Huawei’s managing director, C. Ding, has said that China’s 5G service is far behind that of countries like South Korea, and that the 5G user experience is “fake, dumb, and poor”.
According to a report by the Central News Agency today, Huawei’s managing director said that China’s 5G service is “fake, dumb, and poor”. According to the report, Huawei’s managing director, Dr. Ding Culi, said yesterday at CIIF 2020 that although China has built the world’s largest 5G network, there is still a gap between China and South Korea in terms of user experience, coverage, and profitability of 5G services. According to Mr. Ding, China’s 5G downlink speed (the rate at which data is received) averages about 270 Mbps, which is lower than Korea’s 600 Mbps, and 5G user penetration in China is only about 8%, compared to 25% in Korea.
In addition, he said, China’s 5G services are “fake, dumb and poor”. Some users have a 5G logo on their phone but are not connected to a 5G network, can’t make 5G calls, or have their signals switch frequently. According to Dr. Ding, the average revenue per user (ARPU) in South Korea has increased by 37% since the commercial 5G network was launched, and three Korean telecom companies have seen double-digit profit growth in the first half of this year, while China’s 5G network operation has yet to show a significant commercial return.
On the other hand, he said, the operating cost of China’s 5G network is also an issue. About 32 percent of China’s base stations are currently underpowered, and in some areas, the battery capacity required by the base stations is also insufficient.
According to the Central News Agency, China launched commercial 5G in October last year and continues to expand its 5G base stations. According to CNSNews.com, there are currently more than 110 million 5G users in China, and by the end of this year, there will be more than 600,000 5G base stations.
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