Business
5G Challenges
  ·  2019-12-23  ·   Source: NO.52 DECEMBER 26, 2019
Since four domestic companies were granted 5G licenses for commercial use in June, 5G infrastructure construction has made major breakthroughs in many cities and regions across the country.

However, there are still many roadblocks for the development of 5G. The coverage is small as the cost of building 5G networks is many times that of building 4G networks. Therefore it's unrealistic to solely rely on telecom operators for investment as the profit model for 5G hasn't been worked out.

Also as it's hard to find sites for 5G base stations owing to reasons including high rents, different telecom operators need to coordinate with each other in building such infrastructures. However, in reality, telecom operators are building these infrastructures independently. For instance, in Hubei Province in central China, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom are all building their own 5G infrastructures.

Moreover, the success of 5G depends on innovation in mobile applications. Applications can extend the industrial chain of 5G and help create new profit models. For instance, 5G can be applied to artificial intelligence to build new growth drivers for a digital economy and an intelligent society where things are interconnected.

Experts also suggest developing live streaming of sports competitions, variety shows and performances by using 5G and video reality technologies to enhance users' 5G experience.

(This is an edited excerpt of an article originally published in Outlook Weekly on December 16) 

China
Opinion
World
Business
Lifestyle
Video
Multimedia
 
China Focus
Documents
Special Reports
 
About Us
Contact Us
Advertise with Us
Subscribe
Partners: China.org.cn   |   China Today   |   China Pictorial   |   People's Daily Online   |   Women of China   |   Xinhua News Agency   |   China Daily
CGTN   |   China Tibet Online   |   China Radio International   |   Global Times   |   Qiushi Journal
Copyright Beijing Review All rights reserved 京ICP备08005356号 京公网安备110102005860