Huawei Says Ready To Ship Entire 5.5G Networks - Whatever They Are - in 2024 26
Huawei has claimed it will offer everything a carrier needs to run a 5.5G network next year. Which sounds great -- even if 5.5G is a little mysterious. From a report: Huawei announced its future products at the Shanghai incarnation of Mobile World Congress on Thursday. The Chinese firm's director and president of ICT Products & Solutions, Yang Chaobin, proclaimed Huawei intends for its launch "to mark the beginning of the 5.5G era for the ICT industry." But as The Register has previously reported, 5.5G is a contested label.
The 3GPP, which oversees development of 5G and other standards, is yet to formally declare 5.5G is a thing. It is, however, continuing to evolve 5G and is currently steering work on Release 18 -- which it has styled "5G-Advanced." It includes some significant changes, such as the ability to offer 10Gbit/sec connections -- if carriers can use 800MHz of spectrum. Release 18 will also require mmWave frequencies. Huawei appears to be referring to Release 18 as 5.5G, for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
Yang sprinkled a little hype dust on his announcement -- claiming that Huawei has "been working on applying AI-native technologies to 5.5G core networks to continuously enhance network capabilities and availability." Doing so will apparently "allow AI capabilities to be delivered to the very ends of networks." Righto. Just keep saying "AI" a lot and people will love it.
The 3GPP, which oversees development of 5G and other standards, is yet to formally declare 5.5G is a thing. It is, however, continuing to evolve 5G and is currently steering work on Release 18 -- which it has styled "5G-Advanced." It includes some significant changes, such as the ability to offer 10Gbit/sec connections -- if carriers can use 800MHz of spectrum. Release 18 will also require mmWave frequencies. Huawei appears to be referring to Release 18 as 5.5G, for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
Yang sprinkled a little hype dust on his announcement -- claiming that Huawei has "been working on applying AI-native technologies to 5.5G core networks to continuously enhance network capabilities and availability." Doing so will apparently "allow AI capabilities to be delivered to the very ends of networks." Righto. Just keep saying "AI" a lot and people will love it.
people think more is better (Score:3)
> Huawei appears to be referring to Release 18 as 5.5G, for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
This is because people think more is better, and a bigger number represents more.
https://www.snopes.com/news/20... [snopes.com]
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All new and improved 5.5G, now with enhanced marketing!
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All new and improved 5.5G, now with enhanced marketing!
Not everyone. Sammy Hagar's waiting for something even faster, 'cause he Can't Drive 5.5 [wikipedia.org] ... :-)
Huawei is down to spy (Score:3)
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Remember when the NSA backdoored a commonly used crypto standard, so that they could decrypt it?
Since Huawei has invented many of the key parts of 5G, and 5.5G, if you are really concerned you probably shouldn't use either of them. Maybe that Chinese spy balloon was collecting cellular data because the Chinese can crack it.
Of course after the NSA debacle the standards bodies made sure that such a thing couldn't happen again...
Re: Huawei is down to spy (Score:2)
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And other countries on who made them too!
How handy (Score:2)
Pre packaged and configured Chicom intelligence gathering sponges.
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That must be the .5 part
well (Score:2)
Wait a Minute... (Score:2)
Re: Wait a Minute... (Score:3)
The covid vaccine chips should update OTA like usual every time the chemtrails bounce the radio waves back down to you. Just remember to microwave that now-obsolete iPhone 15 to destroy the DNA samples.
Re: Wait a Minute... (Score:2)
Skynet (Score:2)
So... If Huawei is pushing AI to the ends of the network when do they rebrand as "Cyberdyne Systems"??
5G is a huge buzzword in China (Score:2)
This is a common thing in China. There, almost anything with even a glimmer of technology is starting to get called "5G." You might see a "5G smart alarm clock" and assume it communicates somehow (or for some reason) over 5G mobile networks. Nope, it's just supposed to be the new hotness. If it's new, it's 5G. So it's only natural that Huawei will be claiming something is 5.5G now.
.5 is hiden (Score:2)
Does anyone care about 5G (Score:3)
Re: Does anyone care about 5G (Score:2)
I use it for my home Internet. It's a lot faster than the fixed connection I can get, I only need one subscription, and can take it with me. I have nothing at home that needs a constant connection, and I move around a lot, so it works well.
Desperation (Score:2)
What good is having a product ready to ship...
If no one will buy from you?
Re: Desperation (Score:1)
Lots of people will buy from huawei.
Translation (Score:2)
"Comrades! We have completed the back doors and cryptographic weaknesses. It is now ready to bolt on Yankee running dog standard, whatever it is!"
hawk
Insert Obligatory Quote (Score:2)
Just in time for the 2024 election! (Score:1)
Miami Mayor and GOP presidential candidate Francis Suarez, recently admitted he has no idea what a Uyghur is. With a Huawei 5.5G network, he can keep it that way.
5.5G (Score:1)