ZTE, the Guangzhou branch of China Mobile and Ericsson have announced a joint demonstration of a VoLTE voice and video call between 5G and 4G smartphones. The successful call, completed at the end of March, utilized non-standalone 5G networks provided by…
ZTE and the Zhejiang branch of China Mobile have jointly launched commercial trials of a new maritime broadband satellite solution. The solution, Heweitong, is designed to help solve common problems of maritime communication, such as poor coverage, slow data…
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) and property company Sino Group have jointly held what they are calling Hong Kong’s first in-mall 5G experience showcase at the Olympian City 2 mall. The Future is Now 5G Experience Showcase, which was held over four days ending…
China Mobile has reported a 3.1% increase in net profit for 2018 to 117.78 billion yuan ($17.58 billion) as the company focused on reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency. Operating revenue declined 0.5% in reported terms to 736.82 billion yuan,…
New data from Synergy Research Group revealed that hyperscale operator capex reached over $32 billion in Q4, outperforming the first three quarters of the year, which had themselves set records. Full-year hyperscale capex jumped 43% to almost $120 billion.…
Members of the China Mobile-led 5G Device Forerunner Initiative have used Mobile World Congress to announce the launch of their first batch of devices, including China Mobile’s own in-house developed Forerunner One. Forerunner One is a 5G mobile smart hub…
China Mobile Hong Kong has announced the four finalists who will represent Hong Kong in the semi-finals of the China Mobile OneNET Start-ups Marathon Competition later this month. Bravolinear Tech, IOTANET, Peacify and Stoneroad IOT will compete with IoT…
The Internet of Things will represent a $1.8 trillion revenue opportunity for mobile operators by 2026, thanks in part by the early deployment of commercial low power wide area (LPWA) networks in licensed spectrum, according to the GSMA. Research conducted…
China Mobile, SAIC Motor and Huawei have jointly demonstrated the first 5G-based remote driving technology with a consumer car. The demonstration at Mobile World Congress Shanghai involved using a Huawei-provided 5G solution connecting SAIC Motor’s smart…
China Mobile and Huawei have used Mobile World Congress Shanghai to showcase the world’s first 5G core network prototype using service-based architecture (SBA). The prototype is based on the 3GPP’s 5G SBA standard. Under SBA, core network functions are…
ZTE and China Mobile have announced they have completed the operator’s first narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) field test in Guangzhou. The trial involved the validation of core network, service, terminals and wireless equipment for NB-IoT with both single mode and…
China Mobile has recorded a five-year high growth in service revenue growth for 2016, due to strong mobile data revenue growth. Operating revenue for the year grew 6% to 708.42 billion yuan ($102.7 billion), with service revenue up 6.7% to 623.42 billion…
China Mobile and Ericsson have completed a trial involving what the companies say is the world’s first cellular IoT-based connected factory. The companies are presenting the outcomes of the trial at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona. The factory is…
China Mobile, the GSMA and Huawei have agreed during Mobile World Congress 2017 to jointly build an assessment framework for achieving carrier-grade NFV reliability. The project aims to combine industry efforts to construct a scalable framework for NFV in…
AT&T and China Mobile have joined forces to further enable the IoT. Announcing the partnership ahead of Mobile World Congress 2017, AT&T said the deal will help the US telco’s global business customers connect and deploy their assets and offerings in the…
China Mobile Hong Kong has migrated its services to an NFV-based cloud core network provided by Huawei. The operator has migrated its legacy networks to cloud networks based on the 3GPP system. Working closely with Huawei, the migration took only around six…