Huawei’s ninth Global Mobile Broadband Forum gives insight into 5G future

Huawei’s ninth Global Mobile Broadband Forum gives insight into 5G future

Huawei’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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

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