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​China Unicom to put 5G into practice by 2020

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2018-07-01 20:15

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One of China's leading telecom operators, the China United Telecommunications Co. Ltd. announced on Thursday that it is now testing the commercialization of 5G and planning to put it into practice by 2020.

China Unicom noted it would continue to provide a stable network to high-definition videos, Virtual Reality (VR) video games, and videos in the cars among others.

It also rolled out its autonomous driving, VR and smart home applications.

The company joined hands with Tencent to set up a 5G innovation laboratory to research edge computing, network slicing, and positional accuracy among others.

Meanwhile, it also collaborated with Baidu on a joint venture to construct a 5G plus AI laboratory to develop AI, Big Data and car networking technologies.

China Unicom will focus on an Enhance Mobile Broadband (eMBB) to improve customer experiences.

Partnering with Huawei Technologies and Intel Corporation, the company will innovate in the areas of 5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC).

Tang Xiong Yan, a senior expert from China Unicom noted the company's operations would be automated further in the future.

"We are now rolling out testings in 16 cities regarding 5G technology," said Tang.
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