Guang Yang

China is accelerating 5G development and hopes 5G will become an engine for the country’s new industrialisation and digital transformation, replicating its industrial policy that produced success in 4G.

Recent field test results in live commercial networks prove that 4×4 MIMO can effectively improve network performance and user experience, and the device ecosystem is rapidly developing to support 4×4 MIMO, concludes Strategy Analytics in the report “4×4 MIMO Boosts 4G and Gives Consumers a Taste of the Gigabit Experience.”

China Unicom’s new 2I2C strategy combines close commercial partnerships with minority investments by internet companies and by industry vertical providers. Strategy Analytics’ new Insight – ‘China Unicom: A new internet partnership model for 5G?’ – explores the reality of China Unicom’s new approach and its implications for Western markets.