Tag: 5G

China 5G mobile networks go online as race with US heats up

China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile all unveiled 5G plans that start at around 128 yuan or $18 per month, but challenges including a lack of 5G handsets and the price of data could hold back adoption, experts warned.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/11/01/china-5g-mobile-networks-go-online-as-race-with-us-heats-up.html

How 5G Will Change China (Beyond Faster Video Games): QuickTake – Bloomberg

When China’s wireless carriers debut their 5G networks this year, early adopters whose mobile phones can handle the ultra-fast speeds won’t be the only beneficiaries. Rolling 5G service out to the world’s biggest population also should give a boost to China’s digital economy, including makers of telecommunications equipment, platforms and applications for the internet of things, autonomous driving, surveillance and factory automation. It’s the kind of head start that will be expensive at first b
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-29/how-5g-will-change-china-beyond-faster-video-games-quicktake

Europe’s 5G to cost $62 billion more if Chinese vendors banned: telcos – Reuters

A ban on buying telecoms equipment from Chinese firms would add about 55 billion euros ($62 billion) to the cost of 5G networks in Europe and delay the technology by about 18 months, according to an industry analysis seen by Reuters.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-europe-gsma/europes-5g-to-cost-62-billion-more-if-chinese-vendors-banned-telcos-idUSKCN1T80Y3

China Issues 5G Licenses as Race to Build Networks Heats Up – Bloomberg

China approved four operating licenses for 5G networks, setting the stage for the super-fast telecommunications system amid simmering tensions with the U.S. over technology and trade.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-06/china-issues-5g-licenses-as-race-to-build-new-networks-heats-up