Fifth Generation (5G) mobile networks mark a significant shift from previous generations of networks. By introducing a flexible design, 5G networks support highly diverse application requirements. Currently, the landscape of previous measurement studies does not shed light on 5G network configuration and the inherent implications to application performance. In this paper, we precisely fill this gap and report our in-depth multi-country measurement study on 5G deployed at mid-bands. This is the common playground for U.S. and European carriers. Our findings reveal key aspects on how carriers configure their network, including spectrum utilization, frame configuration, resource allocation and their implication on the application performance.
@article{arxiv.2310.11000,
title = {Mid-Band 5G: A Measurement Study in Europe and US},
author = {Rostand A. K. Fezeu and Jason Carpenter and Claudio Fiandrino and Eman Ramadan and Wei Ye and Joerg Widmer and Feng Qian and Zhi-Li Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.11000},
year = {2023}
}