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This requires 5G to be further enhanced to deliver 5.5G will become an engine of all-industry
premium immersive experiences. 5G networks will be digitalization
required to increase its average speed from 120 Mbps
to 2 Gbps as high definition improves from 4K to 16K. Based on its abundant practices, while helping realize
To ensure real-time interaction in the virtual world, 5G the prospects in the mobile industry, Huawei has
must also further reduce transmission latency from the proposed 5.5G to contribute to exploring new
current 20 ms to 5 ms. applications, including uplink centric broadband
communication (UCBC), real-time broadband
Uplink-centric networks are accelerating industrial communication (RTBC), and harmonized
digitalization. Currently, 5G applications are growing at communication and sensing (HCS), with the aim to
an unprecedented rate, raising the requirements on build an engine of all-industry digitalization.
uplink speeds. Various consumer AR/XR services
require high-definition images and videos to be sent "Both technology and business are essential to
from local devices to clouds for further rendering. stimulate and promote the development of an industry.
Remote control and machine vision in industrial The mobile industry, the world's largest wireless
applications also require real-time transfer of 4K and connection market, reaches trillions of US dollars every
8K videos. This will lead to a considerable increase in year," said Dr. Tong. "The accelerating integration of
the proportion of uplink traffic over 5G networks to 5G with various industries will create a new market
above 40%. To deal with such a huge amount of uplink space worth more than US$10 trillion."
traffic, 5G uplink capabilities must be improved by at
least 10 times. Due to the lack of collaboration between the connection
technologies of industrial services, the applications are
In addition, 5G must provide sensing capabilities to often limited to just a single or several applications, far
empower remote control, vehicle-road synergy, from a scaled effect. As a result, the market is worth
unmanned transportation, and smart logistics. For just billions of US dollars. The continuous evolution of
example, by introducing cellular Massive MIMO's beam 5G will improve network capabilities and expand
sweeping to sensing technologies, both sensing and service scenarios, adding extra support for achieving
communication, and even indoor high-precision the integration while reducing the cost of connections.
positioning services can be implemented through This will help unleash the potential business
wireless technologies. opportunities worth over US$100 billion in the IoT
industry.

"The innovation of technologies and applications will
open up infinite possibilities for 5G evolution in the next
decade," Dr. Tong concluded. "The wireless
communications industry cannot achieve success
without unified standards and industrial collaboration.
Together, we should define 5G evolution and promote
industrial collaboration to accelerate the maturity of
technology and build a sustainable future with
5G." (Source: Huawei) ◊

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