{"id":15229,"date":"2017-09-11T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=15229"},"modified":"2019-10-22T00:08:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T04:08:01","slug":"samsung-sprint-conduct-real-world-massive-mimo-testing-mobile-world-congress-fall-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-sprint-conduct-real-world-massive-mimo-testing-mobile-world-congress-fall-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung and Sprint Conduct Real-World Massive MIMO Testing at Mobile World Congress Fall 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Massive MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) promises to deliver faster connection speeds and more data capacity in high-traffic locations \u2013 without using any additional spectrum — Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) and Sprint will demonstrate Massive MIMO\u00a0 technologies at the Fall 2017 Mobile World Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Occurring at the Samsung Networks booth (South Hall S616), Samsung and Sprint will build upon their recent test <\/a>of the technology earlier this year in Suwon, South Korea. There, the companies tested Massive MIMO on the 2.5 GHz spectrum in the real-world environment. Sprint wrote test cases and scenarios, and Samsung provided the infrastructure, network design, operation, data collection, and data processing resources. The test demonstrated the high potential of Massive MIMO to deliver gigabit LTE services in dynamic, urban environments.<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s Massive MIMO hardware \u2013 equipped with vertical and horizontal beam-forming technology \u2013 deployed 32 antennas, representing a four-fold increase in throughput from current, commercially deployed configurations. Leveraging Sprint\u2019s network, the test recorded peak speeds of 330 Mbps per channel using a 20 MHz channel of 2.5 GHz spectrum. It also demonstrated a four-fold increase in capacity per channel and a three-fold increase in cell edge performance, and an improvement in the overall coverage area, compared to current commercial deployment.<\/p>\n

With its latest demonstration at MWC Americas, Samsung is showcasing its roadmap for advancing the commercial development of a 64T\/64R solution.\u00a0 Additionally, the demonstration shows their commitment to LTE Advanced technologies and 5G cellular networks through Massive MIMO hardware, and will highlight the latest milestones attainable with this technology including the increase in cell peak throughput by up to 8 times, and average cell throughput by over 3 times, compared to current commercial deployment.<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s achievements in the deployment of Massive MIMO solutions were recently highlighted in Ovum\u2019s White Paper, \u201cMassive MIMO Comes of Age.\u201d Ovum emphasized Samsung\u2019s contributions to the deployment of Massive MIMO technology and the unique capabilities of its indoor solution for high-rise buildings.<\/p>\n

According to Mr. Daryl Schoolar, Practice Leader for Next Generation Infrastructure at Ovum, \u201cMassive MIMO provides mobile operators with one of the most efficient ways of adding capacity to their LTE networks, and will eventually support their 5G networks. The Samsung-Sprint massive MIMO trial show the benefits of this technology in a real-world situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samsung will begin commercializing these Massive MIMO solutions in October 2017 on the TDD band and in 2018 on the FDD band.<\/p>\n

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About the\u00a0contributor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Alok Shah is vice president of networks strategy for Samsung Electronics America where he steers strategy, marketing and new business development for Samsung\u2019s North American Networks division. Previously, Alok led\u00a0 technical marketing, including consumer messaging, market requirements, and regulatory impact, for Samsung\u2019s US mobile division.<\/p>\n

Alok, who joined Samsung in 2011, has nearly 20 years of strategy, technical marketing, product management and engineering experience in the wireless industry. Prior to Samsung, Alok served as senior product marketing manager at Freescale and principal technology analyst at Vanu, Inc., where he was responsible for developing technology strategies, partner ecosystems, competitive intelligence and wireless industry market research. Alok previously worked in engineering and product management roles at Vanu and Motorola where he was involved in the design, development and testing of wireless systems software and devices.<\/p>\n

Alok holds Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

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For more information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jon Varman
\nSamsung Electronics America
\nj.varman@sea.samsung.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Kali Pickens
\nAllison+Partners for Samsung
\nkali@allisonpr.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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