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When will China Unicom 5g co build 5g

Original title: China Telecom and China Unicom jointly build 5g network to accelerate the commercial process, and the pattern of the three operators has changed

Telecom Unicom's joint construction of 5g network has finally ushered in an 'official announcement'. On the evening of September 9, China Unicom and China Telecom both disclosed that China Unicom's operation company signed a cooperation agreement with China Telecom. The two sides will delimit areas and build zones, and each is responsible for 5g network construction in the delimited area.

Insiders told the Securities Daily that China Telecom Unicom's joint construction of 5g network is not only intended to reduce costs, but also means to accelerate the 5g business process. Fu Liang, an independent Telecom analyst, told the Securities Daily: "in the long run, it is possible for China Telecom and China Unicom to establish independent operation and maintenance companies to improve efficiency."

According to the announcement disclosed by China Unicom, China Unicom's operation company will cooperate with China Telecom to build a 5g access network nationwide. The two sides will delimit areas and build zones, and each is responsible for the work related to 5g network construction in the delimited areas. Who will build, invest, maintain and bear the network operation costs. 5g Network Co Construction and sharing adopts access network sharing mode, core networks are built separately, and 5g frequency resources are shared.

"Both parties jointly ensure that the network planning, construction, maintenance and service standards of 5g Network Co Construction and sharing area are unified to ensure the same service level. The network co construction and sharing cooperation between both parties and a third party shall not unduly damage the interests of the other party. The ownership of users of both parties remains unchanged, and the brand and business operation remain independent. " China Unicom said.

China Telecom also said that China Telecom believes that based on the network and frequency resources of both sides, the joint construction and sharing of 5g network will help to efficiently build 5g network, quickly form 5g service capacity, enhance network quality and business experience, reduce network construction and operation and maintenance costs, improve network efficiency and asset operation efficiency, and enhance the market competitiveness of the company's 5g network and business, Achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

The above agreement also has a clear division of labor on the basis of region. According to the announcement, the two sides will build 5g networks in 15 urban districts. Taking the total scale of 4G base stations (including rooms) of both sides as the main reference, the construction area ratio of China Telecom and China Unicom is 4:6 in Beijing, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Qingdao and Shijiazhuang; In Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou, Changsha, Wuhan and Chengdu, the construction area ratio of China Telecom and China Unicom is 6:4.

In addition to the above regions, China Telecom independently undertook 10 prefectures and cities in Guangdong Province, 5 prefectures and cities in Zhejiang Province and 17 provinces (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang and Yunnan), and China Unicom independently undertook 9 prefectures and cities in Guangdong Province, 5 prefectures and cities in Zhejiang Province and 8 provinces.

"The division of labor basically takes into account the resource advantages and input of the two companies, so as to maximize the value." Fu Liang said, "with the previous 4G co construction and sharing with China Telecom and China Unicom, the two sides have made a division of labor in advance. All access networks adopt the way of one construction and two sharing, which is easier to succeed."

Fu Liang also pointed out that in the long run, the 5g mode jointly built by China Telecom and China Unicom may be extended to 4G, and the 4G frequency band will also be re cultivated to 5g. In Fu Liang's view, an important benefit of the 5g network jointly built by China Telecom and China Unicom lies in frequency resource sharing, 'which means doubling the frequency band. Although users also increase synchronously, it is also beneficial to reducing the network load'.

Communication expert Xiang Ligang also told the Securities Daily that frequency resource sharing can better improve the user experience.