Month: April 2022

China’s commercial 5G network development plans are off to a fast start, as the next-generation mobile system will be deployed on the high-speed rail link connecting Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Hong Kong.

That infrastructure project was announced by China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless network operator by subscribers, at an event in Hong Kong last week as a joint initiative with its main telecommunications equipment supplier, Huawei Technologies.

The plan to provide ultra-fast 5G mobile service on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, a line that stretches 142 kilometres and serves seven stations, comes several months after China Mobile and Huawei said they will deploy 5G network coverage at Shanghai’s Hongqiao Railway Station by the end of this year. Hongqiao would become the world’s first railway station to allow passengers to experience mobile data speeds up to 100 times faster than what current 4G networks provide.

In separate telephone and WeChat inquiries, representatives from China Mobile and Huawei did not immediately provide details on the cost or timetable of 5G coverage for the high-speed rail link.

Efforts to quickly introduce commercial 5G services in China mark the country’s attempt to move ahead in the global race to roll out advanced telecoms networks that will help power the industrial internet, autonomous driving and smart cities.

In an interview, 20-year telecoms industry veteran Zhang Wei, technical director at telecoms events organiser InfoEX-World Services, provided a brief rundown on what 5G will mean to commuters on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and potentially, to the broader hi-tech industry in China.

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The world’s first 5G-enabled railway station is on its way! The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is the first railway station built upon the 5G digital indoor system, with China Mobile and Huawei launching the network’s deployment there on Monday. By the end of 2019, the station will be fully covered by 5G signals.

Here’s a video and photos to show how the 5G station looks like.

Passengers experience smart robot delivery in the 5G experience area of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on Feb 18.

A Huawei employee introduces the 5G-enabled services at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station after the company unveiled its first 5G digital indoor systems in the station on February 19, 2019.

A visitor uses Huawei’s 5G Wi-Fi service as the company unveiled its first 5G digital indoor system at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on Feb 18.

A man experiences VR in the 5G experience area at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on Feb 18.

Staff members show 5G equipment at the press conference at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on Feb 18.

A woman interacts with a 5G smart robot at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on Feb 18.

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Xiaomi Corp is intensifying its efforts in the premium segment, as it works hard to introduce high-end components and engineering techniques to its latest smartphone models in order to rival players such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, said the Mi 9, the model unveiled on Wednesday, starts from 2,999 yuan ($447), a shift from its previous flagship smartphones which were priced around 1,999 yuan.

“Delivering cost-effective products has been an important ingredient of Xiaomi’s success, but it could be somewhat a hurdle to the company’s future development,” Lei said at the launch event in Beijing.

“We will continue pursuing extremely good experiences and engineering techniques with the Mi brand by focusing on middle-to-high range smartphones. Meanwhile, the independent brand Red Mi is positioned to carry on making cost-effective handsets,” Lei said.

The Mi 9 is likely to be Xiaomi’s last flagship model priced under 3,000 yuan, he said, indicating that the company will climb even higher in the price range in the future.

Xiaomi said it spent 4 billion yuan on research and development from January to September in 2018.

In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Beijing-based company was ranked as the fourth largest vendor in China, with its shipments down to 10.3 million units from 15.9 million units a year earlier, according to market research company International Data Corp.

Xiaomi’s diversified strategy came as China’s smartphone market and the global market reach saturation point, with overall shipments declining for consecutive quarters.

Against this backdrop, a string of local players are gearing up to expand their presence in high-end markets which are now generating more profits. Vivo, for instance, unveiled its new brand iQOO whose price is likely to exceed 5,000 yuan.

Jia Mo, an analyst at market research company Canalys, said there is still big potential in the premium smartphone segment. Although smartphone sales in China declined 14 percent in 2018, the segment priced above $600, on the contrary, jumped 10 percent as consumers switch to better models.

“The starting price of 2,999 yuan already marks a big step forward for Xiaomi in raising its average price. But given that Xiaomi’s users are more price-sensitive, it may take one or two years for the company to really gain a presence in the premium segment,” Jia added.

The Mi 9 is equipped with Qualcomm Inc’s latest high-end chipset Snapdragon 855, three rear cameras and fast wireless charging.

To cushion the possible negative impact of the price increase on sales, Xiaomi on Wednesday also unveiled a smaller-screen version, the Mi 9 SE, at a starting price of 1,999 yuan.

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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has unveiled the first consumer-ready foldable smartphone on Thursday, which serves as a tablet when fully opened and becomes a phone when closed, at the company’s annual Unpacked event in San Francisco.

The new phone, called the Galaxy Fold, features the world’s first 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display that allows users to open and close the device a countless number of times without degradation. The South Korean tech giant says the new smartphone is creating “a new mobile category”.

When folded up, the Galaxy Fold has a 4.6-inch display designed to fit in the palm of a hand, and when opened up, it has a 7.3-inch display that’s tablet-sized. The device contains a total of six cameras – three on the back, two inside and one facing front. There are also two batteries, one on each side of the fold, that allow the tablet to more easily fold in half.

“Today, Samsung is writing the next chapter in mobile innovation history by changing what’s possible in a smartphone. Galaxy Fold introduces a completely new category that unlocks new capabilities never seen before,” said DJ Koh, president and CEO of the IT & mobile communications division of Samsung Electronics, at the launch event.

It’s available in both an LTE and 5G version, starting at a whopping $1,980. April 26 is the launch date.

Samsung first unveiled a prototype of the Galaxy Fold in November, when it promised that a model people will actually be able to buy was launching soon.

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In the first half of 2019, the flagship Galaxy S10 series are grandly launched. After using the actual phone,the external media ‘The Verge’ showed that except the comfortable grip and smooth system interaction experience, the most amazing editing is the brand new ultrasonic screen fingerprint sensor. With the Infinity full-screen design and simple back design, the entire fingerprint recognition speed is pretty fast, and the unlock animation is also pleasing to the eye.

The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is built into the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ flagships, while the base Galaxy S10E’s fingerprint sensor is embedded on the side power button. In the screen-printed mobile phone launched in 2018, the user can only recognize it in the fingerprint-limited area, and the overall recognition efficiency and accuracy are not very high. In the Galaxy S10 series, users can quickly unlock by simply placing their finger anywhere below one-third of the screen. Even when the surface of the phone is dirty, it can still be accurately identified.

In addition, another topic that consumers may care about is whether fingerprints can still be recognized after the protective film is attached. Net mobile phone is not compatible with tempered film.

Glad to share that we have developed an open version of the tempered film to protect the screen without affecting the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+’s off-screen fingerprint unlocking tempered glass film.

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