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Innovation through 5G Industrial Internet to Create New

Value Across Industries

The impact of 5G and IoT is being compared to that of the printing press
or electricity in that it has the potential to spark profound innovation and
bring new momentum to the global economy. This makes collaboration
by industry stakeholders more important than ever.

The introduction of 3G and 4G wireless High-precision positioning China Mobile, ZTE and Qualcomm are
networks over the past two decades In their latest collaboration, China Mobile, long-term partners. In 2017, they jointly
has given consumers fast access to the ZTE Corp. and Qualcomm are conducting conducted the world’s first end-to-end 5G
internet and changed people’s lives. With phased 5G positioning tests based on the interoperability data testing. This achieved
the shift to 5G connectivity offering greater current 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) Release 16 multi-gigabit per second peak data rates
bandwidth and supporting large-scale specifications and the upcoming Release at significantly lower air interface latency
multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) 17, which is scheduled for completion in than 4G mobile networks.
antenna arrays, the industrial internet is Q3 2022 with coverage and positioning
set for a major transformation. enhancements. 5G development on three fronts
China Mobile has consistently been among
We are already seeing 5G applications The positioning accuracy of 5G is those at the forefront of 5G development,
expand from consumer smartphones to the continuously improving as standards which is enabling rapid development of the
transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, and technologies evolve. It can also Industrial Internet. China Mobile has a set
healthcare and energy sectors, among complement global navigation satellite of applications tailored for 100 business
others. Indeed, the impact of 5G and IoT systems (GNSS) to meet growing demand scenarios across 15 vertical industries,
is being compared to that of the printing for applications that rely on precise outdoor and is focusing its efforts in three key
press or electricity in that it has the and indoor navigation, such as augmented areas to enable industry players to deliver
potential to spark profound innovation reality as well as Internet of Things (IoT) on the promise of 5G technology.
and bring new momentum to the global applications like connected vehicles and
economy. This makes collaboration by smart manufacturing. • Investing in infrastructure
industry stakeholders more important than 5G networks that offer service providers
ever. wide coverage, outstanding performance
and low costs are essential. Globally,
the industry continues to accelerate
the construction of 5G and gigabit
optical networks and to apply extremely
high frequency (EHF) and standalone
architecture (SA) technology.

In China, 390,000 5G base stations had
been deployed nationwide by China
Mobile by the end of 2020, covering
all prefecture-level cities and serving
165 million users. It will increase its
investment in 2021 to expand coverage
to urban areas and other key locations.

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