Monday, July 3rd 2023
Huawei Launching Commercial 5.5G Network Equipment in 2024
Huawei announced they will launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024 at the 5G Advanced Forum during MWC Shanghai 2023. Huawei's Director and President of ICT Products & Solutions Yang Chaobin who made the announcement said the company intends for this launch to mark the beginning of the 5.5G era for the ICT industry.
5G deployment progressed rapidly over the past four years and is already yielding significant financial gains. Today, there are more than 260 commercial 5G networks worldwide, serving over 1.2 billion users, and there are already 115 million gigabit F5G users. With service models and content continuously evolving, breakthroughs in technologies like glasses-free 3D are creating unprecedented immersive experiences for users. However, these new services continue to require stronger 5G network capabilities. The industry has widely agreed that 5.5G will be a key milestone in 5G evolution, and that it is fast approaching.
Huawei proposed the concept of a "5.5G Era", based on an end-to-end solution that integrates comprehensive evolved technologies including 5.5G, F5.5G, and Net 5.5G. This solution would protect operators' previous investment in 5G, while also improving network performance by 10 times. This 5.5G Era would feature 10 gigabit peak downlink speeds and gigabit peak uplink speeds to meet increasingly diverse service requirements. It would also refresh the industry vision by using new technologies like passive IoT to unlock a market of 100 billion IoT connections.
Yang explained, "With a clearly defined standardization schedule, the 5.5G Era is already poised for technological and commercial verification. In 2024, Huawei will launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment to be prepared for the commercial deployment of 5.5G. We look forward to working with all industry players to embark on the new journey towards the 5.5G era."
As an advocate for end-to-end 5.5G solutions, Huawei has been working with multiple players across the industry on R&D and verification of key 5.5G technologies. Significant progress has been made in this verification process, specifically for extremely large antenna array (ELAA) which underpins 10 gigabit downlink, flexible spectrum access which helps realize gigabit uplink, and passive IoT which can enable 100 billion IoT connections. 50G PON is another key technology that can enable 10 gigabit speeds for F5.5G ultra-broadband networks, and is expected to be extensively used in homes, campuses, and productions in the future. Huawei has worked with over 30 operators around the world on technological verification and application pilots for these technologies.
In addition to the development of key technologies for 5.5G wireless and optical access networks, Yang announced that the company has been working on applying AI-native technologies to 5.5G core networks to continuously enhance network capabilities and availability. This would allow AI capabilities to be delivered to the very ends of networks, so that they can better serve numerous industries. Net 5.5G promises 10 gigabit access, ultra-broadband transport, and microsecond-level latency over AI networks, allowing it to serve as a next-generation network foundation for industrial digitalization by providing high-quality network access.
The industry is still in its earliest stages of developing a vision for 6G, and only just beginning related research into key technologies. This is why many have turned to 5.5G as their milestone for future development. The 10-fold improvement in network capabilities in the 5.5G Era is set to enable numerous industries to unleash the productivity of digital technology.
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5G deployment progressed rapidly over the past four years and is already yielding significant financial gains. Today, there are more than 260 commercial 5G networks worldwide, serving over 1.2 billion users, and there are already 115 million gigabit F5G users. With service models and content continuously evolving, breakthroughs in technologies like glasses-free 3D are creating unprecedented immersive experiences for users. However, these new services continue to require stronger 5G network capabilities. The industry has widely agreed that 5.5G will be a key milestone in 5G evolution, and that it is fast approaching.
Yang explained, "With a clearly defined standardization schedule, the 5.5G Era is already poised for technological and commercial verification. In 2024, Huawei will launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment to be prepared for the commercial deployment of 5.5G. We look forward to working with all industry players to embark on the new journey towards the 5.5G era."
As an advocate for end-to-end 5.5G solutions, Huawei has been working with multiple players across the industry on R&D and verification of key 5.5G technologies. Significant progress has been made in this verification process, specifically for extremely large antenna array (ELAA) which underpins 10 gigabit downlink, flexible spectrum access which helps realize gigabit uplink, and passive IoT which can enable 100 billion IoT connections. 50G PON is another key technology that can enable 10 gigabit speeds for F5.5G ultra-broadband networks, and is expected to be extensively used in homes, campuses, and productions in the future. Huawei has worked with over 30 operators around the world on technological verification and application pilots for these technologies.
In addition to the development of key technologies for 5.5G wireless and optical access networks, Yang announced that the company has been working on applying AI-native technologies to 5.5G core networks to continuously enhance network capabilities and availability. This would allow AI capabilities to be delivered to the very ends of networks, so that they can better serve numerous industries. Net 5.5G promises 10 gigabit access, ultra-broadband transport, and microsecond-level latency over AI networks, allowing it to serve as a next-generation network foundation for industrial digitalization by providing high-quality network access.
The industry is still in its earliest stages of developing a vision for 6G, and only just beginning related research into key technologies. This is why many have turned to 5.5G as their milestone for future development. The 10-fold improvement in network capabilities in the 5.5G Era is set to enable numerous industries to unleash the productivity of digital technology.
22 Comments on Huawei Launching Commercial 5.5G Network Equipment in 2024
Ever wonder why Huawei 5G devices were banned in Europe and US?
Not to mention Google that is gone from all Huawei phones?
Talking about personal information in this day and age, where big IT corps are collecting everything they can (MS, Google, Amazon, all social networks with Meta leading the pack...), and of course all those info are 100% available to US government.
I understand the patriotism, but please elaborate the difference between my personal info being available to US or to China. I like neither, just to clarify - but do I really have a choice? Except to disconnect from internet altogether...Iraq, Syria, Libya, Avganistan, Yugoslavia... Terrible those Chinese, they never know what is enough.
But since we all know that ALL, not some, ALL of those giant Chinese companies such as Huawei, Xiaomi, China Telecom, Baidu, etc, etc, are sponsored by the Party and Chinese Government (China is still a Comunist country, not Capitalist) both financially and logistically, in exchange for gathered outside data ; forgive me for totally and completelly understanding why more and more governments are dumping those from critical IT and infrastructural state projects.
Some it requires security clearance to work on/know the infrastructure. It's not only used for end-users to call each others, or use internet.
A hell of a lot of M2M communication is used on it. Police, different medical and other branches can (and are) users of it.
social networks is not considered critical infrastructure
What is supposed to be new here?
All of that is already part of 5G, and it's currently split into different releases anyways.
is it meant that they have 5G advanced(rel 18) ready?
It is not different than this list:
And majority of those are thousand kilometers from American soil. So, it is not the same at all. For me, USA intervention in ex-Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq, and Syria are prime example of barbaric behavior that is far worse than any of China behavior, so what? It is simply a different point of view, one that has no space on IT forum. Yet, every time when some news about Huawei or Chinese companies pops up, crusade is started in comments.... For Christ sake...So, do you claim that Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft data is not available to US government fully and completely? Because there was one guy who proved otherwise, then got persecuted like he is new leader of Al Kaida :)
So, difference between US and Chinese government is exactly ZERO from my point of view...I didn't claim otherwise. Of course, telecom infrastructure is critical and must be under close monitoring by the state.
I disputed claim "nobody using Huawei because it is phoning to Beijing" :) Because American producers are phoning to Washington with same diligency.
It is matter of politics, or to be more precise "geopolitics". And in that game, even social networks come into play (TikTok case, anyone?). Of course, that US allies will have doubts or downright refusal to use Huawei equipment in their Telecom, and vice-versa: Chinese allies or at least countries that are not part of US-NATO bloc will have nothing against it and will have the same suspicion to US-made equipment.
As for 5G advanced, I think that is not the case. I think it is just creative branding by Huawei, but did not gave much attention to it anyway - we will see... If they did indeed have 5G Advanced ready, I think they would bragged left and right about it, not invent 5.5G and similar "names".
Country with such huge list of "interventions" wants to talk about some other country aggression? Hilarious.
And as for me mentioning it - no, I just pointed out that each and every news about Huawei or Chinese companies is followed by shitstorm in comments where everybody explains how Chinese spying. Which is correct, but hypocrisy at level MAX, given the amount of surveillance conducted by USA...
Never mind, I polluted the tread enough by now. Sorry.
Naturally there's political ramifications to trusting China vs trusting the US but only one of those has a somewhat functioning democracy instead of a president for life so there's that...
Getting back to topic, if you want to talk about the equipment it self, no, it's not the same thing. The level and pervasiveness of how Chinese equipment phone home and the often absolute lack of common sense basic security features doesn't really compare to what the 5 eyes do - i.e. we all know the 5 eyes have about every network cable tapped but you can't really access that data unless you're on the inside (which is also a big but different problem), how many Chinese surveillance networks were already discovered to be completely open?
And yes, even Americans says the same about their late presidents. And far worse things, by the way, but let's not go too far.Sharing is caring - commies like to share, that's why they left their surveillance network opened for anyone to use freely
Now, in more serious tone: you are complaining that data collected by the US is freely accessible only from inside the system, and data collected by China is accessible outside?
Not about the fact that all data is collected??
I just pointed out that from end user perspective it is the same: his (mine, yours) data is collected in any case, now just our geopolitical position (for most people given, not chosen - yes, even for guys in "somewhat functioning democracy") determine by whom.
Also, how do you can possibly know how much data Chinese collect and how many actually leaked? Read on media? Assange didn't show you the value of information in media for last couple of years?
Or you work for Huawei? How much data US collected leaked? None (not true, but for discussion purposes)? So, they are just more efficient and have a better and tighter grip on everyone? How is that good for ordinary Joe?
And it was the same 10 years or so ago, though the security-part didn't get their will through that time. (and for undisclosed reasons. It is. I know)huh, thanks. That's weird though. I don't think 5.5G is a 3GPP nomenclature, seems very weird to not use the standard. Is it possibly some cop out, half 5Ga?