Nokia, Optus and Samsung’s ‘world first’ feat paves way for more advanced 5G

Nokia, Samsung, and Australian mobile operator Optus have made the first data call using 3 components (3CC) carrier aggregation (CA) technology on a 5G Standalone (5G SA) network using a commercial smartphone. The achievement paves the way for more advanced commercial 5G networks and revolutionary new use cases such as augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) applications that rely on high performance connectivity. “We’re always looking at ways that we can further optimize our network performance to benefit our customers,” said Lambo Kanagaratnam, vice president of networks at Optus.

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