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China Unicom and Huawei Help Exquisite Automotive Deploy a Commercial

5G-Advanced Flexible Production Line

China Unicom and Huawei began to help networks, the 5G-Advanced solution supporting our commercial production
the Baoding Automation Technology facilitates easier network deployment and lines. We will seize the opportunity
Branch of Exquisite Automotive Systems can better support flexible manufacturing. presented by enterprise transformation and
Co., Ltd. ("EA") deploy a commercial 5G-Advanced networks also boost upgrade, and leverage digital technologies
5G-Advanced flexible production line that efficiency by integrating multiple functions, to continually improve our smart
features ultra-high reliability and ultra-low such as data collection (IT) and industrial manufacturing capabilities, and contribute
latency. At Great Wall Motor's factory in control (OT) functions that are provided to the transformation and upgrade of
Baoding, Hebei, 5G-Advanced equipment by two separate private lines in wired GWM and the wider manufacturing
is being used in the car roof production networks. Located in Baoding, Hebei, EA is industry." Today, many countries view
line. Traditional industrial control relies a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. industrial digital transformation as a new
on wired networks to realize the serial (GWM), and has an annual turnover of more driver of economic growth. Therefore,
connection and control of terminal than CNY2 billion. EA is responsible for the they are striving to make manufacturing
equipment. However, after a certain period development of intelligent equipment and increasingly digital, connected, and
of operations, wire abrasion in mobile the design and integration of automated intelligent. Digital operation capabilities are
application scenarios, such as robot arms, production lines for GWM and other auto now a must for manufacturing enterprises,
slide units, and swiveling tables, often companies. At the press conference, and flexible smart manufacturing is
results in production interruptions, causing Yuan Zhanjiang, Deputy General Manager continuously gaining traction. Fan
an average of about 60 hours of downtime a of EA's Industry Intelligence Department, Ji'an, Chief Big Data Scientist of China
year. 5G-Advanced networks provide ultra- stated, "Digitalization is a must for Unicom, pointed out that China Unicom
high reliability and ultra-low latency, making the transformation and upgrade of is accelerating the construction of digital
them the perfect choice for high-end core manufacturing enterprises. 5G-Advanced infrastructure and deepening integrated
manufacturing processes that require features ultra-high reliability, low latency, innovation in digital technologies. "We are
high response speeds. Wireless industrial and easy deployment. These features working with all industry partners to build a
networks can completely eliminate the have been verified in EA's 5G-Advanced 5G-powered industrial Internet that will help
constraints of wires. Compared to wired industrial Internet lab, and will soon start enterprises address pain points during their
transformations, and ultimately facilitate
upgrades to smart manufacturing," Fan
said. "Powered by 5G-Advanced, industrial
applications are moving from auxiliary
production to core production systems.
We are seeing more typical 5G-Advanced
applications appear in key scenarios,
further driving the manufacturing industry
to go digital." China Unicom believes that
5G-Advanced applications can create
greater value for enterprises. "We are
willing to work with all sectors to create new
momentum for innovation, and promote
high-quality development by integrating the
digital and real economies,” Fan continued.
Together, we want to begin a new chapter
in China's modernization journey." The
global industry is actively promoting the
development of 5G-Advanced. During
the Global Mobile Broadband Forum that
concluded last month, 13 global operators,
including China Unicom, jointly launched
the first wave of 5G-Advanced networks,
marking the transition of 5G-Advanced
from technical verification to commercial
deployment. 2024 will mark the first year of
5G-Advanced's commercial use.

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