ZTE unveils world’s 1st 5G smartphone
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CHINESE telecom giant ZTE unveiled yesterday what it said is the world’s first smartphone compatible with the lightning-fast 5G mobile Internet service that networks expect to have up and running by 2020.
The company said the Gigabit Phone is the first smartphone capable of download speeds reaching up to 1 gigabit per second — up to 10 times faster than the first generation of 4G services widely in use today.
The device, unveiled in Barcelona on the eve of the start today of the Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest mobile fair, will allow for 360-degree panoramic Virtual Reality video and fast downloads of ultra Hi-Fi music and videos.
“With the new device, the way people stay connected will be changed forever. Focusing on 5G technologies will be one of the key priorities of ZTE’s global development,” a ZTE spokesman said.
Tech firms are racing to develop products that will be compatible with 5G, or fifth generation network, which promise blazing fast connectivity for a generation used to streaming movies and TV directly to phones.
South Korean carrier KT Corp aims to offer trial 5G services during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
The first large-scale commercial deployment of the technology is set to be in 2020.
Forrester analyst Thomas Husson said ZTE was using the phone to “showcase innovation” and “offer a glimpse into the future when people will be able to download full movies in seconds.”
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