Telstra has completed the first 5G non-standalone (NSA) data call on a mobile network – using over 3.5GHz spectrum — at its 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast Australia in a multi-vendor setup.
Sweden-based telecom equipment maker Ericsson and US-based chipset maker Intel have supported Telstra’s 5G trial that demonstrated 5G capability in a real-world mobile network environment.
Telstra and 5G milestones
# the world’s first 5G data call over 26GHz mmWave spectrum in November 2017
# the world’s first 5G-enabled WiFi precinct
# Australia’s first 5G car on the road in February 2018
# an Australian first 5G mobile gaming demonstration in May 2018
The real commercial 5G network call included Telstra’s 5G NSA commercial network, licenced 3.5GHz commercial spectrum, Ericsson’s commercial 5G NR radio 6488, baseband and packet core for 5G EPC, a personal Telstra SIM card and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform for the 5G NR UE.
On July 6, Ericsson and Intel, together with Telstra and other 5G service providers conducted
lab-based data call at the Ericsson Lab in Stockholm.
Mike Wright, group managing director – Networks at Telstra; Fredrik Jejdling, head of Networks at Ericsson; and Asha Keddy, vice president and general manager, Intel Next Generation and Standards, were part of the 5G trial.
Ericsson, Telstra and Intel will conduct 5G tests across multiple use cases ahead of the expected 5G commercial network launch by Telstra in early 2019.
