The project, known as 5GCHAMPION, claims to have developed a fully integrated intercontinental 5G network proof of concept that was deployed at the PyeongChang Olympic host city, Gangneung, two years ahead of the official launch of 5G networks.
“This proof of concept is the first time that state-of-the-art terrestrial wireless communication, including future key enablers such as mmWave access, will be seamlessly combined with disruptive satellite communication,” said Emilio Calvanese Strinati, innovation and scientific director at Leti, and coordinator of the 5GCHAMPION project. “This technology will form a 5G network with multi-radio-access technologies (multi-RAT) that is optimised to serve user equipment in various applications.”
The project consortium, which is made up of 21 universities, research institutes and companies from both Europe and South Korea, intends for visitors of Yulgok Street to experience the network while riding the 5GCHAMPION bus between event venues in Gangneung’s main area.
The idea is that by wearing virtual-reality glasses, users will be able to visit instantaneously and in 3D a site in Oulu, Finland, via a 5G intercontinental connection developed by the project teams.
The data-transfer speed on this proposed 5G mobile network is said to be 2.5 Gbps.
The team has also investigated new 5G waveforms for satellite communication and algorithms to enable 5G on-the-go and while travelling at speeds up to 500km/h.
