Oppo, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has recently helped in deploying the first 5G Standalone (SA) Network in the UK. The company partnered up with Vodafone and Ericsson and offered networking slicing services.
The new service was built in Coventry University and was verified through 5G enabled smartphones from the Chinese tech giant. This included the Oppo Find X2 Pro and Redo3, in which the former was powered by a Qualcomm processor and the latter with a MediaTek‘s 5G chip. Oppo stated that the network slice switching software was co-developed with Qualcomm Technologies and lets users switch between two slices for different needs.
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According to Oppo, one network slice enables access to high speed internet, while the other has been developed for campuses to share resources in school, with low latency and high definition for online learning. For those unaware, SA is an independent network that utilizes 5G base stations and core networks. On the other hand, 5G network slicing divides the core networks into multiple end to end networks, with each sliced network having independent resources.
Interestingly, Oppo is aggressively pushing into the networking field, with partnerships being announced across Europe on more than 40 major telecom carriers. It is also pushing forward for wider adoption of 5G networking and its supporting infrastructure.
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