Verizon today said that together with partner Nokia it has taken another step forward its eventual launch of mobile 5G.
The company says it completed the first “over-the-air, end-to-end data transmission on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network.” The test, completed in Washington, D.C., used a real-world 5G base station and transmitted data using Verizon’s 28 GHz (mmWave) spectrum to a Nokia van on the city street.
Last month, the two companies completed a successful hand-off between two 5G cell sites in a controlled setting. Verizon is preparing to deploy fixed 5G service as an in-home broadband replacement later this year.
It won’t launch mobile 5G service, which this test covered, until 2019.
