opening Arena' stadium, where a base
station operating in the range of 14.5-15.3 GHz transmitted a
signal to a movable prototype of a subscriber's at the speed of 25
Gbps. This data transfer speed allows just for 18 days to transfer
absolutely all traffic of all MTS subscribers that they exchanged
during 2016 - including downloading and streaming of movies, video
calls, Internet surfing, downloading and transferring media files.
The total volume of traffic that MTS subscribers transferred in
2016 is 1,206 Pb.
As part of the trials, MTS and Ericsson experienced other
possibilities and advantages of 5G technology for various
scenarios: online video streaming in 4K format, as well as virtual
reality services and remote robot control over a mobile network
that require ultra-small delays and high data rates.
"The tests showed an absolute record for data speeds in
Russia to a mobile device, and on
specific examples we saw how close we are to the daily use of 5G
solutions. MTS is currently building a data transfer network and
testing various solutions to ensure we're ready for 5G
standardization. We now hope in cooperation with our partners to
develop an extended 5G demo zone for the major sporting event of
2018 in Russia, "said Igor Egorov, Director of Moscow region, MTS.
"The scalable and dynamic 5G network gives operators the ability
to create many new services and generate additional revenue
streams. The 5G network will ensure the automation of business
processes and the transformation necessary for the dissemination of
the Internet of Things, as well as the use of services such as VR
and AR," added Hannes Ekstrom, Head
of Customer Unit MTS, Market Area Europe & Latin America, Ericsson.
The following innovative technologies were used during the
tests:
- Multi-User and Massive MIMO with an array of transmit-receive
antennas and the ability to simultaneously service several
subscribers in one sector of a cell on the same frequency band.
This significantly increases the data transfer rate and the
efficiency of the frequency resource;
- Beam Tracking, which provides user devices with a stable
connection and the best throughput when moving;
- Dynamic TDD, which improves the data transfer rate and the
efficiency of using wireless network resources by dynamically
redistributing the bandwidth when transmitting traffic in the
downlink and upstream channels.
The trials are part of the strategic partnership between MTS and
Ericsson within the framework of the agreement signed in
December 2015 on cooperation in the
development and implementation of 5G technologies in Russia.
Cooperation between MTS and Ericsson on
innovation and 5G:
- In July 2015, for the first time
in Russia, MTS and Ericsson
completed a test for an automatically scalable function of the
multimedia messaging subsystem (IMS) in the cloud to provide voice
services in the LTE network (VoLTE);
- In October 2015, companies tested
Ericsson's LTE Broadcast technology on a commercial network for the
first time in Russia. During the
test session in Nizhny Novgorod,
HD-quality video was streamed to an LTE-smartphone supporting LTE
Broadcast;
- In June 2016, the companies
tested LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed), demonstrating the aggregation of two
frequency bands - 10 MHz in the 1800 MHz band of LTE and 20 MHz in
the unlicensed 5 GHz band at Wi-Fi access points. During the tests,
the data transfer rate reached 200 Mbit / s;
- In June 2016, the companies
signed an agreement on the supply of software for the modernization
of MTS' network. As part of the agreement, which will run until
2019, the companies will implement IoT technology solutions and
test extended GSM technology (EC-GSM-IoT).
For further information, please contact in Moscow:
Joshua B. Tulgan
Director, Department of Corporate Finance and Investor
Relations
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC
Tel: +7-495-223-2025
E-mail: ir@mts.ru
Learn more about MTS. Visit the official blog of the Investor
Relations Department at www.mtsgsm.com/blog/
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Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ("MTS" - NYSE:MBT; MOEX:MTSS) is the
leading telecommunications group in Russia and the CIS. We provide wireless
Internet access and fixed voice, broadband and pay-TV to over 100
million customers who value high quality of service at a
competitive price. Our wireless and fixed-line networks deliver
best-in-class speeds and coverage throughout Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Belarus. To keep pace with evolving customer
demand, we continue to grow through innovative products,
investments in our market-leading retail platform, mobile payment
services, e-commerce and IT solutions. For more information, please
visit: www.mtsgsm.com.
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