6/27/2019, Parag Khanna, a strategic consultant, recently had a best-selling book, “The Future is Asia,” on the best-selling list of major bookstores in Singapore. What can be proved is that in the global competition for 5G deployment, Asia may have taken the lead. This year’s Singapore Communications Show also proved this.
SK Telecom from South Korea showed the audience what interesting applications the 5G era can bring to us. The first is SK Telecom’s hot air balloon SKyline. With the 5G terminal, the camera on this balloon allows the user to observe what he wants to see at any time. Second, a service of SK Telecom allows the user to use the terminal. Go to all aspects of the hotel room. In the 5G era, the most lacking is the killer application. Whether these two apps can attract users is worth waiting to see.
In addition to South Korea, which leads 5G deployments, more operators in Asia are actively introducing 5G deployments. Host Singapore announced last month that it will begin deploying 5G next year. The government will consider coverage and high bandwidth requirements while delivering low-frequency and high-frequency spectrum. Star Telecom, which is exhibiting, will focus on services such as the Internet of Things and big data. Richard Tan, the general manager of TPG, the fourth integrated operator in Singapore, recently told the audience at a seminar that the 5G era is different from the past. The government no longer only makes money from spectrum auctions, but focuses more on the future. But he pointed out that 5G antenna deployment is more, how to make social acceptance may be a big challenge.
In other parts of Asia, 5G construction is also in the ascendant. At the SAMENA Middle East Operator Summit sponsored by Huawei in April this year, many operators representatives expressed interest in 5G construction. For example, Etisalat in the United Arab Emirates became the first operator in the Middle East to launch 5G services, and both ZTE and Oppo provided mobile phones. Etisalat’s CTO calls 5G a game-changing technology that is the future of connectivity. Saudi Telecom also opened the first 5G phone in the Middle East. These operators said that early profitability of 5G construction is crucial for subsequent development, and government support may be indispensable. It is said that Huawei used to be a frequent visitor to this communication exhibition. In the special circumstances of this year, although Huawei was absent, it appeared on the stage of the Singapore exhibition through other channels. A telecom magazine in the United Arab Emirates reported that as of now, Huawei has 35 5G carrier customers worldwide and 45,000 base stations.
SAMENA CEO Bocar A.BA said in an interview that 5G made the fourth industrial revolution a reality. Then let Asia be the source of the fourth industrial revolution.