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5G Advanced Mobility Deployment

AT&T INC. · 2026-08-25 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42

AT&T, Ericsson and MediaTek completed North America’s first live-network test of Low-latency Mobility (LTM) on AT&T’s network. The 3GPP Release 18 handover technology, using Ericsson RAN equipment, can reduce data interruption during base-station handovers by up to 25%. The capability is positioned to support more reliable connectivity for AI-driven applications, extended reality and connected vehicles.

Key facts

• Ericsson, MediaTek, and AT&T successfully completed North America's first live-network test of Low-latency Mobility (LTM) using Ericsson RAN technology on AT&T's network. source
• The LTM test demonstrated that LTM, a 3GPP Release 18 handover mechanism, reduces data interruption during base station handovers by up to 25%. source