State-owned telco China Mobile is set to be tasked with deploying a 5G network in the 2.6 GHz and more expensive 4.9 GHz bands, with an expected allocation of 300 MHz. In that sense, it can be considered the most valuable spectrum band among those to be allocated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which oversees the country’s telecommunications sector, for the 5G rollout. The Chinese telecom giant will also deploy its own 4G LTE network, which it plans to launch by 2020, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, smaller companies China Telecom and China Unicom are set to be allocated 100 MHz each on the global 3.5 GHz band, which requires less investment than the 4.9 GHz network.
State-owned telco China Mobile is set to be tasked with deploying a 5G network in the 2.6 GHz and more expensive 4.9 GHz bands, with an expected allocation of 300 MHz. The Chinese telecom giant will also deploy its own 4G LTE network, which it plans to launch by 2020, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, smaller companies China Telecom and China Unicom are set to be allocated 100 MHz each on the global 3.5 GHz band, which requires less investment than the 4.9 GHz network.