5G was on everyone’s lips at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017, and exciting developments in the field of automated and connected driving are providing a sneak preview into how life-changing a technology it really is.
5G for Europe
Pushing the boundaries in mobile technology research
Experts predict a 1 000-fold increase in the demand for wireless capacity over the next decade. The IoT will be connecting some 100 billion devices by 2025, generating a sharp increase in mobile broadband demand.
Huawei is a driving force in developing 5G wireless technologies with and for Europe. It is investing a tremendous R&D effort in 5G research and innovation and aims to turn this investment into technological progress for Europe thanks to an open and collaborative approach.
Milestones
2020
Infrastructure ready for full 5G roll-out worldwide
2019
World Radio Congress to confirm main 5G standards
2017
Huawei and Deutsche Telekom Showcase End-to-End 5G Network Slicing at MWC
2016
Outdoor field trial by Huawei and Vodafone achieves 20 Gbps for single user MIMO
2015
Large-scale 5G test beds involving Huawei launched in Munich, Germany, and Surrey, UK
2015
European 5G Public Private Partnership (5GPPP) launched on 1 July
2014
Huawei announces it plans to launch 5G with MegaFon at 2018 Soccer World Cup in Russia
2013
Huawei announces USD 600 million 5G research investment globally by 2018
2012
Huawei demonstrates first 5G prototype base stations with 50 Gbps capacity at MWC
2009
Huawei begins researching 5G mobile technologies
Latest entries
Getting there: the connected car is (almost) here and it is running on 5G
6 March 2017
Huawei Wins ‘Outstanding Contribution for LTE Evolution to 5G’ Award at MWC 2017
3 March 2017
Huawei received the ‘Outstanding Contribution for LTE Evolution to 5G’ award at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017.
Huawei and Heavy Reading Released the 5G Core White Paper
2 March 2017
The white paper defines the objectives and value of the 5G core for networks, and the key technologies and network architecture to move forward the 5G network technologies and architecture development.
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Events
9 March 2017
EU-China Collaboration on 5G and IoT Research
JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central
100052 Beijing, China
Project EXCITING (EU-China Study on IoT and 5G) is proudly announcing the first conference that will be held on 9 March 2017 in Beijing, China, with strong support from Huawei.
27 February 2017
Huawei at the Mobile World Congress 2017
Fira Gran Via
64 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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