Intel has prepared a working prototype of the 5G platform

2016 will be the year when mobile technologies of the 5th generation (5G) will start to move from the presentation slides to real hardware. Intel, together with major vendors and operators such as Nokia, Ericsson, Verizon and others, is in full swing conducting research and design work to create a 5G infrastructure. And in this time-consuming and costly process, another step has been taken: at the MWC congress last week , Intel presented a real working prototype of the 5G platform. Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform is based on the Altera Arria 10 FPGA and Intel Core i7 processor. During the demonstration, devices showed data rates in excess of 1 Gbps. A prototype of a 5G router, ready for use in various mobile systems, was also presented.
5G technology is not just a way to multiply the speed of mobile data transfer. Intel sees in them the basis for the future of the united “Internet of people and things” - a communications network that will allow information exchange at gigabit speeds for any kind of subscribers to be as energy efficient as possible and taking into account their specifics.
As we know, widespread deployment of 5G networks is scheduled to begin in 2020. So far, everything is on schedule. In the photo: Aicha Evans, Intel vice president and general manager of the Communication and Devices Group, demonstrates the 5G platform.