With commercial 5G widely anticipated to be launched between March and June 2020, two of Japan’s largest service providers are readying themselves to welcome 5G deployment through the unorthodox but highly praised focus on co-creation and cooperative collaboration, instead of lower latency and faster speeds.
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Ken Hu on how Huawei is accelerating 5G deployment
At MWC Shanghai 2019, Huawei Deputy Chair Ken Hu gave an update on Huawei's progress in 5G deployment, sharing concrete examples of how service innovation and cross-industry collaboration are driving the next phase of growth in 5G.
SK Telecom and Samsung to launch 5G SA soon
SK Telecom and Samsung has successfully tested their 5G standalone core and commercial network kit as they edge closer to launching SA at the beginning of 2020.
ZTE, China Mobile showcase leading MU-MIMO multi-user performance
ZTE Corporation has demonstrated in partnership with China Mobile, a 5G MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) multi-user performance test based on 5G commercial base stations and smartphones at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019. The demonstration showcases both companies’ leading positions in commercial performance.
Huawei heralds Trump’s “U-turn”
President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed to a truce in their trade war, and Washington pledged to hold off on new tariffs while they negotiate As the United States and China pursue trade talks, there is a “good chance” that more US firms will be granted licenses to sell products to controversial Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said.
MWC Shanghai 2019: GSMA chief lauds 5G
GSMA director general Mats Granryd discussed the use cases 5G is already beginning to deliver during his opening keynote at MWC Shanghai 2019 which is held from June 26 to June 28.
MWC Shanghai: a glimpse into our digital future
Mobile World Congress which took place in Shanghai saw the greatest minds of technology come together to showcase their latest gadgets and promote different causes to better our lives.
Huawei warns against politicization of intellectual property
Huawei today released a white paper on innovation and intellectual property (IP), and warned against the issue being politicized. Speaking at a press conference at the company’s headquarters, Song Liuping, Huawei’s chief legal officer, said that IP is the cornerstone of innovation and its politicization threaten progress across the world.
GSMA considers China a leader in IoT deployments
The GSMA Association has revealed in its latest report that Chinese mobile operators are leading the world in the deployment of “transformative” Internet of Things (IoT) solutions with 64% of the 1.5 billion global cellular connections including the “rapidly growing” Mobile IoT licensed LPWA technologies.
MWC Shanghai: Showcasing the future of innovation
MWC Shanghai is one of the largest technology events in the world which has opened the eyes of many people on the rapid and exciting progress we have made as a global society, proving to many that the future is here and it is within our grasp.