First 5G base stations installed in Tibet
Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region’s first three 5G base stations have been installed, with equipment provided by Chinese technology giant Huawei. China Mobile’s Tibet branch announced last Friday that one of the 5G base stations, with a peak download speed of 530 megabytes per second (Mbps), became operational in Lhasa last Wednesday, news site chinanews.com […]
Press center with 5G service opens for 2019 two sessions
The press center for the “two sessions”, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was put into official use at the Media Center Hotel on the north side of the West Chang’an Street, Beijing on Feb. 27. The second session of the 13th NPC and the second session of the […]
VR games emerging as ‘killer’ 5G content for telecom firms
Telecom companies here are increasingly utilizing virtual reality (VR) games as “killer” content to captivate customers and reap profits in preparation for the launch of full-scale fifth-generation (5G) network services, officials said Tuesday. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, which sent the first 5G signal Dec. 1 using mobile routers, are aiming to start offering […]
SK Telecom creates 5G-based smart office
SK Telecom unveiled its smart office systems incorporated with new information and communications technologies such as fifth-generation (5G) networks and artificial intelligence (AI), Wednesday. Showcasing four smart systems including a 5G walking-through system at its office in Seoul, the nation’s top mobile company said those systems will improve workplace convenience and efficiency. The unveiling of […]