ZTE takes the lead in China's third phase 5G Technology R&D Test

Issued by Blain Communications for ZTE Corporation South Africa
Johannesburg, 17 Oct 2018

ZTE South Africa has announced that ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile Internet, has taken the lead in China's third phase 5G Technology R&D Test.

ZTE was the industry's first to complete several standalone (SA) tests at 3.5GHz as well as all non-standalone (NSA) tests at 3.5GHz and 4.9GHz, including laboratory functional test, field test, core network test, AAU RF test and some tests for R16 and future evolution.

As a major supplier, ZTE has participated in China's 5G Technology R&D Test, with 5G end-to-end products, including 5G base station, 5G core network and 5G device.

At the 5G Innovation Development Summit of China's International ICT Exhibition and Conference on 28 September 2018, IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group introduced the current progress of China's third phase 5G Technology R&D Test.

On 14 July, ZTE restarted the third phase test. Within two months, ZTE had completed new product development, end-to-end test environment deployment, functional testing and field verification, fully demonstrating ZTE's ability to support 5G commercial deployment.

As the industry's first to complete several standalone tests, ZTE complied with the 3GPP standards and SA test specifications, and selected Option 2 of SA network, connecting 5G base station to 5G core network, so as to build an end-to-end 5G architecture and deploy 5G stations independently.

Meanwhile, ZTE fully verified the basic functions of the physical layer, link adaptation and scheduling, multi-antenna technology, CU-DU separation architecture and other 5G wireless key contents and deployment scenarios.

Furthermore, ZTE has verified the network performance of the 5G SA mode at 3.5GHz by conducting the field verification of cell throughput, user experience data rate, latency, and coverage in Huairou District of Beijing.

The results of the SA test and NSA test completed by ZTE are highly valuable for operators' 5G deployment plans at this stage, providing them with 5G end-to-end commercial products and solutions, thereby enabling operators to realise 5G commercial success in the future.

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ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices, and enterprise technology solutions to consumers, carriers, companies and public sector customers. As part of ZTE's strategy, the company is committed to providing customers with integrated end-to-end innovations to deliver excellence and value as the telecommunications and IT sectors converge. Listed in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), ZTE's products and services are sold to over 500 operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE commits 10% of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in international standard-setting organisations. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.

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