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        Huawei's Ken Hu Calls on ICT Industry to Work Together on Next Stage of
        5G Development


        Rotating  Chairman  of  Huawei,  Ken  Hu,   subscriber  base,  network coverage, and   There are currently  176
        delivered a keynote during Huawei's 12th   the sheer number of 5G terminals on the
        annual  Global  Mobile  Broadband  Forum   market."                         commercial 5G networks
        (MBBF)  in  Dubai,  drawing  attention  to                                  around  the globe,  serving
        important imperatives in 5G development.  Hu outlined three areas of opportunity that
                                             will  drive  the  next  stage  of  5G's  growth,   more than 500 million sub-
        He  spoke  on  the  current  state  of  5G   including XR services, the B2B market, and   scribers.  In the  consumer
        development  and new opportunities   low-carbon development.                space, average  5G down-
        moving  forward.  "In  just  five  years  of
        commercial deployment, 5G has provided a   The current state of global 5G development  load  speeds are  roughly
        considerable upgrade in mobile experience   There  are  currently  176  commercial   10 times greater  than  4G,
        for consumers, and it's already starting to   5G  networks  around  the  globe,  serving
        empower  different industries  around  the   more than 500 million subscribers. In the   which  has  fueled  broader
        globe.  Progress  was  much  faster  than   consumer  space,  average  5G  download   adoption  of applications
        we  expected,  especially  in  terms  of  the   speeds  are roughly 10  times  greater   like  VR and  360º  broad-
                                             than  4G,  which  has  fueled  broader
                                             adoption of applications like VR and 360º   casting.
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                                             broadcasting. In  the enterprise  space,
                                             there are already 10,000 projects exploring   replicated  at  scale. While progress has
                                             B2B  applications  of  5G  (5GtoB)  around   been steady, Hu noted that there are still
                                             the  world.  5G  applications  in  industries   some  areas  for  improvement.  "Right  now
                                             like manufacturing, mining, and ports   more  than  half  of  these  10,000  5GtoB
                                             have already passed trial  and are being   projects  are  in  China.  We  have  a  huge

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