New Zealand telecoms provider Spark NZ expects its 5G network to go live in 2020. The company said it would be the first of a number of countries around the world that will have access to the new technology. The company completed its first live trials of the network in March, reaching speeds of 9 Gbps outdoors and 18 Gbps indoors in Wellington.
New Zealand telecoms provider Spark NZ expects its 5G network to go live in 2020. Spark has already started to increase the number of cell sites on its existing network, allowing it to meet near-term capacity demand and start the process of densification needed for 5G, said managing director Simon Moutter. The company completed its first live trials of the network in March, reaching speeds of 9 Gbps outdoors and 18 Gbps indoors in Wellington.