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by deploying Massive MIMO products outdoor through wall penetrating signals. MetaAAU was launched, we have worked
based on the 3.5 GHz large bandwidth. Fan Liqun, head of China Unicom Beijing's with China Unicom Beijing to commercialize
In the first half of this year, China Unicom 5G co-construction and sharing work it in different scenarios on the live network."
Beijing also extended gigabit 5G networks team, said, "In the first half of this year, we said Ritchie Peng, President of Huawei 5G
in multiple villages. However, the limited deployed 32T32R MetaAAUs at over 1,000 Product Line. "I am delighted to see the
uplink coverage and small coverage radius sites to cement our digital village strategy. excellent performance of MetaAAU on the
of mid and high bands pose challenges for This time, we deployed Huawei's brand- live network in residential areas. We will
network construction in scenarios requiring new 64T64R MetaAAUs in a residential continue to work with China Unicom Beijing
strong coverage, such as densely populated area, and we were amazed at how well it to test this product in more scenarios and
urban areas. MetaAAU boosts coverage is performing on the live network. We look fully unleash the power of Massive MIMO
and is the ideal option for China Unicom forward to widely deploying this product in for operators."
Beijing for delivering enhanced coverage the future to provide our users with better 5G
and gigabit 5G experience both indoor and experience in more scenarios." "Since the

Huawei MAE Enables Intelligent AR Site Inspection for China Mobile Anhui

checked.
• Proactive risk rectification using
knowledge-graphs: Inspection personnel
check for abnormal equipment and
performance alarms by following
inspection rules. If there are issues,
personnel can refer to MAE's online
knowledge-graphs or easily contact
experts of the Network Operation Center
(NOC) who can view images transmitted
from AR devices in real time and give
accurate instructions to solve problems.
This greatly improves equipment room
inspection and problem handling
efficiency.
China Mobile Anhui connects Intelligent AR
China Mobile Anhui, Huawei MBB site inspection. With the help of Huawei Site Inspection to a third-party system for
Automation Engine (MAE) and Huawei MAE and CS teams, it combines intelligent outsourced maintenance and brings the
Customer Support (CS) launched the algorithms with AR and expert experience application online, turning site inspection
Intelligent AR Site Inspection solution. to develop the Intelligent AR Site Inspection and review into an online, automatic, and
So far, this solution has been applied solution. MAE digitizes and learns the CS intelligent process with a 50% higher
at scale in Hefei, Wuhu, and two other Team's experience from routine inspections efficiency and an 80% accuracy. Labor
cities in Anhui province. It has been used through intelligent algorithms to constantly costs are greatly reduced, with an estimated
more than 10,000 times in three months optimize inspection models. This, in turn, cost saving of millions of CNY per year.
to check nearly 1,000 equipment rooms, enables intelligent problem identification, Commenting on the success, Ma Hongbo,
improving inspection efficiency by 50%. fault association analysis, and intelligent President of Huawei Wireless MAE Product
China Mobile Anhui is now looking to bring decision-making, providing the following Line, said: "We will continue to enhance
this solution to even more cities across benefits: MAE intelligent inspection capabilities, and
the province. Mobile communications • Automatic equipment room inspection our goal is to bring it to 85% of Anhui site
network is the information infrastructure using image recognition: Inspection inspection items and improve the accuracy
of this generation. In order to ensure covers 25 items across 11 categories, to over 90% by the end of the year. We
stable mobile communications network such as door locks, batteries, grounding, will broaden and deepen cooperation
operation, operators must carry out regular and surge protection. It can identify with our partners in network intelligence
inspections of equipment rooms and other nine types of problems, such as rusty to build a benchmark for autonomous
site resources. Traditional inspections, batteries, abnormal temperature networks." Huawei MAE will continue
however, are labor-intensive and costly. displays, and expired warranties. to drive digitalization and sustainable
Operators have to find intelligent solutions Voice alarms and a visual display help development across the mobile industry
to improve efficiency and quality while engineers quickly and accurately collect through continuous innovation and industry
reducing costs. Towards this goal, China photos, increasing inspection efficiency exploration.
Mobile Anhui takes the lead in innovating and making sure all inspection items are

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