Abstract We derive a full measurement-based parametrization for a 3-D geometry-based stochastic channel model for an urban microcell type of environment at 10 GHz. The measurements were performed with a vector network analyzer and dual polarized virtual arrays at the bandwidth of 500 MHz. The proposed parametrization is validated by channel simulations. Multiple-input multiple-output channel is reconstructed from the measured data and compared with channel generated by the quasi deterministic radio channel generator using the proposed statistical parameters. The capacity and eigenvalue distribution are used as the validation metrics, showing almost perfect match between the reconstructed and simulated channels.