Nokia Networks on Wednesday said it will show off prospective 5G technology capable of reaching a peak throughput of 10 Gbps.
To reach this speed, the Finnish kit maker is using millimetre wave (MMW) spectrum in the 73 GHz band and 2×2 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO). With this amount of capacity, full-length high-definition (HD) movies can be downloaded in seconds, and 3D films shot at 8K ultra-HD films will become a reality, Nokia said.
"5G mobile network speeds as high as 10 Gbps and with extremely low latency are a driving force for massive mobile broadband and totally new applications," said Lauri Oksanen, vice president of research and technology at Nokia Networks, in a statement.
The demonstration, carried out in partnership with National Instruments (NI), will take place at the Brooklyn 5G Summit, an event Nokia is co-hosting with the NYU Wireless Research Centre at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering.
Nokia will also show off beamforming using a prototype antenna developed by Mitsubishi Electric connected to one of its base stations. Beamforming can effectively control the direction of transmitted signals and is an important element in mobile networks that use high frequencies such as MMW spectrum, which has poor propagation characteristics.
"We’re excited to showcase these achievements with our partners. Our progress, coupled with the joint organisation of the Brooklyn 5G Summit, underscores our commitment to be a leader in 5G," said Oksanen.
