Mobitel Sri Lanka demos 5G at Techno 2018; rival Dialog Axiata partners Ericsson in 5G innovation Center

摘要

Internet newspaper ColomboPage reports that Sri Lankan mobile operator Mobitel has used the Techno 2018 exhibition, held 12-14 October 2018 at the BMICH, to demonstrate 5G technology. The cellco, which is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), showed the public its next generation mobile technology using 5G Massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) utilizing a 64×64 MIMO configuration and operating in the 3.5GHz band. The demo, it said, made use of 'commercially available user devices and commercially available network equipment, dispelling doubts over its short-term viability, and thereby leading Sri Lanka's progress ahead of many technology advanced nations worldwide.' The trials also showcased voice-over-WiFi (VoWiFi), while it notes that it now hopes to become the first mobile operator in Sri Lanka to introduce 5G commercially, although it stopped short of providing a possible launch date.