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Author |Reading Luang Huan
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Editing |Qian Xinyao
According to People's Posts and Telecommunications Daily, the three major domestic carriers have been granted nationwide licenses for the use of low and medium 5G frequency band test frequencies last week. This indicates that large-scale nationwide 5G trials are about to begin, and that the commercialization of 5G networks within China has taken another real step forward.
5G is the full name of the fifth generation mobile communication technology (Fifth Generation Mobile Communication Technology, 5G), compared to 4G will bring our lives into the mobile Internet era, it has a stronger performance, can support the ultra-high-speed rate of data transmission, real-time communication will enjoy ultra-low latency, can connect ultra-large-scale applications, and can be used in a variety of applications.
Figure: Source Network (Samsung)
Since May 13, 2013, when Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it had successfully developed the core technology for 5G, major communications companies, telecom equipment companies, and telecom operators in major countries have begun to actively participate in the development of 5G, with a view to commercializing it as soon as possible.
However, according to the existing technology reserves and equipment development situation, the ability to complete a complete set of services from planning, design to construction, installation and then commissioning, maintenance, the world has the ability to only: Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung Electronics, which are a few big manufacturers. Which, in addition to Huawei can immediately come up with programs and implementation, several other mature products have to wait until 2019.
Now that the commercialization of 5G is imminent, telecom operators in major countries or regions have found the right communications or corresponding equipment providing companies to join hands in the development. So let's take a look at the commercialization of 5G in major countries by region and see what the dynamics are.
Figure: Source Network (5G commercialization progress in major countries)
Northeast Asia
Japan: On May 8, 2014, Japanese telecom operator NTTDoCoMo formally announced that it would work with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and six other vendors*** to start testing 5G network technology, and hopes to officially commercialize it by 2020. However, the Japanese media recently came out with the news that Japan's NTTDoCoMo, KDDI (au) and SoftBank (SoftBank) 3 major mobile operators have determined the policy of not adopting Chinese products for 5G base stations and other products. In addition, Rakuten, which will enter mobile communications in the fall of 2019, has also proposed the same policy. Considering that only SoftBank and DoCoMo are currently using Huawei and ZTE equipment in some areas of their current 4G networks, it is likely that they will be replaced in the future. The possibility of being replaced in the future is relatively high. Therefore, Japan's 5G will most likely use Ericsson or Nokia sets of equipment.
Chart: source network (Nokia)
South Korea: its three major operators, SK Telecom, KT and LG U+, have synchronized in some areas earlier this month to officially put 5G into operation for large manufacturing enterprise users. And it's mainly Samsung Electronics that's providing the technology and equipment for them.
Mainland China: From the current bidding information, the three major operators China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom and Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Nokia 4 companies have launched extensive cooperation. It can be predicted that China's 5G "cake" should be shared by these four **** together.
Hong Kong, China: In October of this year, China Mobile Hong Kong Limited announced that it would jointly build a 5G-oriented integrated bearer network with Huawei.
Southeast Asia
Indonesia: Its telecom operator Telkomsel announced that it has joined hands with Huawei to complete Indonesia's first FDD Massive MIMO test, officially kicking off the evolution path of Telkomsel's network to 5G in Indonesia.
South Asia
India: major Indian telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel and BSNL are engaging with equipment vendors, including Huawei and ZTE, and conducting 5G-related technology tests. And I'm afraid that specific contracts will have to be finalized by the end of 2019 in response to the tests.
West Asia Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Telecom has signed a 5G technology agreement with Nokia along with Huawei and Cisco, and it is expected that these three equipment vendors will be involved in the actual operation of 5G in Saudi Arabia in the future.
UAE: UAE Integrated Telecommunications Company and Du, the second largest telecom operator, are testing Cisco's 5G technology and are on the way to commercializing 5G operations.
Photo: Source network (Huawei)
Turkey: In March, Turk Telekom and Huawei signed a 5G network cooperation agreement, which covers a wide range of aspects such as next-generation cloud network architecture, antenna technology, IoT, and public **** security.
Kuwait: On the 3rd of this month Kuwait VIVA and Huawei signed a network-wide exclusive 1,000-station 5G commercial contract, with the aim of creating a nationwide coverage 5G commercial network for Kuwait.
Oman: Telecom Oman says it is working with Huawei to deploy the first G.fast network in the Middle East. Huawei will provide technical support to help Telecom Oman lead the Middle East into the 5G era.
Lebanon: Lebanese mobile and data operator touch is conducting the first commercial 5G test in the country using Huawei's latest 5G equipment.
Eastern Europe
Russia: Russian network operator giant VimpelCom has signed a cooperation agreement with Huawei in the field of 5G networks to help its Beeline company commercialize 5G operations in Russia.
Ukraine: back in 2016 Ukrainian mobile operator LIFECELL signed a memorandum of cooperation with two companies, Huawei and Ericsson, for the development of fifth-generation mobile communications in Ukraine.
Latvia: Latvian telecom provider Bite Latvija and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in China for cooperation in building 5G network infrastructure, including the construction of a 5G base station in Riga in 2019, and the development of a narrowband Internet of Things across Latvia.
Western Europe
AUSTRIA: T-Mobile Austria and Huawei signed a 5-year strategic cooperation agreement for end-to-end network upgrades based on 4.5G technology, and closer cooperation on services such as WTTx (Wireless To The x).
Figure: Source Network (Cisco China)
Italy: INWIT, Italy's largest tower company, and Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on strategic cooperation, announcing that the two companies will work closely together in the areas of indoor coverage products and technologies, services and platforms, as well as ecology and expansion. Moreover, Italian telecom operator Vodafone and Huawei completed the first 5G new air interface connection test in Italy in Milan, and realized the world's first 5G call in February this year. In addition, Italy's TIM and Fastweb will work with Huawei to officially power up and commercialize the first 3GPP-compliant 5G base station, which will use Huawei's end-to-end 5G equipment.
Switzerland: At this year's Mobile World Congress, Swisscom and Huawei*** signed the NetCity strategic cooperation, **** together to build the world's leading next-generation network infrastructure, to provide Swiss users with new communications network services.
Malta: The Government of Malta and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to utilize Huawei's 5G technology to help Malta launch the construction of a smart city.
Monaco: Monaco Telecom and Huawei officially signed a 5G cooperation agreement in early September this year to help Monaco make the 5G leap.
Spain: In 2015, Telefónica signed a strategic memorandum with Huawei in Hong Kong, stating that they would deepen their cooperation in the field of 5G. The two sides later signed a 5G& NG-RAN joint innovation agreement in Shenzhen. In addition, the Spanish mobile operator Orange and Huawei *** with the release of 5G-oriented "1 +1" sky surface full scene solution.
Portugal: Just this past 5th, Portuguese telecom operator Altice signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei to develop and implement 5G services in Portugal.
UK: The UK has now explicitly announced that it will not use Huawei and ZTE equipment in the future 5G network build, so there is a high probability that Nokia and Ericsson will win the bid to build the 5G network in the UK.
Other Western European countries: Although France's Bouygues Telecom announced the signing of a 5G contract with Huawei, *** with the launch of 5G testing in France, but given the actual telecom operations in France, Germany and a number of other old European countries, Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei are likely to *** with the participation of the construction of the 5G network to the activities.
The Americas
USA: Sources say that a number of telecoms operators, including Verizon Communications, are engaging with 5G equipment vendors in the US and Europe, with real-world testing expected to take place in some regions in the coming months. Huawei and ZTE's 4G operations in remote areas of the US will also come to an end, given the US government's ban on Chinese companies. Moreover, there are rumors that in the U.S. government's "facilitation" Cisco is working with Ericsson to increase 5G investment in the U.S., in order to occupy a higher market share.
Canada: Although Canada has not explicitly banned Huawei and ZTE from participating in the 5G bidding, given the pressure from the US government, Canada will ultimately "selectively" work with some of the equipment vendors to promote the commercial operation of 5G networks in Canada, just like the US.
Brazil: In January, the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communications (MCTIC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to help the country develop a 5G broadband network, as well as a feasibility study for a fiber optic network at both the technical and economic levels.
Figure: Source Network (Ericsson)
Oceania
Both New Zealand and Australia have announced that Chinese equipment companies are banned from bidding for their 5G commercial operations, so Cisco, Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia and other related vendors are likely to gain a certain 5G market share in both countries.
Conclusion
Although a number of countries prohibit Chinese companies from participating in the construction of their 5G networks for various reasons, but come to take into account that the purpose of the 5G network is to better realize the cloud VR/AR, the Internet of cars, smart manufacturing, smart energy, wireless health care, wireless home Entertainment, networked drones, social networking, personal AI assistants, smart cities, and so on a series of large-scale scenarios. applications, as well as the distribution of existing 4G base stations around the world, Huawei will still get the world's largest 5G orders; followed by Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco and other European and American companies; and South Korea's Samsung Electronics will enjoy advantages in some countries and regions.
However, it is worth noting that the 5G communication equipment, the technology patents of each family are intertwined and intertwined. So, even if some countries do not use Huawei's complete set of equipment, but still use Huawei's registered patented technology. Similarly even if Huawei equipment is used in 5G networks, there are still a considerable number of foreign component providers that will benefit from it. In other words, the global 5G network layout, in fact, has long been a state of me in you, you in me. Therefore, there is no need for us to feel "happy" or "sad" for the gain or loss of "one city, one place".
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