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Gogo, GCT Achieve First End-to-end 5G Call for Bizav
5G infrastructure includes a network of 170 towers spanning the U.S. and Canada
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One of Gogo's 170 5G towers that will facilitate faster air-to-ground connectivity later this year.

Gogo reached a technical milestone in its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity program, with partner GCT Semiconductor successfully completing the first end-to-end call using next-generation 5G technology on June 16. The achievement validates the functionality of Gogo’s custom 5G chipset and signals readiness for final integration phases ahead of planned customer deployments later this year.

The breakthrough followed GCT Semiconductor’s delivery of the miniaturized 5G chipset to network solutions provider Airspan in May. Integrating the thumbnail-sized microchip into hardware and software systems enabled Airspan to configure the laboratory-based end-to-end connection. This successful test confirms that the 5G technology package is prepared for transition to integration testing and performance-optimization phases.

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