Telekom Deutschland has set what it claims is a ‘new world record’ by achieving download speeds of 12Gbps in a trial in Alzey, Rheinhessen. 

The test aggregated commercial 3.6GHz 5G spectrum with a 400MHz block of unlicensed 6GHz spectrum, with the peak download speed measured at a distance of 100 metres. The 6GHz band alone was capable of supporting speeds of 11Gbps, Telekom noted. Abdu Mudesir, Head of Technology at Telekom Deutschland, commented: ‘6GHz spectrum has the characteristic to meet the growing demand of our customers for more capacity and more speed. That is why we hope that the World Radiocommunication Conference will set the direction for mobile radio use.’

As previously reported by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate Telekom began testing 6GHz 5G frequencies in November 2022 in Bonn.