Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu called for a cross-industry effort with the aim of pushing so-called “5.5G” technology, which will enable advanced services and applications for businesses and consumers.
5.5G is not an official standard, but telecom industry players sometimes begin tacking on the extra .5 around the time that a generational standard is maturing and heading into the “Advanced” stage of standards (as in LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro).
“5G has grown faster than any previous generation of mobile technology. In just three years, we’ve seen solid progress in network deployment, consumer services, and industry applications,” Hu said during his keynote speech at the Huawei’s 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) being held this week in Bangkok, Thailand.
