Norwegian operator Lyse has announced that it has tested Ice's 5G network in collaboration with the national public broadcaster NRK. The test, conducted on a base station in Lyse's Oslo office using Nokia mmWave technology, achieved a download speed of 3.8 Gbps and an upload speed of 280 Mbps. Lyse noted that this speed is almost four times faster than a fiber optic line. For example, downloading a 20 GB, 10 minute movie takes just five seconds.
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Lyse and NRK collaboration
The Lyse Group provides telecommunications services such as TV, mobile internet, broadband and the Internet of Things. This spring, Lyse worked with NRK to test the speed of Ice's 5G network from Lyse's offices in Nydalen, using a mmWave test license issued by regulator Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) earlier this year.
The company noted that 5G offers better transmission speed than 4G, but even 5G has limitations on upload speed, which NRK mainly needs to deliver sound and images directly from field cameras.
Importance of upload speeds for NRK
“We will also use wireless technology to upload recordings and use artificial intelligence to analyze content in the cloud, making our work much more efficient,” he said. NRK. “Higher upload speeds are crucial for both live production and recording. We need to edit and publish important events quickly, and need technology that supports filming over large areas. A high-quality camera and a higher proportion of uplinks than downlinks are necessary. This challenge can become addressed with access to special frequencies.”
5G technology
Lyse said it achieved very good results with the tests, which used NRK's prototype Sony phone, which is mounted and connected in the field camera. NRK has also conducted similar tests with Telenor and Telia.
Together with operators, we strive to find effective solutions to unsolved challenges. The tests have provided valuable insights and have proven to be a successful collaborative project. The most important outcome for us is that frequency resources are allocated to meet short-term nomadic needs. mmWave can alleviate the load where lower frequencies lack sufficient capacity, but the proportion of uplinks must be increased NRK.
