Hill AFB to mark first successful 5G network deployment with ceremony next week

By Briana Reilly / November 24, 2021 at 10:29 AM
Officials at Hill Air Force Base, UT, are poised to mark the first successful 5G network deployment at a service installation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony next week, a key milestone in the first phase of mid-band dynamic spectrum sharing work at the site. The Nokia-equipped network, which will ultimately allow for experimentation in the 3.1 to 3.45 GHz band, will first operate from the 3.3 to 3.45 GHz range during the effort’s initial phase following the Dec. 2 ceremony, Debra...

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