Oppo announced the results of a 5G standalone and non-standalone network trial in collaboration with Indian telecom network operator Reliance Jio. They mentioned in the statement that they recently conducted a successful trial run.
Oppo further said the trials were conducted on the newly launched Oppo Reno 7 Pro Smartphones. The ultra-fast and low-latency 5G trial was done in a demo setup. The outcome of the trial was lag-free 4K video streams and super fast downloads and uploads as per the statement released by the company. The site infrastructure and network provider, Jio carried out these trials by utilizing the allocated mid-band trial spectrum which is in the range of 3.3GHz to 3.6GHz frequency range.
Tasleem Arif, Vice President, India R&D Head, OPPO India, in the company’s statement said 5G technology is altering the way the world communicates today and trials like these will only further solidify their efforts in the industry and provide the best value proposition for their consumers.
5G will soon be provided in India by many network providers and there are already smartphones with 5G support that have been rolled out in the market. The government of India will be opening the auctions for the 5G spectrum by later this year. It will open a wider commercial rollout by 2023.