Overview of important developments in the global 5G field in November 2020

In 2020, China, which was the first to achieve a phased victory in the fight against the epidemic and continued to promote the normalization of epidemic prevention and control and the recovery of economic and social development, also made significant progress in 5G construction and deployment. At present, China's 5G industry has achieved fruitful results in both 5G base station construction and 5G commercialization. Globally, despite the impact of multiple unfavorable factors such as the epidemic, many countries are still committed to developing their own 5G industries and continuously promoting 5G network construction.

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In November, which is about to end, many important events have occurred in the 5G field, including policies, enterprises, new products, competition, etc. Although these related developments are not earth-shattering, they fully reflect the opportunities and challenges faced by the development of 5G. Smart Manufacturing Network has sorted out some of the examples as follows:

Shanghai Economic and Information Commission: Accelerate the construction of 5G base station power supply projects to reduce base station operating costs

On November 4, the Shanghai Municipal Economic and Information Commission recently issued the "Notice on Deepening 5G Power Supply Services and Applications, Promoting 5G Development and Construction", requiring the acceleration of 5G base station power supply project construction, active support for 5G base station "conversion to direct", reduction of 5G base station operating costs, and active exploration of win-win cooperation models among all parties.

It is particularly pointed out that the municipal power company should assist 5G base station operating companies in investigating the power supply transfer situation, establish a ledger and implement list management. The national policy on price reduction for 5G base station power supply transfer should be promoted, and the power supply transfer entities should be guided to implement the preferential policy of power price reduction. They should not raise the electricity price standard without authorization, and should not charge other fees such as site leasing, property management, equipment operation and maintenance, and labor services in the name of electricity charges.

The three major operators responded that 5G packages cannot be changed back to 4G: go to the business hall to handle it

On November 5, according to domestic media reports, in response to the issue that 5G packages cannot be changed back to 4G, the three major operators responded that it is not possible to downgrade packages or change back to 4G packages online. Downgrading back to 4G packages can be handled through the business hall or by calling manual customer service.

More than 560,000 South Korean 5G users return to 4G: signal coverage is poor and charges are high

On November 10, according to Nikkei Asia Review, Hong Jung-min, a member of the South Korean Broadcasting and Communications Commission, said that as many as 562,656 people have switched back to 4G services from 5G due to consumers' dissatisfaction with the poor quality, insufficient coverage and high charges of 5G. Hong Jung-min said that the contract change procedure is complicated, but consumers are still insisting on changing because they are disgusted with the poor quality, insufficient coverage and high charges of 5G.

Liu Liehong from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Accelerate the development of 5G terminals to provide users with better 5G services

On November 10, Liu Liehong, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that as one of the main directions of the development of the new generation of information and communication technology, 5G has great potential in stabilizing investment, promoting consumption, assisting upgrades, and strengthening new drivers of economic development. It is an important infrastructure for building the digital transformation of the economy and society.

Liu Liehong made three suggestions for the development of 5G terminals: first, accelerate the research and development of 5G terminals to provide users with better 5G services; second, strengthen the research and development of key technologies to lay a solid foundation for the development of 5G integrated applications; third, jointly build a good industrial ecology and jointly promote 5G application innovation.

MediaTek releases Dimensity 700 5G chip based on 7nm process

On November 11, MediaTek's Dimensity series of 5G chips welcomed a new member "Dimensity 700", which will bring more cost-effective 5G terminals to the mainstream mass 5G market.

UK begins enforcing regulations: Operators must remove Huawei equipment or face fines

On November 25, according to British media reports, a new draft law proposed by the British Parliament on Tuesday local time will prohibit the use of Huawei equipment in British telecommunications networks. The regulations show that if British telecommunications operators violate the regulations and use Huawei's network equipment, they may be fined up to 10% of their turnover or 100,000 pounds (about 878,000 yuan) per day.

China Tower has built more than 700,000 5G base stations

On November 28, at the 2020 World 5G Conference, Tong Jilu, Party Secretary and Chairman of China Tower, revealed that since the commercialization of 5G, China Tower has cooperated with telecom companies to build more than 700,000 5G base station projects. Among them, Guangdong has built a total of 110,000 5G base stations, exceeding the annual construction task by 4 months ahead of schedule.

Japanese telecom company NEC announces 5G equipment replacement for Huawei

On November 30, the UK announced that it would ban Huawei from participating in the construction of future 5G networks and would invest 250 million pounds to help operators replace Huawei's 5G equipment. Japanese telecommunications equipment supplier and system integrator NEC announced that it would establish an open radio access network (Open RAN) promotion center in the UK, a move that may be aimed at replacing Huawei's position and helping the UK build the next generation of 5G networks.