The Skoltech press service said that the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology has launched a functional prototype of a local LTE base station that simultaneously supports two communication protocols: 5G and LTE (4G). It has been reported DEA News.
The publication states that NTI specialists managed to launch a functional prototype of a domestic LTE base station.
“The developers note that the availability of existing samples of the first domestic 5G base station makes it possible to provide support for two communication protocols simultaneously: 5G and LTE (4G),” the press service said.
Dmitry Lakontsev, director of the Skoltech Wireless Design Center, emphasized that “the improvements affect everything from our software that manages the network to the radio modules.” He added that experts still have a lot of work to do.
It was previously known that Skoltech Institute engineers. developed The first Russian base station for fifth generation mobile communications (5G).