The first call 5G is achieved in Spain

Huawei and Vodafone manage to complete the first connection of this type with the new commercial standard NSA

Castelldefells (Barcelona) and Madrid. These two cities are the transmitter and receiver of the first 5G call in the world with the commercial standard NSA (Non Stand Alone). This framework approved last December will be the one that is incorporated into the commercial expansion of this new technology that will arrive in the coming months.

The new standard contemplates the use, in a first phase, of the infrastructure of the 4G network for the control and management of traffic, so it will be necessary that both terminals and base stations can establish "dual" connectivity to networks 4G and 5G at the same time.

This new standard reaches speeds above 2 Gbps and latencies below 10 milliseconds. "The first 5G call has been made just two months after the new 5G standard on dual infrastructures (5G / 4G) has been published, the deadline has been much shorter than that foreseen by the Industry," says Peter Meissner, CEO and member of the Board of the NGMN Alliance.

The promoters of this first call are Huawei and Vodafone who remember "that is the only standard that will support commercial phones in the short and medium term". "The success of the test conducted today will allow us to move forward with new tests throughout Europe throughout 2018," says Santiago Tenorio, director of Architecture and Network Strategy of the Vodafone Group.

"The test done today shows the maturity of the development of 5G over the standard approved by 3GPP. We are ready to advance our collaboration with Vodafone and start commercial trials, "adds Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei's 5G Product Line