China Mobile, ZTE and Qualcomm cooperate to show end-to-end 5G new air interface system interoperability results

When Qualcomm and ZTE and China Mobile jointly launched the 5G new air interface test, they immediately attracted the attention of the industry. There is a huge expectation for each of their processes or outcomes. Today, the three parties finally showed us their results. Recently announced that China Mobile, ZTE and Qualcomm completed the world's first 3GPP-based end-to-end 5G new air interface system interoperability.

· The end-to-end 5G new air interface system complies with the 5G new air interface (5G NR) Layer 1 standard framework currently being developed by 3GPP.

· End-to-end 5G new air interface system adopts ZTE's 5G new air pre-commercial base station and Qualcomm Technologies' 5G new air interface terminal prototype, adopting 3.5GHz frequency band

· As a phased and important result of the continued cooperation of the three parties, the end-to-end 5G new air interface system interoperability will be demonstrated at the China Mobile Global Partner Conference on November 23, 2017.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of China Mobile, ZTE and Qualcomm Incorporated, today announced that it has successfully implemented the world's first end-to-end 5G new air interface (5G NR) system interworking (IoDT) based on the 3GPP R15 standard. The intercom demonstration was carried out at the China Mobile 5G Joint Innovation Center Laboratory. Under the cooperation of China Mobile, ZTE's 5G new air pre-commercial base station and Qualcomm Technologies' 5G new air interface terminal prototype were used for interoperability. The end-to-end 5G new air interface system operates in the 3.5 GHz band and supports 100 MHz of large bandwidth. The protocol is fully compliant with the new air interface Layer 1 architecture defined by the 3GPP R15 standard, including scalable OFDM parameter configuration, advanced new channel coding and modulation schemes, and The low-latency self-contained frame structure can efficiently achieve a single-user G-bit transmission rate per second, and the air interface delay is significantly reduced compared with the fourth-generation mobile communication network (4G). The application of 5G new air interface technology is critical to meeting the growing demand for data connectivity, and will support emerging mobile broadband experiences such as high-definition video streaming, immersive virtual/augmented reality, and autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial controls. Provide new services with high reliability and low latency.

The successful interoperability of the end-to-end 5G new air interface system is an important industry milestone for the 5G new air interface technology to enter the large-scale pre-commercialization, and promotes the rapid development of the 5G network and terminal industry in line with the 3GPP standards.

Li Zhengmao, vice president of China Mobile Communications Corporation, said: "China Mobile is committed to promoting globally unified 5G standards with industry partners. The completion of the end-to-end intercommunication test based on the 3GPP standard version 5G new air interface is 5G from standard to pre-commercial and pre-commercial. Important milestones. China Mobile is willing to work with industry partners such as Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE to promote the maturity of 5G products and the success of the industry."

Xu Huijun, CTO and Executive Vice President of ZTE Corporation, said: "ZTE is committed to becoming the first 5G commercial equipment and solution provider. In the process of 5G technical verification and product development, we have been actively cooperating with industry partners for a large number of Key technologies, solutions and networking verification work. ZTE Corporation and China Mobile and Qualcomm Technologies jointly completed the world's first 5G new air interface interoperable data connection, which reflects our efforts and phased achievements in promoting 5G industrialization."

Cristiano Amon, Executive Vice President and President of QCT at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., said: "To achieve the world's first 5G new air interface end-to-end interoperable data connectivity truly reflects our 5G leadership and helps ensure compliance with standards. The timely deployment of 5G commercial networks. Qualcomm Technologies has been committed to supporting the long-term success of China's wireless industry, and we are also very happy to work with ZTE and China Mobile to accelerate China's 5G process."

Up to now, ZTE has signed 5G strategic cooperation agreements with China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Italy Wind Tre, Open Fiber, France Orange Group, Japan Softbank, Telefonica, Belgian Telenet, Korea KT and other operators. Comprehensive technical and industrial cooperation. In the future, ZTE will continue to work with its partners to steadily advance 5G testing and testing, accelerate global 5G commercialization, and work together for the colorful experience of 5G.