Ericsson unveils first 5G New Radio for massive MIMO

(Telecompaper) Ericsson has announced the commercialisation of the world's first 5G New Radio (NR) for massive MIMO, with the first deployments coming in 2017. Together with the Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins announced in June and the company's already commercially available Radio System Baseband 5216, Ericsson said it's the first company to deliver all components of a 5G access network. The new 5G NR is called the AIR 6468, combining advanced antennas with a large number of steerable ports to enable 5G t