Nokia said the chipset is named 'ReefShark' and is currently working with 30 mobile operators to deploy it on wireless base stations, meaning the first networks equipped with ReefShark will be upgraded later this year Approved 5G equipment market, high-volume deployment will be followed.
It is reported, ReefShark chipset supports massive Massive MIMO, can receive and send dozens of different data streams, significantly expand the network capacity, expand the wireless coverage area of a single cell towers.
In general, existing antennas range from 1 meter (3.3 feet) to 2.6 meters in height, while the ReefShark chipset achieves a half antenna size reduction of 45 centimeters (18 inches) and is suitable for installation in more places.
Nokia expects the chipset will ship in the third quarter of 2018 to embed Nokia's existing AirScale 4G and quasi-5G network devices.
Recently, Nokia announced the first 5G major supply agreement with NTT DoCoMo, the largest operator in Japan, to supply the latter with a new 5G radio base station.This agreement takes into consideration that NTT will start commercializing 5G network services by 2020 and rush in time On the Tokyo Olympics, the first devices are expected to be installed in the Jingdong metropolitan area, and NTT is expected to become the first user of the ReefShark chipset to be deployed in Japan in the coming years.