Huawei aims to lead development of 5G mobile networks
Researchers working on wireless systems with superspeed downloads for the next decade
While 4G mobile network deployment is still in its infancy worldwide, Huawei Technologies is gearing up to lead the rollout of faster 5G wireless systems in the next decade.
Huawei, the world's second-largest supplier of telecommunications equipment, expects 5G wireless networks to emerge between 2020 and 2030, giving credence to previous forecasts by Ericsson and Samsung Electronics.
Future 5G mobile networks are projected to have internet download speeds that reach 10 gigabits per second. It would beat by a huge margin the theoretical download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second that existing 4G networks, based on the technology called long term evolution, deliver. The fastest 3G networks run at 42Mbps.
Tong Wen, the head of Huawei Communications Technologies Labs, said: "There are a lot of innovations that need to be created and a lot of technology challenges that need to be overcome to create 5G solutions.
"At Huawei, researchers are studying new radio link technologies and radio access network architecture.
"We are also working on prototyping, and have conducted field trials on cloud-based radio access networks. We are playing a leading role in 5G wireless technology development."