UAE’s du and Nokia working together to deploy 5G
Pair are trialing the technology, and will roll it out across the UAE this year
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UAE state-owned telco du announced on Wednesday that it was “actively working” with Nokia to bring 5G services to the country this year.
According to a statement from the company, it is working with Nokia to trial 3GPP standardised 5G New Radio non-stand-alone technology, with an eye to subsequently deploying live 5G sites in selected areas across the UAE.
The trials in live network aim to achieve up to 5 Gbps throughput. The company says this will enable extreme broadband for industrial applications.
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