Telecom trinity bolsters connectivity at CIIE site

China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom said that they have completed the expansion of their wireless communication capabilities, which would allow 300,000 people, the estimated daily maximum, to access the internet at speeds of up to 170 megabits per second using their mobile gadgets at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the host venue of the upcoming CIIE.

The event would also serve as a trial run for the superfast 5G network, which is expected to be rolled out in the near future.

"The installation of an enhanced network needed to be finished within three months, which was quite an urgent task given that it would normally take three years to complete projects of this magnitude," said Weng Zhenxiang, a member of the engineering department of China Mobile's Shanghai branch.