Chinese smartphone maker OPPO today announced that it has partnered with Vodafone and Ericsson to complete the UK's first 5G SA network and provide the first 5G SA network slicing service.
This is an important milestone in the construction of 5G SA networks in Europe.
The new network, built at Coventry University in the UK, features OPPO 5G handsets powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 mobile platform and MediaTek's Dimensity 1000 family of mobile platforms.
OPPO and Ericsson developed a handset-side network slicing solution with Qualcomm and MediaTek based on the OPPO Find X2 Pro and Reno3 handsets, respectively.
This allows users to choose their own slices in this 5G SA network environment, providing the best experience for different scenarios.
One of the slices can be used for high-speed access to the general Internet, while the other is used for dedicated connection to on-campus servers, allowing teachers and students to quickly access on-campus resources for low-latency, high-resolution remote instruction.
5G is divided into NSA (Non-Stand Alone) and SA (Stand Alone) models.
SA refers to the independent networking architecture that uses 5G base stations and 5G core networks.
As SA is the inevitable development direction of future 5G network architecture, major operators around the world are actively promoting the deployment of 5G SA networks.
On top of the 5G core network architecture, 5G network slicing technology is also applied.
Network slicing is the process of slicing a physical network into multiple virtual end-to-end networks, with each slice having its own independent network resources and not affecting each other.
This enables more efficient and flexible allocation and utilization of 5G network resources based on different application characteristics to meet the needs of different user scenarios.
OPPO has already established partnerships with more than 40 European operators and is working with partners to build a long-lasting and sustainable 5G ecosystem.
