China to push 5G commercialisation even as Huawei faces US-led resistance in West


The US has been putting pressure on European countries to ban the use of Huawei equipment, citing national security concerns.

China plans to accelerate commercialisation of 5G as development of the advanced wireless technology enters a “final sprint” phase, with winners poised to achieve accelerated economic development, according to a senior Chinese government official.

Wang Xinzhe, chief economist at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said the ministry has set a number of priorities to speed up the commercialisation of 5G as the next generation wireless technology enters what he called the “final sprint”.

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