A 5G sign illuminated by light bulbs stands on the Xiaomi Corp. stand on the opening day of the MWC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. At the wireless industry’s biggest conference, over 100,000 people are set to see the latest innovations in smartphones, artificial intelligence devices and autonomous drones exhibited by more than 2,400 companies. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
Maxis claims it has begun conducting the first ever live trials of 5G networking in Malaysia earlier this week following the announcement of the telco's collaboration with Huawei at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC).
The trials are intended to provide Maxis with data regarding 5G characteristics – including the use of spectrum in higher bands, co-existence with current services, as well as use cases such as Gigabit high speed mobile Internet – and thus far Maxis claims to have recorded download speeds almost reaching 3Gbps during their live trials.
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