vivo exhibits 8K UHD video powered by 5G mmWave at MWC Shanghai 2021

vivo has recently conducted a live demonstration of their 8K UHD video streaming powered by 5G at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 in Shanghai, China. 

vivo's 8K UHD video powered by 5G mmWave at MWC Shanghai 2021

5G millimeter wave (mmWave) technology

Onsite, vivo showcased the 5G mmWave base station to transmit 8K UHD video from a server to a vivo smartphone, which then wirelessly projected the UHD video to an 8K television.

The vivo smartphone used at the exhibit supports multiple 5G Sub-6GHz and mmWave frequency bands of n257/258/260/261, using NSA dual connectivity (EN-DC).

The demonstration highlights vivo's strength in the R&D of 5G mmWave and the potential for commercialization of 5G mmWave. 

MWC Shanghai 2021 included a 5G mmWave Zone

At present, the global 5G service is mainly based on sub-6GHz and mmWave spectrums. As a quick trivia, millimeter waves are electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of 1 mm to 10 mm and a frequency range of 30 GHz to 300 GHz. 

Compared with frequency bands below 6GHz, mmWave has unique advantages such as larger bandwidth, lower air interface delay, and more flexible air interface configuration, which can effectively meet the needs of wireless communication system capacity, transmission rates, and differentiated applications. 

The vivo smartphone used at the exhibit supports multiple 5G Sub-6GHz and mmWave frequency bands 

Low-frequency and high-frequency hybrid networking will become the basic architecture of the 5G mobile communication system.

In recent years, vivo has invested heavily in 5G mmWave technology and has achieved great results. 

Last November at the 2020 World 5G Convention, vivo showcased how 5G mmWave smartphones could be connected with wireless network emulator, attracting the interest of many industry insiders. 

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