AT&T to conduct 3.5 GHz tests in Washington with Ericsson

AT&T Services asked FCC for a Special Temporary Authority (STA) to conduct 5G tests in Washington D.C. using experimental equipment in the 3.5 GHz band, writes FierceWireless. The tests will be held for one month from 1 February, 2018 and will use equipment from Ericsson. AT&T said it'll use the pieces of important information obtained from the demonstrations for future standards and system optimisations.

The demonstrations will be held at a building in Washington that has concrete walls and windows with coated glass. The 5G wireless link will be created between the base station and mobile user equipment (UE) located in the same room or area as the base station. The base station and UE will operate within about 3 meters above floor level in the building.

An ISP will provide internet access for the 5G demonstrations using various applications and web servers. The used UEs will provide services to various devices through Wi-Fi access points connected to the UE through Ethernet cable, the narrative states.

The demonstrations will take place at a building in Washington that has concrete walls and windows with coated glass. An ISP will provide internet access for the 5G demonstrations using various applications and web servers. The mobile user equipments (UEs) used in the experiments will provide services to various devices through Wi-Fi access points connected to the UE through Ethernet cable, the narrative states.