Sprint Newsroom: Sprint and Nokia first to demonstrate in the U.S. a 5G NR connection over Massive MIMO

Sprint and Nokia first to demonstrate in the U.S. a 5G NR connection over Massive MIMO

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress Americas -- Nokia and Sprint will show the first live demonstration in the U.S. of a 5G New Radio (NR) connection over a dual mode-capable Massive MIMO radio, bringing this revolutionary technology one step closer to reality. Shown at Sprint's booth (#S1702) during Mobile World Congress Americas, the companies will use Sprint's 2.5 GHz spectrum, Nokia's commercial AirScale Base Station and Massive MIMO Active Antenna, and a VIAVI TM500 5G test device emulator. The demonstration highlights Sprint's approach using its 2.5 GHz spectrum and game-changing Massive MIMO technology to deploy mobile 5G in the first half of 2019.

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