Ingenieur Vol 73 ingenieur Jan-March 2018 | Page 33

Embracing Mobile Networks in the 5G Era By Edward Deng, President of Huawei Wireless Solution A s the 5G era approaches, we can expect huge oppor tunities along with big challenges. New opportunities will bring new growth and new growth needs new capabilities. I believe the future mobile network will bring with it amazing changes.  Human history is a history of connections. The pursuit of communication promotes the development of connections, and the development of connections promotes the development of society. In the coming 5G era, all things in daily life will be connected and all industries will be transformed through digitalization. Mobile has already changed how we communicate and now it’s changing how we live. In the future, mobile will change society and reshape the world. Mobile will be the foundation and enabler of transformation in all industries and the development of society. Looking to the future, new opportunities will bring new growth, new requirements, and new challenges to mobile networks. Are we ready for all these changes?  Three Challenges First, network capabilities will face new challenges. The extreme user experience and new industrial applications require more powerful 31