WinWin Issue 42

Zain is a pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East. They believe 5G will be the key enabler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA's) Vision 2030. Pursuant to this vision, Zain has made significant advancements in leveraging 5G's speed and also in terms of utilization of the network.

Thailand is one of the first countries in the Asia Pacific region to deploy 5G. The 5G network is the backbone of the Digital Thailand initiatives. Operators are in the process of migrating from 4G to 5G and also looking to 5.5G or 5G Advanced. They are actively pursuing 5G monetization opportunities across various consumer and industrial sectors. With this aim, operators are investing in 5G technologies that enable new use cases across different verticals.

In this era of digital technologies, we see how connectivity has brought us together to make lives easier and more productive. With 5G, we have progressed into another remarkable era marked by speed, performance and a better user experience. If we compare the growth of 5G with the previous generation technologies, we can see that 5G is the fastest growing in terms of customer adoption. While 3G took around three years to gain momentum, 4G only took around two years. On the other hand, 5G took less than a year to pick up.

As a leader in 5G networks in Africa, MTN deployed 5G isolated networks with a host of applications. Through this network platform, MTN realizes market monetization and revenue growth, promoting economic development.

5G has now been in commercial use for three years, during which time it has underpinned pandemic prevention and control, improved people's lives, and spurred economic development. From the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020 to today's large-scale commercial use, China Mobile Hubei (Hubei Mobile) has always been at the forefront of 5G innovations, especially when it comes to improving short-form video experience

Supported by the 5G X-Cube, China Telecom has passed the 0→1 stage and entered the 1→N stage of rapid development. The company has built more than 3800 customized 5G networks, several of which have become replicable success cases for the large-scale deployment of 5G applications.