MTS and Ericsson bring 5G to Russia
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* MTS and Ericsson gear up to demonstrate 5G during the 2018 World Cup in
football in Russia, with the first test system to be deployed in 2016
* Agreement signed for joint development and introduction of IoT and 5G
technologies and use cases
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) (NYSE: MBT, MOEX:
MTSS), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS), have agreed to cooperate on 5G research and deployment
in Russia.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two companies covers
spectrum studies of the next generation network and the building of a test
system. The companies will focus initially on development of requirements and
use cases, as well as performance evaluation and applicability of potential 5G
key technology components. The project will support a dialog with government
regulators concerning the bands being targeted for 5G and requirements for next
generation systems.
The partnership will also lead to implementation of 5G-related technologies in
MTS' network, such as Ericsson Lean Carrier and the use of unlicensed spectrum,
and other technologies that use the design concepts Ericsson is developing for
5G.
Andrey Ushatskiy, Vice President, Technology and IT, Chief Technology and
Information Officer, MTS, says: "While requirements for the new communication
standard are in the development stage, it is important for our company to be
closely involved in this process, which led to signing the agreement with
Ericsson. Next year, we will start to test our key vendor's developments through
a series of pilot projects on the MTS network, in order for both of us to have a
complete understanding of the performance of the solutions in our 5G networks.
By working proactively throughout the process of 5G standardization, we will be
ready to build first stages of the principally new network that will
dramatically change our lives and the role of things around us, and will empower
people and horizons of knowledge in all fields -- homes, schools, medicine,
science, transport, entertainment and many other areas."
Jeff Travers, Head of Customer Unit MTS, Ericsson Northern Europe and Central
Asia, says: "Ericsson is driving 5G technology development together with our
partners and leading operators to provide higher data speeds, lower latency and
high connection reliability. This project marks an important milestone and
brings the development of the most innovative technologies to Russia. By 2018,
we plan to not only conduct research, but also to test and implement key
technologies that will improve MTS network performance and application coverage.
5G will revolutionize user experiences in mobile technology during the FIFA
World Cup in 2018."
The agreement involves the cooperation of the two companies in the following
areas:
* Joint dialog with regulators about the use of the frequency spectrum for 5G
* In 2016, the implementation of a pilot project in LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed) /
LAA (Licensed-Assisted Access) that involves the use of the LTE radio
interface in the unlicensed 5GHz band together with Wi-Fi access points. The
solution provides better coverage and capacity, and combines the existing
Wi-Fi networks with mobile network resources
* Testing Ericsson Lean Carrier technology. The solution uses 5G's lean
architecture to optimize the signaling traffic between cells, eliminate
interference, simplify network planning and increase data speed
* Demonstration of new radio technologies for Internet of Things: EC-GSM
(Extended Coverage for GSM), LTE-M (for Machine-type communications), NB-IoT
(Narrowband IoT). The technologies will leverage existing GSM and LTE
networks via software-only upgrades to provide improved deep-indoor
coverage, long battery life and low-cost, low-complexity device support for
the wide range of Internet of Things applications
* In 2017, the deployment of 5G pilot solutions using high-speed data
transmission in the 15 GHz band
* Construction of the test area for the demonstration of 5G technology
solutions during the World Cup 2018 in football in Russia
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