China Mobile eyes 5G technology

China Mobile, China’s largest 4G mobile network operator, has begun development on the next generation of mobile internet following the success of 4G, a senior executive of the company said on Saturday.

Xi Guohua, chairman of the board for the telecom giant, made the announcement during the 13th China Enterprise Development Forum held by the Development Research Centre of the State Council.

The move suggested the company is trying to maintain its leading position in an increasingly heated competition among the country’s three and only telecom service providers.