Chinese carrier China Unicom Beijing and compatriot vendor Huawei said they have successfully deployed a pilot large-scale “5.5G” network in Beijing to provide continuous coverage in three key areas, including Beijing Financial Street, the Beijing Long Distance Call Building and the multipurpose Workers’ Stadium.
Huawei said that testing showed that the network delivered a 10 Gbps downlink peak rate and more than 5 Gbps continuous experience. The pilot network also achieved high- and low-band coordination and flexible deployment of outdoor and indoor 5.5G equipment and supports multiple new applications including glasses-free 3D, ultra-high-definition (UHD) real-time broadcast system, and emerging applications in VR, AR and emerging extended reality (XR) applications, the vendor said.
