T-Mobile US’ “5G” plans continue to gain momentum, with the carrier announcing plans to work with Samsung later this year to demonstrate technology advances using spectrum in the 28 GHz band.
The collaboration is set to include both lab work and field trials encapsulating “real-world mobile use cases and applications.” Initial testing set for later this year is to include mobility in an outdoor environment using T-Mobile US’ 28 GHz spectrum and Samsung’s proof-of-concept system, which is enabled with beamforming technology. The work is then set to include trials using a pre-commercial 28 GHz system early next year.
