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rollout and to immediately improve service in two busy parts of the capital.Massive MIMO improves the efficiency of a mobile network by
sending multiple beams of data from the antennas to the device
This improves speeds and means more customers can access the network.O2 has deployed Nokia kit at sites at Kings Cross and Marble Arch and
is using the 2.3GHz spectrum it acquired in the Ofcom auction earlier this year.O2 5G trialThe two areas were chosen because of their high
through Marble Arch.Massive MIMO is seen as a key technology for 5G and O2 says that if the trial is a success, it will roll it out to other
It plans to launch a 5G testbed at the O2 arena later this year using 3.4GHz spectrum.However, unlike rivals EE, Three and Vodafone, it is
