Chinese companies shine at MWC
China DailyA laptop with a transparent screen, a new product from Chinese personal computer manufacturer Lenovo, draws interest from visitors on Monday at the event. GAO JING / XINHUA During this year's MWC, Huawei launched the world's first 5G-A intelligent core network to support more cutting-edge applications. Eager to tap into the huge potential, China Mobile, the world's largest telecom carrier in terms of mobile subscribers, announced at the tech show that it will start deploying 5G-A commercial networks in more than 300 Chinese cities this year, which would make its scale the largest in the world. Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Information Consumption Alliance, a telecommunications industry association in China, said the progress comes amid the country's unparalleled edge in 5G. China has built the world's largest 5G network, which had more than 800 million mobile subscribers at the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.