Telecom giant Ericsson announced this week it is testing out 5G networks in the U.S. and Sweden, and has already exceeded 2Gbps throughput using multiple radio streams at the same time.

Ericsson made the announcement by releasing a photo of a van and asking “What seats 8 comfortably, gets 20 miles per gallon and more than 2 gigabits per second?”

“Today, it takes up the luggage space in a mini-van but, by 2020, it’ll fit nicely in your smartphone, watch or other wearable,” Ericsson stated.

The tests are taking place with a vehicle because the radio unit is too large to carry around on its own. Once 5G bands are approved, however, the radio unit will be attached to a cell tower.

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