World’s First 5G-A Base Station Completed Pilot Verification
Recently, China Mobile Beijing and Huawei collaborated to complete the validation of the world’s first indoor distribution solution for “LampSite X” 5G-A (5G-A, commonly known as 5.5G, which is a transitional phase between 5G and 6G) at the Lize SOHO in Beijing. This is another important milestone for Beijing Mobile in the development of 5G-A, following the opening of the first 5G-A experimental base station on International Telecommunication Day 517 this year. It represents a further step towards practical implementation of 5G-A beyond the laboratory.
The on-site test results show that after the application of the new solution, the average downlink speed of the network is 1.9Gbps, the peak speed reaches 2.1Gbps, the coverage efficiency is improved by more than 25%, the expected comprehensive deployment cost is reduced by more than 30%, and the user experience is significantly improved.
The biggest advantage of using 5G-A for indoor coverage is that it can achieve ultra large coverage with lightweight deployment. In order to achieve complete coverage of indoor wireless signals, traditional indoor distribution schemes require deploying at least two RF heads at each installation point inside the building. In addition to high costs and energy consumption, this can also lead to difficulties in cable laying, slow project implementation, and affect the aesthetics of the ceiling. After applying the 5G-A solution, only one RF head needs to be deployed at each installation point to achieve 4G and 5G synchronous coverage of multiple frequency bands (1.8G/2.3G/2.6G/4.9G).
Specifically, the room decomposition solution that applies 5G-A technology not only has a small size, light weight, and multi frequency ultra wideband capabilities, but can also achieve indoor ultra large capacity coverage through individual combat. It also has functions such as ultra large uplink, high-precision positioning, high reliability and low latency, which can meet the daily operational needs of indoor 5G industries such as engineering manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics, help enterprises improve production management efficiency, and achieve digital transformation. In addition, the application scope of the 5G-A room decomposition solution is also very wide. Even in buildings where traditional microcells have already been installed, this solution can use existing cables to directly overlay 5G-A coverage, balancing efficiency and cost in one go.
In the four years since the commercialization of 5G, the usage of data traffic has exploded significantly: in densely populated scenarios such as airports, hubs, and sports venues, the usage of traffic will increase tenfold or even hundredfold; Industry applications such as intelligent manufacturing, smart factories, and remote healthcare have also put forward higher requirements for 5G indoor network capacity. The 5G-A with the ability of “10 times speed, 10 times energy efficiency, and billions of connections” will undoubtedly bring better indoor coverage solutions and give birth to more updated landing businesses and application scenarios.
Beijing Mobile stated that after the further application and maturity of 5G-A indoor separation technology, it will accelerate the deployment in indoor scenes such as transportation hubs, venues and exhibition halls, shopping malls, and smart manufacturing factories throughout the city, comprehensively promote the integration of 5G-A into multiple scenes as soon as possible, and comprehensively achieve indoor digital upgrading.