A new powerhouse to be reckoned with

Traditionally known for its finance and shipping industries, Shanghai is now carving out a name for itself as an influential global tech hub

When Shanghai's Vice-Mayor Wu Qing made the world's first 5G video call during a ceremony in March, he was turning the "high resolution, low latency" technological rhetoric into reality.

The deployment of the superfast mobile network is already redefining life in Shanghai. Today, residents are able to watch live broadcasts of town hall meetings and enjoy lightning-quick downloads of high-resolution movies in public areas such as railway stations because of this new technology.