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T-Mo continues to test 5G at 600 MHz; Qualcomm expands 5G testing facility in the UK

July 24, 2019

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Less than two weeks after detailing laboratory testing of 5G at 600 MHz, T-Mobile US this week moved that testing out to the field with an eye on how 600 MHz serves wide area coverage and penetrates inside buildings. For both the lab and field testing, T-Mo used Qualcomm’s X55 modem and Ericsson radio equipment.

While Verizon and AT&T are initially focused on deploying 5G using millimeter wave frequencies, T-Mobile has pinned its long-term 5G plans to its stash of 600 MHz spectrum, although T-Mo did stand up a limited 5G service using its own high-band frequencies.

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