Qualcomm conducted a 5G lab test that it claims is the world’s first standalone millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G connection, which reached a peak speed of 8.3 Gbps. Currently, as part of 5G deployments around the world, telecom operators are using the spectrum originally allocated for 4G, also known as sub-6 GHz.
Carriers are just beginning to add millimeter wave connectivity, which should deliver the speeds touted by 5G proponents. Good news for the latter, Qualcomm has announced that it has reached these record speeds of 8.3 Gb / s in the laboratory after having aggregated eight 100 MHz channels in the 26 GHz band using its X70 modem. The modem is currently in the pre-launch phase.
For Qualcomm, being able to do without frequencies below 6 GHz will allow operators to offer high speeds even if they do not have licenses to use the sub-6 GHz spectrum. The exploitation of millimeter frequencies will be particularly useful in deployments in the field to ensure connectivity, boasts the American giant.
Meanwhile, Qualcomm also aggregated three 100 MHz and 90 MHz TDD channels in the 2.5 GHz and 3.7 GHz frequency bands to achieve a peak speed of 6 Gbps. Last week, Qualcomm announced that its Networking Pro Series Gen 3 products, which use the Wi-Fi 7 standard, had begun rolling out to partners. Overall, devices can achieve throughput of 33 Gb/s, with point-to-point connections peaking at 10 Gb/s. The company said the 320 MHz channels used in Wi-Fi 7 double the throughput compared to Wi-Fi 6.
Source: ZDNet.com