Telefónica and Huawei have completed a 5G-based PoC testing for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology in their 5G Joint Innovation Lab at Madrid using the UltraReliable and Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) mode for 5G New Radio(NR).
This is another solid step to promote 5G commercialization and expand the 5G ecosystem after both companies completed 5G UCNC trial in 2017.
The test for 5G-V2X technology is based on the latest 3GPP New Radio (NR) Standard specification available since December 22nd, 2017.
Some of the most advanced 5G-V2X services include vehicles platooning, extended sensors, advanced driving and remote driving, among others. Enabling the capability for self-driving will require further enhancements of the 5G NR system, in conjunction with a new NR Sidelink to allow vehicle-to-vehicle communications.
Due to the stringent requirements imposed by the high reliability and fast reaction times that characterize autonomous driving, the so-called Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) mode for 5G NR offers the flexible design to support services with low latency and high reliability requirements. In this PoC test, it was demonstrated that URLLC can effectively support V2X with higher system capacity and better coverage.
The exercise achieved 99.999% reliability with a low latency of 1ms required for autonomous driving in a typical macro cellular outdoor environment, such as dense urban, suburban and rural areas. The PoC test will lay the foundations for large-scale field trials with the upcoming commercial deployments of 5G wireless networks worldwide.
Enrique Blanco, CTIO, Telefonica
This PoC between Telefónica and Huawei is another step towards 5G commercialization and a fully connected society. We will strengthen our collaboration by verifying 5G key technologies. Multiple novel use cases will be developed and provided to our customers.
Dr. Wen Tong, Huawei Fellow and Huawei Wireless CTO
We are pleased with our further collaboration with Telefónica in 5G technologies. The 5G-V2X PoC is another joint effort to pave the way for commercialization of 5G and lay a solid foundation to realize the 5G vision of enabling cooperative autonomous driving.
