AT&T 5G Services
The telecommunications giant AT&T is scheduling to put forward standards-based mobile 5G services to the customers starting from late 2018 onwards. This new move by the carrier comes ahead of the third Generation Partnership Project’s (3GPP) decision to speed up the some of the aspects in its 5G New Radio (NR) specification. AT&T’s plans for launching 5G got a major boost from this new inclusion of 47 global operators and vendors.
According to the prearranged schedule, the process of 5G NR specifications is to be completed in December 2017. It supports mainly a non-standalone 5G standard that utilizes LTE for controlling 5G data connections. This is particularly relevant since AT&T supports both standalone and non-standalone options for the 5G network standard. This new timeline will speed up the availability of hardware for both the options.
This will allow each of the operators in selecting any option that suits the deployment plans. In addition, AT&T has also worked with the 3GPP standard in determining the needs of the users on starting out with the non-standalone option and the steady move into the standalone network. This new network standard will become a vital part of AT&T’s Network 3.0 Indigo platform and the capabilities will run on its Open Network Automation Program.
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The anticipated dates for the completion of the 3GPP Release 15 5G specification are by June 2018. This also includes both the standalone and non-standalone options. Through this, it will help in distinguishing the course of LTE from non-standalone to standalone and provide an overall idea regarding the demand for 5G enhanced mobile broadband uses. However, the Release 16 5G, which contains many exemplary features of a large Internet of Things (IoT), low-latency, use cases, etc., is set to complete by late 2019.
AT&T is also making plans for conducting their initial mobile-first 5G trials in 2017. This comes ahead of implementing the 5G services, whereas the second trial is scheduled to begin by April in the Austin region. Through these trials, residential and small-to-medium business customers will be allowed to stream DirecTV Now as well as access many latest entertainment and broadband services. Moreover, AT&T is leading far ahead of other wireless best internet providers through conducting this 5G network trials and 3GPP standards for 5G.
