Monthly 5G service plans in China start at a minimum of about US$18, with 30 gigabytes of data usage and download speeds of up to 300 gigabits per second.

The Shenzhen-based company has secured 35 commercial 5G equipment supply contracts across major markets around the world.

Using the 5G network, we downloaded a 45-minute TV show from Chinese video platform Bilibili and it took less than 10 seconds.

The smart farm says that crop outputs have doubled and even tripled in some cases with 5G system, and the new greenhouse requires less manual labour

The People’s Bank of China unleashed 250 billion yuan into the financial system through the reverse repurchase agreement in its biggest open market operation since May.

Chinese carriers have pinned high hopes on the mass adoption of 5G services in a country with over a billion people

Chinese carriers have pinned high hopes on mass adoption of 5G services amid a government drive for the country to take the lead in new technologies

Early last year, China’s central bank announced that it would open country’s domestic market to foreign firms to promote competition.

Democrat Leader Charles Schumer and Republican Tom Cotton question whether China Telecom and China Unicom should be barred from US.

The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, a line that stretches 142 kilometres and serves seven stations, will allow passengers to experience mobile data speeds up to 100 times faster than what current 4G networks provide.

Being the first to reach massive scale with next-generation networks could also help China in its ambition to dominate fields such as factory automation, robotics and autonomous driving.

The world’s second largest economy is expected to have 460 million 5G connections by the end of 2025, accounting for 28 per cent of total mobile connections in the country, according to the China Internet Report.

With the 5G roll out underway, Chinese consumers are expected to be keen early adopters

Increased domestic sales push includes a range of smartphones, mobile network equipment and laptops, as well as surveillance systems and cloud services.

Chinese telecoms gear maker indicated that more deals are in the works, based on its 5G partnership commitments with more than 60 carriers around the world.

With the government’s recent grant of commercial 5G licences, major telecoms industry players are expected to drive more initiatives in tele-diagnosis, remote surgeries and smart hospitals across China.

Hong Kong-listed China Mobile, Unicom and China Telecom currently buy their network equipment from multiple suppliers, including Nokia and Ericsson.

While China’s 5G licence awards are exciting and herald the coming of a new era, the overall transition from 4G to 5G is expected to take time

The move signals major new investments in the world’s largest mobile market amid a raging tech war with the United States.

The grant of licences will come after South Korea, the US, Australia and the UK launched initial commercial 5G mobile services in the second quarter of this year.

Nokia and Ericsson stand to lose ground in China, the world’s largest market for 5G investments over the next few years.

American regulators vote against the Chinese telecoms company’s application to provide phone service in the US.

The comments come amid a broader US campaign to limit the role of Chinese telcos in the buildout of 5G networks amid national security concerns

Pai says operator’s bid to provide telecommunications services in the US ‘raises substantial and serious national security and law enforcement risks’.

The Chinese telecoms equipment giant expects to turn its fortunes around with a first-quarter net profit of up to US$179 million.

Move is latest in a long-running dispute over patents and royalties between the two California tech giants playing out in courts worldwide.

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have been granted 5G radio frequency spectrum allocations to pursue trials in the next-generation mobile system ahead of its wide roll-out from 2020