VANCOUVER – Telus and Huawei say that they’re one step closer to a 5G future after achieving wireless speeds of 29.3 Gbps during speeds testing at their joint 5G "Living Lab" in Vancouver.
In addition to the successful 29.3 Gbps field trial of 5G, one 4G LTE wireless site in Vancouver has also been upgraded with the latest advancement in LTE-Advanced Pro technologies capable of speeds of up to 1 Gbps -10 times faster than current LTE-Advanced speeds, continues Tuesday’s news release. Five more sites will be upgraded in the coming weeks, and Telus customers will be able to take advantage of these technologies as early as next year, as LTE-Advanced Pro compatible devices become available.
“While we innovate towards the future of wireless standards with our 5G live trial, our feet are firmly rooted in the present; the Living Lab will allow us to deploy continuously faster and more reliable network technologies for our customers in real time," said Telus’ EVP of technology strategy Eros Spadotto, in the release. "We're still in the early days of determining what the deployment of 5G will look like, but what we do know is that it will be a quantum leap forward in wireless technology and the foundation of future innovations."
Most experts, however, believe mass, commercial deployment of 5G is still at least five years away.
