INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
Huawei’s ninth Global Mobile
Broadband Forum gives insight
into 5G future
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uawei’s ninth annual Global Mobile
Broadband (MBB) Forum drew to a
close on November 21 after three
days of insight and discussion on the topic
‘5G Inspiring the Future’. Held in London,
the forum attracted more than 2,200
leaders and analysts from mobile telecom
operators, vertical industries and standards
organisations around the world to explore
the opportunities provided by the fifth
generation of mobile technology. The event
also provided the tech leader with a platform
to showcase its own thoughts and plans on
the future of wireless communication. 10,000 5G base stations and outlined the
company’s vision for the future of 5G. “It will
bring new power to all ICT technologies and
trigger sweeping changes in business. There
will be new opportunities, the likes of which
we’ve never seen,” commented Hu.
C-Level participation at this year’s forum was
high, with a number of the industry’s most
prominent executives sharing their thoughts.
Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman and Rotating
CEO of Huawei, announced in his opening
keynote the shipment of Huawei’s first During his keynote, Hu explored how 5G
is making way for a technology revolution
and added: “We believe 5G will make an
important and lasting contribution to
society. At Huawei, we are working hard to
make 5G networks stronger, simpler, more
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Other key revelations from this year’s forum
focused on technical development, cloud
and virtualisation technologies, and the
development of simplified interfaces that
enable developers to easily deploy services.
Key benefits of 5G
intelligent and more secure.” Empowered
by 5G, Hu encouraged industry partners to
adopt a fresh mindset as they define new
devices, develop new applications and make
new breakthroughs.
He outlined the five fundamental changes
that 5G will bring: seamless, ubiquitous and
limitless connectivity for all people and all
things; always-on default connectivity; the
emergence of massive computing power
with instant transfer speeds and near-zero
lag using cloud-based resources; redefining
AI-support across all devices to help
them interact in more natural ways; and
experiencing a holistic and seamless online
experience. “From all angles, 5G is ready,”
Hu said. “It’s ready to use, it’s affordable
and most importantly, demand is real. Of
course, there are still some barriers to 5G
deployment,” he added. n
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