Faroese Telecom and Ericsson Record 6 Gbps 5G Downlink on mmWave

Faroese Telecom, the incumbent operator on the Faroe Islands, and Ericsson have announced a record 5G Downlink speeds of 6 Gbps on the millimeter (mmWave) wave spectrum. Faroese Telecom and Ericsson conducted a speed test on a live network and achieved this peak download speed, the fastest measured in a live network in Europe to date. In addition, Faroese Telecom wants to show the world how 5G can be deployed widely within a limited time.

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Faroese Telecom 5G Network

First started deploying 5G across the Faroe Islands in 2022, Faroese Telecom’s Radio access network (RAN) has been built to achieve 100% geographic coverage in terms of total landmass and sea coverage that spans up to 120 km in all directions. Since 2021, Ericsson has been the sole provider of 5G RAN and 5G Core for Faroese Telecom, including fully modernising the existing 4G Network.

5G mmWave Speed Test Trial

The 5G Non-Standalone data speeds were achieved on a commercial mobile network using Ericsson’s AIR 5322 and Baseband 6648. Spectrum: 800MHz of 5G mmWave spectrum in the n258 band and 40 MHz of 4G Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) spectrum are aggregated to record a downlink speed of 5.9 Gbps using 256QAM modulation. The test also recorded a 1.6 Gbps uplink speed by aggregating multiple carriers and selecting an optimised Time Division  Duplex (TDD) pattern.

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