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Asia-Pacific Leads 5G Innovation, Huawei Enables Sustainable Development

of a Digital Economy

The 5th Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation
Day was held in Chengdu, China. This year’s
Innovation Day is themed “Innovation
Enables Asia-Pacific Digitization”. More
than 200 representatives from government,
industry and academia of Asia-Pacific
countries and regions got together to
discuss innovative 5G technologies and
applications, sustainable development,
as well as technology, humanity, and
nature. As a ubiquitous technology, 5G is
the cornerstone of a smart world in which
everything is connected. Today, as we usher
in the 5G era, we are also at a critical stage
of digital transformation across industries
worldwide. Industrial development
has progressed from mechanization
and electrification to automation and
digitization. Speaking at the event, William
Xu, Huawei Director of the Board, President and shipped over 200,000 Massive MIMO is an AI-enabled application that uses
of the Institute of Strategic Research said: AAUs. With rich experience in 5G pilot image recognition and optical character
“5G is arriving at the right time. More commercial use and active exploration recognition technologies to translate
specifically, 5G can provide wide coverage, of 5G innovative applications, Huawei is children’s books into sign language, helping
large bandwidth, and low latency on the committed to providing the safest and deaf and mute children learn how to read.
basis of traditional connections. It can also most advanced 5G products and solutions, In Costa Rica, a company called Rainforest
provide slicing for different applications. as well as application scenarios. Huawei Connection has deployed solar-powered
This new feature makes it adaptable to a seeks to enable carriers in the Asia- monitoring equipment in 2,500 km2 of
variety of complex industrial applications. Pacific region to deploy 5G faster and rainforest. With the massive data storage
With the advancement of 5G, there will be fully leverage the advantages of 5G. The and intelligent analysis capabilities of
many 5G-enabled applications that will aim is to empower numerous industries, Huawei Cloud, the monitoring equipment
change the world. At the same time, 5G, improve social efficiency and accelerate can process complex audio data in the
AI, IoT and cloud are improving everyday industrial digitization. At the event, China rainforest in real-time, and identify the
life and nature, making the world a better Mobile Sichuan and Huawei launched a 5G noises of chainsaws and trucks in an
place.” Asia-Pacific is leading the world in stereo-coverage network, which consists accurate and timely manner, so as to
terms of 5G deployment. South Korea is of a basic coverage layer, a capacity prevent illegal logging. Helping vulnerable
the world’s first country that has realized experience layer and indoor coverage for groups, protecting the earth, and realizing
large-scale commercial use of 5G. Since high-value scenarios to achieve seamless the harmonious development between
the rollout of 5G in early April, the number coverage of 5G. In addition, Huawei has man and nature are issues that concern
of 5G subscribers in this country exceeded partnered with carriers and other industry everyone in society. New technologies like
2 million. South Korea has become the partners to demonstrate various innovative 5G, cloud, IoT and AI are shaping a world
global benchmark for the commercial use industry applications, including 5G+VR, where all things will be sensing, connected
of 5G. China has built a large-scale 5G 5G+8K video, 5G+drones, 5G telemedicine and intelligent. The intelligent world is
network for pilot commercial use. The three and 5G ambulances. All these indicate coming to all individuals, all companies, and
major carriers have deployed 5G networks the infinite potential applications of 5G in all industries. Technologies are making the
in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, the era of commercial use. Guests from world a better place. Since 2013, Huawei
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu. government, industry and academia gave Innovation Day has been held in different
The tested downlink rate is as high as 1 speeches from various perspectives, such cities, including London, Milan, Munich,
Gbps, which means it takes only seconds as policy-making and regulation and Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur,
to download an HD movie in 1080P. 5G is industry digitization. They talked about Bangkok, Dubai, and São Paulo. Following
becoming a reality. Around the world, 35 how innovative technologies can support the principles of openness, innovation,
carriers in 20 countries have launched 5G the development of the cultural industry collaboration and shared success, Huawei
and 33 other countries have distributed and natural ecological protection and is committed to bringing digital to every
5G spectrum. Huawei has secured over shared typical cases on how “5G+AI”can person, home and organization for a fully
fifty 5G commercial contracts worldwide empower numerous industries. StorySign connected, intelligent world.

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