Written by Catherine Sbeglia Nin for RCR Wireless News
The tests achieved 5G uplink speeds of 363Mbps, said Samsung and MediaTek
Samsung and MediaTek this week announced the successful testing of 5G Standalone Uplink (UL) 2CC Carrier Aggregation (CA) with C-Band UL MIMO at the former’s lab in Suwon, Korea. The pair claim the approach, which used three transmit (3Tx) antennas to improve upload experiences, allowed them to hit top uplink speeds of 363 Mbps.
“While current smartphones and customer premise equipment (CPEs) can only support 2Tx antennas, this industry-first demonstration validated the enhanced mobile capability of 3Tx antenna support,” Samsung explained in a press release. The company added that this approach improves upload speeds and enhances spectrum, data transmission efficiency and overall network performance.
“Faster uplink speeds bring new possibilities and have the potential to transform user experiences,” stated Dongwoo Lee, head of Samsung’s Technology Solution Group.
