新闻及香港科大故事
2021
2019
新闻
Let's Have Really Healthy Growth With 5G (只提供英文版本)
The global race for fifth generation supremacy is under way, with countries competing to be the first to provide 5G mobile broadband services.
The ultra-fast network will prompt inventions, of which today we cannot even dream.
Countries around the world have devoted much resources to developing, manufacturing and deploying the new equipment necessary for 5G transmissions.
China, for instance, has recently become highly influential in the field with its ability to develop infrastructure for 5G systems worldwide.
In Asia, Hong Kong has been blamed for being slow to launch the new service in comparison with the mainland, South Korea and Japan.
Actually, a delay is not necessarily a bad thing, as it allows Hong Kong to have a longer testing period to ensure a more reliable and decent 5G mobile service.
Hong Kong's privately-owned telecom market is very competitive and cautious.
