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Heavily delayed ADC submarine cable system finally goes live in East Asia

by Harry Baldock | Dec 19, 2024

Today, Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has announced the activation of the long-awaited ADC submarine cable system.

China Unicom and Huawei showcase 5G-Advanced with new Beijing deployment

by Harry Baldock | Dec 3, 2024

China Unicom Beijing has deployed a far reaching 5G-Advanced network covering stadiums, schools, scenic areas, metro stations, commercial areas, residential areas, and other facilities in Beijing.

US launches probe into Chinese telcos over data concerns

by Georgia Sweeting | Jun 25, 2024

The US government is investigating Chinese telcos China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom due to concerns that the firms could provide US data to the Chinese government via their US cloud and wholesale routing services.

How China Unicom are addressing the issue of 5G monetisation

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 22, 2023

In the early days of 5G, the improvements to mobile and broadband services beyond increased speed and latency were limited, and so the difference from 4G was small, which made it hard to market to consumer.

What primarily underpins 5G monetisation is pricing upsell – if operators want the consumers to pay more, they must offer more. That could be more data, faster speed or lower latency, for the operator to monetise the consumer more than they are able to for 4G.