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China issues 5G licenses to local telcos, TV network

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Chinese government awards commercial 5G licenses to the country’s three biggest telcos–China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom–as well as state-owned China Broadcasting Network, just as Huawei announces it will be deploying 5G technology in Russia, with tests to start this year.
China has issued commercial 5G licenses to its three biggest telcos and state-owned China Broadcasting Network, as it looks to accelerate the deployment of the high-speed mobile technology ahead of its previous target. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) also adds that foreign companies are welcomed to partake in the development of the country’s 5G industry.
Its minister Miao Wei said foreign participants could “share the benefits” generated as a result of 5G adoption in the Chinese market.
The ministry on Thursday awarded licenses to China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom in a move it said marked an accelerated push to deploy the mobile technology ahead of its original plan to commercialise 5G in 2020.
China Mobile had said its 5G services would be available in more than 40 cities across China by end-September this year.
“5G licensing will be a significant boost to the domestic economy, as it will drive the transformation and upgrading of the real economy, promote the application of 5G to various fields including manufacturing and agriculture, and boost digital economic growth,” said Wang Zhiqin, who heads the IMT2020 (5G) Promotion Group, established by the MIIT to drive 5G development in China.

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