ZTE: One step ahead of rivals in 5G

　　As 5G standards continue to accelerate, global communications manufacturers have begun to attach great importance to it. All of them have increased their investment in this field, striving to take the lead when the next mobile era comes. From the original 2G, 3G and even 4G, the European market has always been the main contributor to global mobile communication standards, and this trend may continue in the 5G era. Therefore, whether in technology or market, the European market has always been a strategic commanding height that strategists must fight for. Let's follow the mobile phone portable editor to learn about the relevant content.

 ZTE: One step ahead of rivals in 5G

　　As a giant in the communications field, ZTE will obviously not miss the world's most cutting-edge market. In the first three quarters of 2017, it invested 9.197 billion yuan in R&D, with an R&D intensity of 12%. ZTE continues to invest heavily in innovative fields such as 5G , the Internet of Things, and chips.

　　A strong foundation for success

　　Recently, ZTE will cooperate with Wind Tre, Italy's largest mobile operator, and Open Fiber, Italy's leading cable operator, to build Europe's first 5G pre-commercial network in the 3.6-3.8GHz frequency band. On October 25, ZTE announced that it had officially signed a 5G cooperation agreement with Orange Group. The two parties will cooperate on 5G and its application cases and jointly promote 5G innovation.

 ZTE: One step ahead of rivals in 5G

　　In September 2016, the European Commission released the 5G Action Plan, which is actually a roadmap to the commercialization of 5G in 2020. The core goal is to complete 5G commercialization in at least one city in each member state by 2020. The entire action plan is divided into three phases.

　　In the first phase, 5G pre-commercial testing will be launched in 2018; in the second phase, 5G services will be available in at least one city in each EU member state by 2020; in the third phase, 5G services will be provided in urban areas and along major highways and railways by each member state by 2025. To this end, the EU is actively negotiating with member states on 5G deployment and spectrum strategies, and is preparing to support 5G technology innovation through venture capital.

　　At this moment, what trump card does ZTE have that enables it to win such an important project? According to Bai Yanmin, general manager of ZTE's TDD & 5G products, ZTE has also gone through three stages in the development of 5G. The first one was in 2009, when the entire industry was still in the conceptual stage of 5G, ZTE had already started related research and grasped the correct key technologies of 5G and the future development trends of the industry during this stage.

　　In the second stage, the concept of Pre5G was proposed in 2014. The 5G technology was verified and applied in 4G in advance, allowing users to enjoy 5G-like high-quality network experience in advance without changing the user terminals. The Pre5G product released in 2016 has now developed to the second generation and has been commercially used on a large scale in more than 60 networks such as China Mobile and Japan SoftBank.

　　Today, ZTE's 5G development has entered the third stage, conducting high-density experiments and pre-commercial network tests, accelerating the construction of the 5G ecosystem, and rehearsing the actual commercialization of 5G technology.

　　It is precisely because of its outstanding performance in Pre5G in recent years that ZTE has taken the lead in this field, and has also accumulated profound experience in new technologies such as self-developed chips, array antenna technology, and high-efficiency power amplifier tube GaN, and has gained rich practical experience. In addition, ZTE is also a major contributor to global 5G standard research and a member of organizations such as ITU, 3GPP, IEEE, NGMN, ETSI, OpenFog, CCSA, IMT-2020, 5GIA, and 5GAA, without missing any international mainstream standard organizations and promotion platforms.

　　Spread the network and lay out the overall situation

　　In order to better promote project construction, ZTE also specially established a 5G Innovation Center in Italy, covering the entire 5G chain from core network, bearer, access to terminals, vertical applications, integrated solutions, etc.

　　Bai Yanmin also introduced: "5G technology will become an enabler of industry innovation and development, and 5G industry applications will become a new business growth point for 5G applications. Therefore, we must pay special attention to all-round industrial cooperation and build ZTE's 5G ecosystem."

 ZTE: One step ahead of rivals in 5G

　　As the full launch of 5G approaches in 2018, ZTE has won the favor of many major global operators by relying on its first-mover advantage in Pre5G. Not long ago, ZTE reached a 5G strategic cooperation agreement with the French Orange Group. Orange is very confident in its cooperation with ZTE. Its CTIO also posted a message on his personal Twitter account, highly praising the agreement with ZTE and believing that it is very important for 5G network deployment.

　　In addition, in Spain, Centrocom has just completed the first phase of 5G bearer testing with Telefonica Group in the Future Network Lab in Madrid. In October this year, Centrocom signed a memorandum of cooperation on 5G and IoT with BSNL, the largest state-owned telecom operator in India.

　　In China, ZTE has also carried out extensive industrial cooperation and signed 5G strategic cooperation agreements with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. In June this year, ZTE and China Mobile launched the first 5G pre-commercial base station in Guangzhou. In a quasi-commercial test environment, the peak rate of a single UE exceeded 2Gbps. In late June, ZTE and China Unicom opened a 5G new air interface field test site in Shenzhen and completed relevant business verification, which indicates that ZTE's 5G equipment has pre-commercial capabilities.

 ZTE: One step ahead of rivals in 5G

　　"So ZTE is not only a communications equipment manufacturer, but also an important driving force for innovation and development in all walks of life," said Bai Yanmin.

　　With the vigorous development of the Internet of Things, ZTE has also been given new development opportunities. With the help of Pre5G, ZTE has taken the lead in verifying 5G technology in commercial networks, and has stood at the forefront of the 5G field. Finally, Bai Yanmin quoted Abraham Lincoln: "The best way to predict the future is to create the future. ZTE is creating enabling power for innovation in various industries in the future."

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