The targeted bands are 700MHz, 2.6GHz, 3.5GHz and 4.9GHz. To strengthen its cooperation with device partners, he said China Mobile will promote the maturity of multi-mode, multi-band and multi-form devices in order to support global roaming. It also built the world’s first 5G smart coal mining platform. In terms of consumer services, the operator introduced ultra-high definition live streaming, cloud gaming and cloud VR, and on the business side it offers smart factory and smart grid applications supported by 5G. Xin noted it recently released its Jiu-tian artificial intelligence platform. The operator leads the world in IoT connections, with its OneLink and OneNET platforms supporting 710 million and 160 million connections, respectively. Looking ahead, it aims to increase the number of 5G base stations to more than 300,000 by the end of the year to expand coverage nationwide. The next-generation infrastructure, he said, provides a sound foundation for activities such as scientific research and environmental monitoring.
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Giving an update on its 5G network construction, he said the world’s largest operator has deployed more than 140,000 5G base stations and delivered commercial services in more than 50 cities across China. Xin Dong, CEO of China Mobile, said its support for the 2.6GHz ecosystem, which has gone from nothing to scale deployments, accelerated the maturity of the standalone (SA) 5G standard, laying a foundation for its SA rollout this year. He also suggested 5G “gives us an opportunity to re-evaluate how the industry builds networks to support the different demands from enterprise verticals”. In addition to funding, he noted future spectrum policy is a top priority, adding there is a need for more exclusive spectrum to be assigned to mobile operators at more reasonable prices. GSMA director general Mats Granyrd declared in his keynote that further advancements in 5G technology of course requires investment, with the GSMA forecasting global mobile operators to invest almost $1.1 trillion in their networks between now and 2025, with about 80 per cent earmarked for 5G.īy 2025 the organisation expects worldwide 5G connections to reach 1.1 billion, or 23 per cent of total mobile connections.