Testing will be carried out by a joint venture of MegaFon, Rostelecom, VimpelCom and MTS
The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Digital Development of Russia) shared the results of the last meeting of the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (SCRF).
Among other things, 5G pilot zones have been identified to test dynamic spectrum management techniques. As noted by the Ministry of Digital Development, the joint venture «New Digital Solutions» plans to test technical measures for compatibility of 5G networks with existing facilities. For this purpose, testing zones have already been determined; Russian base stations will be used in them.
The pilot project will take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, as well as in the Moscow and Leningrad regions.
«New digital solutions» — this is a joint venture between MegaFon and Rostelecom. and «VimpelCom» for the development of 5G technologies, which MTS later joined.