Japan conducted the first 5G remote monitoring robot delivery test; Changhong Meiling launched a 5G ecological complete set of home appliances | 36Kr 5G Innovation Daily 0210

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New 5G applications

Japan conducted the first 5G remote monitoring robot delivery test

According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 10th, Nagoya City-based Japanese autonomous driving software development company "Tier IV" and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, telecom operator KDDI and other recently jointly announced that it recently conducted a test of automatic delivery robots (10.310, -0.09, -0.87%) in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. It is reported that this is the first time in Japan that the fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication system is used to remotely monitor the test of delivery robots on the road, and the goods are not scattered when they are delivered. According to reports, the testers conducted relevant tests in January and early February this year, and the delivery robot traveled 300-500 meters one-way. Testers said that it is expected that delivery robots can be commercially used in limited areas around 2023, and hope that relevant Japanese laws and regulations can be further improved this year.

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Changhong Meiling launched a 5G ecological complete set of home appliances

Changhong • Meiling 5G ecological complete set of home appliance system with Changhong TV as the entrance and control center, with voice control, remote housekeeping, AI fitness, auxiliary alarm and other intelligent functions. It is reported that Based on a rich range of terminals, Changhong uses AI technology to make the terminal more "smart", and at the same time fully materializes terminal equipment such as home appliances, security, and environmental monitoring. Relying on the "Zhihuijia" AIoT ecological service platform, with 5G+8K TV as the 5G ecological access port, through multi-protocol integration, Changhong Meiling 5G ecological complete sets of home appliances not only realize the interconnection of "rainbow" AI complete sets of home appliances such as TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, etc., but also connect with other intelligent platforms to achieve cross-brand and cross-category external device access, such as smart curtains, purifiers, desk lamps, fans, sweepers, etc. When users use complete sets of home appliances, they can have a unified account and unified control, and they will have a wider range of choices when purchasing supporting equipment. This also means that Changhong has completed the first open 5G ecological construction in the home appliance industry.

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Fujian Mobile 5G+ medical application shortlisted for the national pilot

Recently, Fujian Mobile and Zhangzhou Municipal Health Information Center and other units jointly declared the "Zhangzhou Regional Medical Emergency Collaborative Application Project", which was successfully shortlisted for the national 5G+ medical and health application pilot project. Relying on 5G applications such as Zhangzhou Regional Medical Treatment Collaborative Platform, Zhangzhou Residents' Health Record System, Zhangzhou Municipal Graded Diagnosis and Treatment System, Fujian Provincial Public Health Emergency Command and Visual Networking System, Zhangzhou 120 Emergency Dispatching and Commanding Platform, Zhangzhou Hospital Hospital Emergency Green Channel Information Management System, and Vehicle-mounted Intelligent Equipment, the project builds a 5G medical private network in Zhangzhou to realize the vision of patients "on the bus and admitted to the hospital". In the future, the project will also take advantage of the real-time data transmission advantages of mobile 5G network with large bandwidth and low latency, based on big data and artificial intelligence technology, combine the hierarchical classification of pre-hospital emergency services with in-hospital treatment, open up the information channel of the whole process from patient call for help, on-site rescue, transfer to ambulance to deliver patients to hospitals for professional treatment, and realize barrier-free communication and exchange of pre-hospital emergency behavior. It is worth mentioning that before the ambulance arrives at the hospital, the system also realizes that the ambulance and both ends of the hospital can view the data such as vital signs, health portraits and past medical history in real time, so that the professional treatment center can carry out remote guidance and treatment, and open up the first-aid green channel in advance, and even handle admission, prescription, blood collection and preoperative preparation in advance, etc., to comprehensively improve the coordination efficiency between the ambulance and the hospital, strive for the golden 5 minutes of time for the rescue of patients, and achieve more scientific, timely and accurate treatment.

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Qinghai Mobile's first 5G digital rural demonstration site landed

Recently, the first digital rural demonstration site of Qinghai Mobile to help rural revitalization was completed and put into use in Shangzhuang Village, Qingshui Township, Xunhua Sala Autonomous County. Qinghai Mobile focuses on the "large investment and narrow coverage" of digital rural projects, the "expensive monitoring and maintenance difficulties" of villagers' nursing homes, the "weak coverage and slow growth" of rural broadband resources, and the lack of clear grasp of the overall aspect in rural governance, relying on the "China Mobile 5G Digital Village" platform, giving full play to the strong advantages of technology, platform, resources and other aspects, integrating 5G digital villages and digital one map two smart screens. In Shangzhuang Village, the overall overview of the countryside is displayed through large-screen data aggregation, and the real-time viewing of alarm information and equipment information is realized, as well as the real-time display of rural hotspots and one village and one product; through GIS, Internet of Things, big data analysis and three-dimensional visualization technology, the house, population, resources, affairs, etc. are visualized. At the same time, through the 5G digital village platform intelligent security, cloud broadcasting, AI recognition and other functions, promote the deep integration of digitalization and rural governance, focus on solving the two problems of village committee management and villagers' homes, promote the rapid landing of digital rural projects, and improve the intelligent level of rural governance. "China Mobile 5G Digital Village" is relying on the rural security video cloud platform security information products, video surveillance throughout the key prevention and control areas of public security, staff can be 24 hours of real-time monitoring, at any time to look back at the monitoring records, as well as high-definition monitoring, storage playback, split-screen rotation patrol and other functions, really for the safety of the masses escort, effectively solve the rural nursing homes, grass-roots security and other issues.

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Yancheng Mobile actively promotes 5G intelligent driving applications in multiple scenarios

Relying on the advantages of the mature chain of regional transportation, Yancheng Mobile is the research and development and landing of the "5G + intelligent driving" application scenario solution, and a group of local automotive enterprises have set up laboratories to create the end-to-end capability of "network + platform + terminal" and promote the application of smart driving in multiple scenarios such as ports, airports, and automobile test grounds. In view of the problems of many vehicles entering and leaving the port management, complex sources, hidden dangers of mixed traffic of people and vehicles, and difficulties in vehicle scheduling and communication, Yancheng Mobile jointly proposed an autonomous driving cloud control platform solution based on 5G network and application in conjunction with China Mobile Shanghai Research Institute, with the automatic driving cloud control platform as the core, to provide driverless capabilities for customers with two types of electric collection cards of 7 meters and 14 meters, so as to realize the unmanned driving of heavy-duty collection cards in the port scenario. It is reported that in the relevant scenario test, Yancheng Mobile successfully completed the multi-environment simulation and multi-service demonstration test verification based on the network connection by simulating the port environment such as up and down bridges, transportation avoidance, and operation scheduling, on the basis of improving test efficiency and reducing test costs, realizing the verification of the end-to-end capability of 5G unmanned collection cards, providing a strong guarantee for the transformation of relevant car companies from vehicle manufacturers to port freight autonomous driving service providers.

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5G operators

In 2021, Guangxi will build 22,000 5G base stations, with a total of 43,000 completed

According to the news released by the "Industrial Information Micro News", as of December 31, 2021, nearly 22,000 new 5G base stations were built in Guangxi, exceeding the annual target, accumulatively building 43,000 5G base stations, the 5G network achieved continuous outdoor coverage of the main urban areas of 111 county-level administrative districts in the region, and 1208 of the 1279 township-level administrative districts in the whole region had achieved basic coverage of the main areas, with a coverage rate of 94.4%. In the next step, Guangxi's information and communication industry will continue to vigorously promote the large-scale deployment of 5G networks, planning to build 15,000 5G base stations throughout 2022, and build a 5G network with deep coverage of districted cities, continuous coverage of counties and towns, and basic coverage of townships and villages, and extension to administrative villages.

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Shenyang built 12,000 new 5G base stations this year

Liaoning Daily reporter learned on February 9 that in accordance with the requirements of scientific layout, intensive development, equal emphasis on construction and use, and low-carbon transformation, Shenyang will build 12,000 new 5G base stations this year to achieve continuous coverage of "double gigabit" network areas above the county level, and gradually cover townships and towns, and promote the in-depth coverage of 5G networks in key industrial parks, transportation hubs, top three hospitals, and scientific research institutes. It is understood that "double gigabit" refers to the "double gigabit" network represented by 5G and gigabit optical networks, which can provide fixed and mobile gigabit access capabilities to a single user, and the two complement and promote each other. By the end of last year, the city had built a total of 17,300 5G base stations, and the scale of 5G base station construction ranked first in the three northeastern provinces. The city's 5G network has achieved continuous coverage of core urban areas and county urban areas, and the 5G network access rate of key places has reached more than 95%. Among them, the key roads in the urban area have achieved full 5G coverage; Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Shenyang Railway Station, Shenyang North Railway Station and major passenger stations have all completed 5G coverage; and the city's key cultural scenic spots, top three hospitals, and key universities have basically completed coverage. At the same time, the 5G network empowers the industrial Internet, medical, education and other industries, supporting industry customers to quickly create 5G application scenarios, innovate and develop 5G applications, and provide solid network support for the development of Shenyang's digital economy.

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ZTE's 7nm 5G base station master chip has been handed over to TSMC

On February 10, according to the Nikkei News report, at the time when the US government continues to suppress Huawei, ZTE, the second largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the mainland, is quietly improving its communication chip capabilities, and has entrusted TSMC to 7nm to manufacture its self-developed chips, while also using TSMC's advanced packaging technology, and the follow-up is expected to continue to extend to more advanced processes. For the relevant report news, TSMC did not comment yesterday (9th). According to Taiwan media estimates, as TSMC's revenue scale continues to enlarge, and ZTE is not its top ten customers, it is estimated that ZTE orders account for less than 3% of TSMC's revenue, although the proportion is not large, if the cooperation between the two sides continues and extends to more advanced processes, it will still become a new driving force for TSMC's growth. Nikkei reported that ZTE uses TSMC's advanced 7nm technology to produce its self-developed 5G base station master control chip, and uses TSMC's packaging technology. Sources told Nikkei that ZTE is also considering adopting more advanced process technology than 7nm. People familiar with the inside situation pointed out that ZTE has quietly strengthened its self-developed chip capabilities in recent years, and although the output is not much, it has made great progress.

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SK Telecom 5G subscribers reached 9.9 million, accounting for 33.2% of the total number of mobile subscribers

On February 10, South Korea's SK Telecom (SKT) highlighted the bright prospects for 5G subscriber growth and business restructuring in 2021, but its profit and revenue fell by double digits in the fourth quarter. As of 2021, the operator's 5G subscribers increased by 4.4 million to 9.9 million, accounting for 33.2% of its total of 29.7 million mobile subscribers. SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang explained on the earnings call that with the divestiture of the investment division in December 2021, its business restructuring will revolve around five main areas – telecommunications, media, enterprise, artificial intelligence and metacosm, and connected intelligence. Yoo expects the company's annual revenue to grow 37 percent to 23 trillion won by 2025, doubling the contribution of new business to 36 percent. He also highlighted efforts to develop electric urban air mobility services, including a partnership announced this week with U.S. Joby Aviation, as well as participation in projects led by the South Korean government. SK Telecom's fourth-quarter net profit decreased 15.1% year-over-year to KRW 314.8 billion ($260 million), in part due to lower equity gains from non-operating activities. Its consolidated revenue fell 11.2 percent to 4.3 trillion won ($3.6 billion), mobile services revenue fell 11.9 percent to 2.6 trillion won, and ARPU rose 1.6 percent to 30,740 won.

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Korea Telecom achieved more than 10-fold profit growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, with 6.4 million 5G subscribers

February 10 News, with the mobile business revenue and ARPU improving, and 5G penetration rate of nearly 45%, Korea Telecom (KT) achieved more than 10-fold profit growth in the fourth quarter of 2021. KN Telecom's net profit for the quarter was KRW 424.4 billion (US$353 million), compared to KRW 37.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. Its operating revenue rose 6.7 percent to 6.2 trillion won ($5.186 billion), thanks to balanced growth in Telecom and Digico, which spans the media and mobile platform businesses. Mobile revenue rose 3.5% to KRW 1.5 trillion, Digico revenue rose 3.3% to KRW 537.4 billion, corporate revenue rose 8% to KRW 5,001.8 billion, and mobile phone sales fell 4.3% to KRW 904.7 billion. By the end of 2021, the operator's 5G subscribers increased by 2.8 million to 6.4 million. But its total mobile users fell to 14.2 million. Its ARPU rose 2.3% to 31,825 won, the fourth consecutive quarter of growth.

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Thailand's AIS network covers 76% of the population

Recently, Thailand's Yiwang Information Services (AIS) highlighted the growth of mobile revenue and users in the fourth quarter of 2021. It is focused on expanding its 5G network, covering 76 percent of the population of 77 cities with 2.2 million users by the end of 2021. At the earnings conference, the operator said that although COVID-19 restrictions have weakened consumers' purchasing power, arPU for 5G users has increased by 10% to 15%. It also noted that competition in the industry is "still intensifying" as operators continue to offer low-end unlimited data packages in the prepaid and postpaid space in order to expand their market share. AIS's net profit decreased by 4.2% year-on-year to THB6.9 billion (C114 Note: approximately US$210 million) due to unrealized foreign exchange losses and increased depreciation and amortization costs. Total revenue increased 9.3% to THB 50.3 billion (US$1.53 billion), with SIM card and terminal sales up 29% to THB13.6 billion and mobile business turnover up 2% to THB 29.6 billion. Its postpaid users increased by 13% to 11.5 million, and prepaid users increased by 4.3% to 32.6 million. Postpaid ARPU fell 2.8% to 473 baht and prepaid ARPU fell 12% to 136 baht. Average monthly data consumption increased by 38% to 24.9GB. AIS expects core services revenue to grow in the middle of 2022, supported by all business units. The capex guidance will be raised from 25 billion baht to 30 billion baht in 2021 to 30 billion baht to 35 billion baht, with the goal of achieving 85% of the 5G population by the end of the year.

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5G terminals

ZTE launched the third generation of 5G indoor router MC8020

According to ZTE's official news, the third-generation 5G indoor CPE MC8020 is now available for sale on the whole network, with a retail price of 2999 yuan. ZTE's 5G CPE supports 5G dual-mode, which can be used for mobile, Unicom, telecom, radio and television, supports all frequency bands of the four major domestic operators, and supports 128 devices to connect at the same time. Mc8020's Wi-Fi peak rate reached 5400Mbps, with 4K QAM modulation technology, with the latest 5G flagship mobile phone to increase wi-Fi forwarding rate by 25%; the world's first four-way omnidirectional high-gain antenna, using the third generation of super antenna 3.0 design, enhance the ability to pass through the wall, stronger signal, wider coverage, compared to ordinary product coverage increased by 15%, speed increased by 20%; using Qualcomm dual-core 64-bit network acceleration engine of high-performance professional chip IPQ5018 and advanced 12-thread network processors; support NFC one-touch networking, turn on the phone's NFC function, tap the router, and you can connect to the Wi-Fi network password-free.

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