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On its road to the Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, ZTE had an opportunity to conduct an interview with the Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate about 5G network and how it will play a crucial role in accelerating digital transformation and economic growth. The Minister stated that even though as of now 4G network is still the backbone of telecommunication network in Indonesia, deployment of 5G in the country has started. Moving forward, the government plans to accelerate the deployment of 5G network to unlock the growth potential across multiple industries.

By Dipesh Ranjan, senior vice president and head of Asia Pacific, Mavenir.

Sub-3GHz is emerging as a valued spectrum to facilitate a 5G evolution. For operators, innovative upgrades to network featuring multi-antennas MIMO, ultra-wideband and multi-RAT coordination unleash the full potential of sub-3GHz. At the MWC Barcelona 2022, this topic took center stage as leading operators and partners in the telecom industry convened at the “Sub-3GHz Evolution Summit”.

The global smart cities market was valued at US$334.2 billion in 2018 and is estimated to reach a value of US$1,359.8 billion by 2027, according to research firm Coherent Market Insights. This represents a CAGR of 16.3% between 2017 and 2027 and a sizeable market that holds vast potential.

The IPv6 summit themed “IPv6: Release connectivity potential, boost digital economy” took place as a hybrid event at this year’s MWC22 Barcelona.

According to Cushman & Wakefield, the Asia Pacific data center market is poised to become the world’s largest data center region over the next decade. In a 2022 report, Singapore takes the top data center spot in the Asia Pacific, and the second place globally – tying with Silicon Valley after Virginia. In the region, Hong Kong claims the second spot, Sydney comes in third place, while Shanghai maintains fourth place.

By Zhang Wanchun, senior vice-president of ZTE Corporation

Communication service providers (CSPs) are predominantly oriented towards the B2C market, with more than half of all global CSPs obtaining 90% of the revenue from the consumers market. However, increased competition by OTTs has strained CSPs’ revenue. Meanwhile, the urgent need for enterprises to digitalize creates increased demands for CSPs. Coupled with the rise of next-generation technologies including 5G, IoT, cloud and AI, CSPs recognize the importance of innovating and reinventing to unlock new monetization opportunities.

Digitalization is reshaping the Philippines’ economy. Research firm AlphaBeta reported that digital transformation in the Philippines can unlock an economic value of about US$100 billion by 2030. The market outlook appears promising, with research firm Forrester forecasting that the Philippines will lead Asia in terms of purchases of tech goods and services, growing by 9.1% in 2022. This is followed by Vietnam and India, growing by 9.0% and 8.7%, respectively.

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