beCloud launches 5G NSA test zone in Minsk
<p> MINSK, 28 May - PrimePress. Belarus Cloud Technologies JV (beCloud, infrastructural operator) says it has launched a non-standalone 5G network in a test mode in Minsk using the infrastructure of existing LTE network. </p> <p> </p> <p> beCloud’s pilot area is deployed in Minsk City in the 3500 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency ranges and includes 20 base stations. During the tests, a speed of 1.9 Gbit/s was achieved, an all-time high for the 5G technology in Belarus. The 5G network was built by beCloud jointly with Huawei (China). </p> <p> </p> <p> BeCloud plans to create a 5G test area in Gomel in the near future, as well as to study the use of 5G networks to create a digital economy, the introduction of Industry 4.0. </p> <p> </p> <p> beCloud was the first in the CIS to start using the 2600 MHz band to share 4G and 5G technologies. This approach can significantly reduce the time and cost of 5G network deployment. The 5G network in the 2600 MHz band is ready to be launched into commercial operation, the operator says. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, A1 and MTS operators have deployed their own 5G network test zones in Minsk. The difference between operator networks is that they are built without reference to the LTE network and are in fact autonomous. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus Cloud Technologies JV (beCloud) was established in 2012, with a 51% held by the National Traffic Exchange Centre. In December 2015, beCloud launched its LTE Advanced network (4G) in Minsk. beCloud stands behind 4 infrastructural projects in Belarus: the national datacom network, the national data processing centre, the cloud platform, and the LTE network. End </p>
2020-05-29
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beCloud launches 5G NSA test zone in Minsk
MINSK, 28 May - PrimePress. Belarus Cloud Technologies JV (beCloud, infrastructural operator) says it has launched a non-standalone 5G network in a test mode in Minsk using the infrastructure of existing LTE network.
beCloud’s pilot area is deployed in Minsk City in the 3500 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency ranges and includes 20 base stations. During the tests, a speed of 1.9 Gbit/s was achieved, an all-time high for the 5G technology in Belarus. The 5G network was built by beCloud jointly with Huawei (China).
BeCloud plans to create a 5G test area in Gomel in the near future, as well as to study the use of 5G networks to create a digital economy, the introduction of Industry 4.0.
beCloud was the first in the CIS to start using the 2600 MHz band to share 4G and 5G technologies. This approach can significantly reduce the time and cost of 5G network deployment. The 5G network in the 2600 MHz band is ready to be launched into commercial operation, the operator says.
As previously reported, A1 and MTS operators have deployed their own 5G network test zones in Minsk. The difference between operator networks is that they are built without reference to the LTE network and are in fact autonomous.
Belarus Cloud Technologies JV (beCloud) was established in 2012, with a 51% held by the National Traffic Exchange Centre. In December 2015, beCloud launched its LTE Advanced network (4G) in Minsk. beCloud stands behind 4 infrastructural projects in Belarus: the national datacom network, the national data processing centre, the cloud platform, and the LTE network. End