Huawei's John Gao: Bring 5.5G Into Reality, Build A Better Intelligent World
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2023, GSMA hosted the "To Infinity and Beyond with 5G-Advanced" conference session as a part of the 5G Futures Summit. At the session, John Gao, President of Huawei 5.5G Domain, delivered a keynote speech titled "Bring 5.5G Into Reality, Build A Better Intelligent World". He discussed how the increasingly stronger network capabilities of 5.5G will protect operators' investments while creating business value. 10 Gbps downlink, 1 Gbps uplink, and deterministic experience will significantly improve user experience and network capabilities for use cases in the XR metaverse, FWA, and toB industry. Passive IoT and harmonized communication and sensing will also expand IoT and V2X market space to enable information-based services, facilitating operator success in toB and toV applications. As 5.5G gears up for commercial use, Huawei will continue conduct joint innovation with industry partners to promote the commercial use of 5.5G and build a better intelligent world.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230307006083/en/
John Gao, President of Huawei 5.5G Domain, delivering a keynote speech (Photo: Business Wire)
5G is Booming, with New Services Demanding Stronger Network Capabilities
The maturing of 5G brings new changes to the communications industry.
Multi-dimensional and guaranteed user experiences are becoming increasingly important for consumers. There are three key trends in consumer services: cloudification, 3D, and AI. 3D cloud-based videos and games, naked-eye 3D calling, holographic meeting, and the XR metaverse bring users multi-sensory and realistic immersive experiences, which will require ubiquitous 10 Gbps and deterministic latency. In addition, AI significantly boosts efficiency in content production. As more content is generated by machines, network transmission requirements will become more demanding.
In the IoT field, all-scenario IoT is a basic demand. Diverse technical specifications in the fragmented IoT markets hinder the scaling up of IoT services. Industries such as warehousing, logistics, and electric power also have differentiated requirements on rates and costs. Therefore, scaling up markets and realizing business value are big challenges for the IoT industry.
5G has applied in some toB cases. In core production and automation processes, applications have higher requirements on rates, latency, reliability, and positioning precision, which calls for new technologies beyond 5G.
For V2X, as the mobile Internet continues to grow, most of the current vehicle-mounted systems can access the Internet to provide services such as system update, log upload, and in-car entertainment. Unmanned delivery vehicles have been rolled out in China. Besides, L2 and L3 autonomous vehicles need higher speeds to upload and download in-vehicle information. In addition, long-distance security awareness recognition outside vehicles and intelligent transportation management create higher sensing technology requirements.
Key 5.5G Technologies Have Been Verified to Have 10 Times Better Network Capabilities
New industry trends are powering upgrade of 5G. 5.5G has 10 times better network capabilities than 5G, with downlink rates improved from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps and uplink rates improved from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps. 5.5G delivers deterministic experiences and supports passive IoT and sensing on top of conventional communications capabilities.
A number of key 5.5G technologies have already been fully verified:
- Ultra-large-bandwidth spectrum such as mmWave and the upper 6 GHz (U6 GHz) has achieved 10 Gbps in the downlink and 1 Gbps in the uplink. ELAA-MM is used to solve limited coverage of high bands.
- Key spectrum decoupling technologies such as Multiple Band Serving Cell (MB-SC) and Flexible Spectrum Access (FSA) are used with intelligent slicing and layered QoS to flexibly configure resources and create deterministic user experiences.
- As a low-cost IoT technology, passive IoT allows 100 billion connections. Field tests have shown that it can reach a coverage distance of more than 200 m, which is more than 10 times longer than that of RFID. Passive IoT technology is expected to create more business opportunities in scenarios such as warehouse stock taking, logistics tracking, and environmental monitoring.
- In transportation, mmWave can sense vehicles within 1 km, with a precision of 0.5 m/s for speed, and meter-level or higher precision for distance. This technology significantly improves detection for road security and urban transportation management.
2023 will be a pivotal year for 5.5G. Progress has been faster than predicted in standards, spectrum, industry chain, ecosystem, and applications. 5.5G standards will be delivered in 3GPP Releases 18, 19, and 20. Release 18 will be frozen in H1 of 2024.
5.5G 10 Gbps is approaching, and development is accelerating for IoT with 100 billion connections. Harmonized communication and sensing has been put into trial operation.
As the saying goes, if you want to go fast, walk alone; and if you want to go far, walk together. John Gao concluded by stating that Huawei will continue to work with industry partners to conduct joint innovation and explore business scenarios, to fully prepare for the fast commercial rollout of 5.5G and build a better intelligent world.
To view this piece of content from cts.businesswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230307006083/en/
Contact information
Xu Jing, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, xujing70@huawei.com
About Business Wire
For more than 50 years, Business Wire has been the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure.
Subscribe to releases from Business Wire
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Business Wire
Green Street Expands Private Market Coverage with European Self-Storage Data and Analytics13.5.2025 11:00:00 EEST | Press release
Green Street, the foremost provider of commercial real estate intelligence and insights, has expanded its private market research coverage to the European self-storage sector. Utilising 5 years of forecasted insights and 10 years of historical data, Green Street’s new Self-Storage Outlook focuses on investment opportunities available in 30 European cities. “Living quarters are becoming more compact and storage space is being cut back in urban developments, necessitating off-premises storage solutions for residential occupiers. Additionally, approximately 40% of the business customer base consists of small-to-medium-sized entities, particularly online retailers in the region,” said Marie Dormeuil, Head of European Market Analytics. “The growth in real spending on storable goods is expected to increase at 2% per annum over the next five years, supporting healthy demand growth.” Green Street continues to invest in product innovation and expanding its breadth of research coverage by unveil
Oracle and Infobip Enhance Partnership to Deliver Global Conversational Experiences13.5.2025 11:00:00 EEST | Press release
Global cloud communications platform Infobip today announced that it has enhanced its partnership with Oracle to bring conversational experiences to businesses and brands globally. The new integration enables Infobip and Oracle customers and partners to access Infobip's omnichannel services through Oracle Integration. Customers increasingly expect omnichannel communications, but integrating and managing new channels can be time-consuming, requiring complex development, deployment, and organizational processes. Infobip’s new Omnichannel Messaging Adapter for Oracle Integration addresses this challenge byenabling all types of businesses to work with and manage omnichannel messaging channels involving Oracle and third-party solutions, including WhatsApp and RCS. The solution deploys quickly, reducing time to market. In addition, Infobip has provided a prebuilt use case – or Accelerator – for Oracle’s contact center solution, Oracle B2C Service. This Accelerator is a flexible solution that
Galeria Teams Up With Blue Yonder to Enhance the In-Store and Online Customer Shopping Experience13.5.2025 11:00:00 EEST | Press release
In today's rapidly evolving retail landscape, consumers increasingly seek personalized shopping experiences tailored to meet their specific demand requirements. For omni-channel retailers, success depends on seamlessly delivering high-quality products and excellent customer service powered by advanced technology that effectively supports a demand-driven, omni-channel strategy. That is why Galeria, Germany´s leading department store chain, has chosen to deploy Blue Yonder’s demand and replenishment capabilities to strengthen its supply chain and enhance operational efficiency. This strategic investment enables the retailer to deliver a highly responsive and seamless shopping experience across both in-store and online channels, reinforcing Galeria's commitment to quality and convenience. Galeria previously relied mainly on manual processes that limited the company’s ability to forecast demand and accurately allocate inventory across its stores. Through strong collaboration between Galeri
SecurityBridge Teams up With Microsoft to Enhance SAP Security With Microsoft Sentinel13.5.2025 10:17:00 EEST | Press release
SecurityBridge, the Cybersecurity Command Center for SAP, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Microsoft to integrate SAP data into Microsoft Sentinel. The integration enables SecurityBridge to seamlessly share SAP security events with Microsoft Sentinel’s cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM)—enhancing the visibility to detect and respond to threats across SAP landscapes when it matters. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250513088279/en/ SecurityBridge x Microsoft Sentinel in action. "This close collaboration represents a significant advancement in SAP security. Combining our SAP-native cybersecurity platform with Microsoft Sentinel’s capabilities makes complex SAP security events accessible and actionable for all security teams, ultimately supplying customers with the knowledge to better secure SAP systems from threats," said Ivan Mans, CTO & Co-Founder, SecurityBridge. SAP sys
Saildrone Closes $60M Financing to Bring Maritime Autonomy to Europe13.5.2025 10:05:00 EEST | Press release
Saildrone, the global leader in maritime autonomy, today announced the closing of a $60 million investment round led by EIFO, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark. The investment will be used to bring Saildrone technology to Europe to address the urgent need for maritime security for critical infrastructure and wider defense applications. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250513296505/en/ Four Saildrone Voyager uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) will be deployed in Danish waters during the summer of 2025 in partnership with the Danish Armed Forces. The operational testing will begin in June and is part of a broader effort to integrate uncrewed systems into Denmark’s defense architecture. The Baltic, North Sea, and European Arctic waters are currently facing unprecedented threats, and the need for persistent maritime domain awareness has never been greater. Saildrone’s extreme endurance unmanned surface vehicl
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom