China Unicom to Run Commercial 5G Trials in Key Chinese Cities Next Year, Roll Out Nationwide in 2019
Dou Shicong
DATE:  Sep 27 2017
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
China Unicom to Run Commercial 5G Trials in Key Chinese Cities Next Year, Roll Out Nationwide in 2019 China Unicom to Run Commercial 5G Trials in Key Chinese Cities Next Year, Roll Out Nationwide in 2019

(Yicai Global) Sept. 27 -- China United Network Communications Group Ltd., one of China's big three mobile operators and better known as China Unicom, will conduct commercial 5G trials in major China's cities from next year, Jiang Zhengxin, deputy general manager, said at PT Expo China 2017, one of Asia's biggest information and communication technology events.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is hosting the expo, which runs from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30 this year, at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, Sina Tech reported.

During the event, Jiang announced details about the ICT Leadership Forum and the China Unicom's development in the Internet of Things, cloud computing and Big Data.

The telecoms group began its Gigabit Mobile Network and High-Speed Rail Theatre initiatives this year, which it has commercialized in over 20 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Haikou. It will run 5G trials in key cities next year and roll it out nationwide in 2019, he added.

In cloud computing, the mobile carrier has built 12 national data centers and over 300 regional centers across the country to become China's second largest internet data center service provider.

China Unicom has carried out in-depth cooperation with a number of companies to offer up CNY1 billion (USD150.76 million) in subsidies for the Internet of Things, and set up industry funds worth USD1.51 billion. The group has also struck deals with 38 carmakers involved in the Internet of Vehicles, enabling it to become a leading operator in car information services.

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Keywords:   China Unicom,5G,Cloud Computing,Internet of Things,Big Data,PT Expo