China Unicom officially unveiled its 5G-Advanced action plan – a key step for the carrier on their 5G evolution journey.
According to the action plan, China Unicom will launch 5G-Advanced services in the central areas of 39 key cities and key locations in over 300 other cities by the end of 2025.
It will launch the 5G-Advanced Xinghuo Program and the 5G-Advanced Baichuan Program, which are aimed at promoting industry-specific applications and AI applications, respectively.
China Unicom will also lead the establishment of a device ecosystem alliance for converged innovation to deepen collaboration with upstream and downstream partners and jointly build up the 5G-Advanced industry ecosystem.
Currently, China Unicom runs more than 2 million 5G base stations, which account for over 40% of the total 5G base stations worldwide, to serve 290 million users.
Wang Limin, China Unicom’s Deputy General Manager, said: “Based on the action plan just released, China Unicom will work with various partners to build up the 5G-Advanced industry ecosystem and contribute more to a digital China.”
Cao Ming, Vice President of Huawei and President of Huawei Wireless Solutions, said the continued integration of 5G-Advanced and AI will transform traditional mobile businesses and create huge opportunities for the mobile industry, shaping new experiences, applications and services.
“Huawei and China Unicom will work and innovate together to support the development of 5G-Advanced and AI,” he said.
