2019 Annual Report (^27)
Helping carriers succeed in 5G
Global 5G rollout accelerated in 2019. By the end of
2019, more than 60 carriers from over 30 countries
and regions had launched 5G services. 5G brings
consumers better experiences, and enables more
households to access high-speed Internet. More
importantly, it will be widely adopted in numerous
industries. 5G is creating unprecedented commercial
value for carriers.
5G devices are maturing, driving the rapid expansion
of the 5G user base. In 2019, the industry saw the
launch of more than 30 5G smartphones. Demand for
low-end and mid-range 5G smartphones is expected
to explode in 2020, further driving 5G user base
expansion, and the number of 5G users is expected to
exceed 200 million in 2020.
5G brings gigabit-level network speeds to consumers,
leading to many innovative applications:
■ In South Korea, VR and AR are the most appealing
new services in the early stage of 5G’s commercial
deployment. Average data traffic per user has
reached 30 GB each month.
■ In China, carriers have established innovation bases
for 5G services, and launched 5G applications such
as Cloud VR and VR live streaming.
■ In Europe, Huawei has established 5G joint
innovation centers with carriers to continuously
drive the commercial deployment and service
innovation of 5G.
5G supports high bandwidth, low latency, and massive
numbers of connections, allowing carriers to provide
more services and create more value for end users.
5G will increase the average revenue per user (ARPU)
for carriers, driving their revenue growth from mobile
services. For example:
■ In South Korea, 5G services were officially launched
in April 2019, and carriers have recorded growth in
their mobile service revenue for three consecutive
quarters since then.
■ In Northern Europe, Finnish carriers designed
their service packages for 5G based on factors
such as data rate and latency, which provide a
better customer experience and enable a sustained
increase in mobile service revenues.
Fixed Wireless Access is the fastest growing home
broadband technology. Huawei’s 5G Wireless Fiber
solution for all scenarios takes advantage of high-
performance 5G Customer Premise Equipment (CPE),
an enhanced MU-MIMO algorithm, and technologies
that support device-network synergy. This solution
provides home users and small- and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) with inclusive, efficient, and
competitive connections, as well as fiber-like gigabit-
level network speeds, while connecting more users.
The 5G Wireless Fiber solution supports coordinated
deployment of 5G and 4G to provide different
access rates for home users and meet different
user requirements. By the end of 2019, it had been
commercially deployed on more than 30 5G networks
worldwide.
In 2019, the 5G B2B device ecosystem developed at an
accelerated pace, and exploration into 5G applications
was fully underway, greatly promoting the application
of 5G technology in various industries.
5G industrial modules and industry devices are also
maturing. In October 2019, Huawei launched the
world’s first commercial 5G industrial module. We have
joined hands with more than 50 partners to usher in a
new era where 5G can empower numerous industries.
By the end of 2019, more than 10 vendors had
launched over 30 5G modules. Multiple 5G industrial
CPE models have also been launched, and will be used
in many scenarios like transportation, energy, mining,
and ports.
Carriers and industry integrators worldwide are
actively exploring the application of 5G. Huawei has
been working with carriers and industry partners
worldwide to explore the application of 5G in more
than 300 projects that span over 20 industries. 5G
private lines and 5G campuses are the first wave of
carriers’ commercial application of 5G in industries.
For example:
■ In Kuwait, carriers are using 5G to provide private
line services for over 1,000 SMEs, reducing
deployment cost by approximately 70% compared
with optical fibers.
■ In China, 5G has been extensively adopted in a
variety of scenarios, including real-time oversight
and detection of roads and bridges, remote
control of gantry cranes at ports, remote mining,
live streaming in the media industry, and power
distribution protection. These applications greatly
improve personnel safety and productivity.
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