上海5G产业联盟在世界电信日成立 - 2018年05月21日

A 5G industry alliance comprising 16 companies was founded in Shanghai today — World Telecommunications Day.

The alliance, which focuses on ultra high-definition video transferred on 5G networks, groups companies to encourage them to develop new applications for future 5G services, which are set to be commercially available in China in 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said today in a statement. 

The 5G technology, offering 20 to 50 times faster speed compared with 4G networks, creates new applications and business opportunities in drones, the Internet of Things and super-high video streaming, analysts said.