Huawei obtains China's first 5G network license for base station
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Huawei obtains China's first 5G network license for base station./Photo via Huawei

Huawei obtains China's first 5G network license for base station./Photo via Huawei

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Friday that it had obtained China's first 5G network access license for base station issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. 

It marks that the company's 5G base stations are officially connected to the public commercial telecom networks, proving it could support China's large scale 5G rollout, Huawei said on its official Wechat account.

Adopting Massive MIMO technology, Huawei's 5G equipment can serve all-scenario 5G network coverage and meet the growing capacity demand, providing its users with 5G experience, including ultra high definition video and AR/VR, the company said.

Huawei's 5G equipment can support both SA and NSA 5G networks. NSA networks are based on the existing 4G infrastructure, while SA networks require newer infrastructure tailored for 5G internet.

The Chinese company has been making headway in securing more 5G commercial contracts globally despite the U.S. ban since May.

In the first three quarters this year, Huawei's revenue grew 24.4 percent to 610.8 billion yuan (86.2 billion U.S. dollars) despite the U.S. crackdown, a ban that affected its cooperation with major U.S.-based suppliers such as Google and Intel.

Huawei has signed more than 60 commercial contracts for 5G with global carriers and shipped more than 400,000 5G base stations to global markets, the company said last week.

It also said its mobile ecosystem had developed rapidly, attracting 1.07 million registered developers worldwide.