SGGPO 10/12/2023 17:35

Huawei officially opened the 14th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF 2023) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Huawei calls on global carriers and industry partners to seize the opportunity and explore new frontiers with 5G and 5.5G

At the event, Huawei called on global carriers and industry partners to quickly seize the opportunity and explore new frontiers with 5G and 5.5G (5G-Advanced, also known as 5G-A), to meet growing network demands, keep up with trends, and open up new successes in the future.

Mr. Ken Hu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman, and Mr. Granryd, GSMA's Director General, discussed the successes in 5G application and outlined the future direction of 5G development.

“Technology is changing rapidly and users’ demands for new experiences are constantly increasing. Therefore, network connectivity also needs to be innovated and developed continuously. The entire industry needs to be future-ready and maximize the value of investing in 5G. Huawei has been working with partners to develop 5.5G to achieve this goal,” said Ken Hu.

Mr. Ken Hu - Huawei Rotating Chairman and Mr. Granryd - GSMA Director General exchanged at MBBF 2023

Speaking about the next development direction for 5G, Mr. Ken Hu mentioned important initiatives that are user-oriented and help mobile operators achieve business success. Initiatives include: Expanding network coverage, enhancing user experience, and exploring flexible pricing models.

For the B2B market, Ken Hu suggested that industries should apply 5G to large-scale production and operations. In this process, mobile operators can enhance their self-positioning capabilities and seize new opportunities by enhancing their capabilities in the Cloud, developing industrial applications, and integrating end-to-end systems.

Speaking about 5.5G, the next step of 5G technology development, Li Peng called for close cooperation from the entire industry to jointly promote the development of application and device ecosystems, identify scenarios, and accelerate the large-scale commercialization of FWA2, Passive IoT, and RedCap. These efforts are crucial to fully grasp the five new trends that will shape the future intelligent digital economy...