The tests took place during the MWC26 exhibition in Doha, organized by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Qatar. The project involved operators Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar, with technical support provided by Huawei.
During the trials, the team achieved a peak download speed of 12.23 Gbps, which equals approximately 1.53 GB per second. Under these conditions, a 10 GB file could theoretically be downloaded in 6.5 seconds.
Engineers utilized a six-carrier aggregation technology with a total bandwidth of 600 MHz. This included 400 MHz from the temporarily licensed U6 GHz spectrum and 200 MHz from the commercial C-Band, supported by a 256T256R Massive MIMO antenna system.
According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), commercial 6G applications in China are expected to emerge around 2030, with large-scale deployment anticipated by 2035.
