Chinese tech company Huawei said it was on track to roll out 5G in line with its plans during 2019.
Executives in Shenzhen disclosed details to ChannelEye of the systems and said engineers on the firm has invested billions of dollars in 5G over the last 10 years and held over 20 percent of 5G patents.
10,000 engineers at Huawei have worked on 5G research and development.
So far, Huawei has signed 50 contracts to support 5G, with 28 of those contracts in Europe.
150,000 5G base stations have already been installed, a number which the company predicts will rise to two million by the end of next June.
It has a number of different base stations suited to different purposes for sale, including the 5G blade AAU, the 5G blade BBU, and a 5G “Easy” system. The base stations include numbers of antennae to support coverage. The 5G Air Fiber will support up to 195 homes or businesses.
The firm estimates that by the end of 2019, global shipments of 5G enabled mobile phones will reach 6.7 million.
Contract wins include the UK with EE, Finland with Elisa, Kuwait’s Zan, Korea’s LG and Philippines’ Globe.
Huawei said that the first medical operation on a human being was performed by a surgeon acting remotely over 5G. Its medical use is set to be a major 5G application.
By 2020, Huawei thinks that the global wireless market will reach close to $60 billion in value.
