Samsung engineers have set a speed record for fifth generation networks. This was announced in a press release on the company's website.
The Korean company clarified that the record data transfer rate – 5.23 gigabits per second – was achieved in laboratory conditions. Representatives of the corporation emphasized that they achieved this result with the help of a “commercial device with 5G” – Galaxy S20 +. Also in the tests we used radio modules supporting communication of the fourth and fifth generations.
The specialists specified that the data transmission was based on the E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) technology. It allows mobile operators to increase the speed of 5G with 4G. In the lab, engineers have combined a 4G connection with a frequency of 40 megahertz and a 5G mmWave connection with a frequency of 800 megahertz.
“Operators need to make the most of limited spectrum resources to add value to 5G,” said Ed Gubbins, chief analyst at GlobalData. The company said in a statement that the previous 5G speed record on Samsung smartphones, set in 2019, was 4.3 gigabits per second. In 2018, when the corporation's engineers began testing the standard, a record of 1.7 gigabits per second was reached.
In November, Nokia announced it was hitting a record 5G speed. The company's specialists managed to achieve a speed of more than eight gigabits per second when transferring data from two devices. During testing, the devices were connected to the 5G mmWave network.
