Sächsische-Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district: First 5G core network also tops for VR

The first 5G network in Europe stands on its own two feet for the first time in the Sächsische-Schweiz-Ostererzgebirge district. Because with it, the super-fast data exchange is made possible in real time, this will certainly also have a major influence on the developments of VR and AR applications. 

And here it is, the mobile communications premiere in the Sächsische-Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district: Vodafone was the first provider in Europe to activate 5G Standalone, making real-time data exchange possible for the first time. As of today, the new mobile communications generation 5G transmits completely independently of the predecessor technology LTE. Up to now, 5G has been used in the core network Supported across Europe by existing LTE infrastructure.

As fast as the human nervous system

Vodafone is now putting aside the LTE support wheels in the 5G network, private and industrial customers can already use the new and completely independent 5G technology free of charge with the first smartphones this month. They will then benefit from high bandwidths and the lowest latency times possible in mobile communications throughout Europe. Data will now be transmitted in the Sächsische-Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district with delay times of just 10 milliseconds. That is as fast as the human nervous system.

Gamechanger for VR and AR also in Switzerland

This brings advantages for gamers in online games, for example, and enables new applications in augmented and virtual reality. Streaming solutions with the power of 5G can be a real game changer. With 5G, the new technology can be used locally everywhere in the best quality, even on a low-end device. The Swiss company HEGIAS, for example, is also hoping that 5G will spread soon. The start-up won this year's Swisscom 5G StartUp Challenge, as we have learned. reported. Also shows the Participation of VR company Somnias (Birdly) that the need for 5G for VR applications is there.

Vodafone technicians today connected the first 6 5G antennas to the new 5G data centre and the completely independent 5G core network in the Sächsische-Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district. Across Germany, around 1,000 antennas are ready for the fastest mobile technology as of today. "As the first network driver, we are putting aside the LTE support wheels for 5G and starting with a 5G core network - not for internal tests, but in the live network for our customers, who will be able to experience real-time mobile communications at the first locations in the Sächsische-Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district as early as this month," explains Vodafone Germany CEO Hannes Ametsreiter.

Incidentally, the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district is a district in Saxony that extends over the area south of Dresden to the Czech border.

Source: presseportal