du, Nokia to trial 5G NR technology

DUBAI / WAM

In line with the UAE Telecom Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) vision to bring 5G services in the country in 2018, du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, on Wednesday announced it is actively working with Nokia to trial 3GPP standardised 5G New Radio non-standalone technology, and subsequently deploy live 5G sites in selected areas in the UAE.
The trials in live network aim to achieve up to 5 Gbps throughput. This kind of high throughput and ultra-low latency will enable extreme broadband for industrial applications and use-cases such as Augmented Reality.

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