ZTE completes third phase of China’s national 5G core network tests

Chinese vendor ZTE said it has completed the third phase of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s IMT-2020 5G core network tests.In a statement, ZTE revealed it has completed the third-phase testing, which involves evaluating the performance of the network function virtualization infrastructure platform, the service performance of the 5G core network element, as well as system capacity and stability.The vendor said it has passed all test cases and met the requirements for service model and specification indicators with its test results, verifying the maturity of its 5G core network solution. The security function test focuses on the device identity management and registration, as well as the security service procedure in mobility. ZTE said its system successfully passed all the mandatory test cases.Liu Jianhua, ZTE GM for telecom cloud and core network products, said the completion of the testing represents another significant milestone, following ZTE’s completion of 5G standalone architecture functionality testing in September 2018.“ZTE will actively support and cooperate with Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to help the 5G industry grow mature and embrace the arrival of the 5G era,” he said.China national 5G test.China’s 5G R&D tests, which are being carried out by the IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group, started in 2016. These tests involve three phases: key technologies testing, the verification of technology and solution and 5G system verification.