Speaking at MWC Shanghai 2019, Huawei Deputy Chairman Ken Hu said the company has now signed 50 commercial contracts for 5G around the world and shipped 150,000 5G base stations.
- Early development of 5G beginning in 2009.
- Heavy investment in 5G with over US$4 billion in R&D to date.
- Commitment to standards development and basic research in chips, materials, and algorithms. Huawei holds more than 2,500 standard essential patents for 5G, which is roughly 20% of all 5G patents in the world.
Hu also talked about 5G rollout in China, where the government issued 5G licenses on June 6th.