Qualcomm, Ericsson Partner on 5G Data Connectivity Milestone

Qualcomm and Ericsson completed the first 5G new radio (NR) data connection, compliant with global 3rd Generation Partnership Project 5G NR Release 15, in stand-alone (SA) operating mode. They can "support the 2nd phase of 5G commercialization with SA deployments that utilize a new 5G core network to provide more 5G capabilities -- including guaranteed quality of service and network slicing" to further the industrial IoT and more, the companies said Thursday.