Telecom majors get 5G frequencies

Move motivates carriers to further tests, rollout of new networks

The government has allocated specific low and medium-frequency bands to the nation's major three telecom carriers, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, as a key step to quicken the rollout of fifth-generation communication networks, and to further test on new digital applications.

"Specifying the designated frequency bands for 5G tests will motivate operators to channel their resources into those bands, accelerating the construction of 5G networks," said Xiang Ligang, CEO of telecom industry website cctime.com.