During his speech – which was titled ‘Diverse paths to 5G monetisation’ – Song suggested that the global user penetration rate of 5G in its first three years has been the equivalent of 4G in its first five. Giving a summary of his presentation, a spokesperson for the company said: “Operators reporting over 20 per cent 5G user penetration during the first round of deployment have seen significant growth in mobile revenue.
“In the meantime, devices, content, experience, and business models are diversifying as more operators and partners embrace [the standard]. This is evidence of a market shift from risk-based to revenue-based decision-making for even more assurance of business success.”
The spokesperson continued: “Huawei found that fast migration of 5G users and traffic is the key. If an operator migrated 30 per cent of traffic to 5G eMBB in three years, it would take less than four years to see return of investment.”
Elsewhere in the event, the company also launched several new solutions, designed to “drive all bands to 5G.” Discussing these, president of the company’s wireless product line, Cao Ming, said: "The rapid development of 5G will stimulate the evolution of all bands to 5G. Huawei’s One 5G solutions will help operators maximise the value of each band and continuously improve network capabilities in multiple dimensions.
“[The solutions] not only deliver industry-leading performance, but also feature simplified O&M and deployment, as well as unrivalled energy efficiency and evolution ability."
Huawei also launched what it claimed was the industry’s first “dual-engine container solution for the new 5.5G era.”
Mobile World Congress is taking place this week in Barcelona, Spain.
