HONG KONG, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GTI Summit 2018
Shanghai, with the theme "5G+AI, Go Intelligent and Connected", was successfully held on June 27 during
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018. Delegates from governments, organizations, operators, vertical and partners attended this
summit to explore how 5G and AI will enable the future innovations for an intelligent and connected world.
Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary-general of ITU states the significance of deep integration of 5G and AI in promoting the progress
of human society and improving the living quality and sustainability on our planet. ITU expects GTI 2.0 to leverage its valuable
experience in 1.0 phase and continue to serve as an effective platform that brings together partners from telecom industry and
the verticals for joint innovation towards 5G.
Operators and vendors actively drive 5G development and explore 5G use cases closely with verticals to pave the way for an
intelligent and connected world.
"China Mobile will proactively keep up with the new trend of everything intelligently connected, practice the Big Connectivity
strategy and promote integration of 5G+AI, striving to become a leading operator with digital innovation," stated Mr. Shang Bin,
Chairman of China Mobile, during the summit. "This will be achieved through building top-notch information communication
infrastructure, world-leading 5G network, smart operation and service capability with 5G+AI, and a synergetic win-win digital
ecosystem."
Mr. Sunil Mittal Bharti, Chairman of GSMA and Bharti Enterprise stated that the exponential
demand on connections, data usage, connected devices and transitions in India market can only be
met through 5G which is enabled by network with maximum reuse of legacy assets, devices with fine performance and readiness,
Digital India Program and ecosystem with industry verticals.
NTT Docomo shared its goal of realizing brilliant life and industrial revolution with 5G and AI. Through its 5G open partner
program and lab, Docomo has been exploring applications in various areas and making significant progress on remote control for
construction equipment and remote medical services.
Verizon spoke on 5G's multipurpose capabilities for diverse scenarios and the need for building the next platform of
innovation focusing on 5G standard, spectrum, technologies and passive infrastructures, asserting that 5G innovations are only
limited by our imagination.
Mr. Borje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson believed that the 5G race is on and when use
cases and business potential are defined and technologies for smooth introduction are available, 5G will meet consumer
expectation and further enable smart tools and people.
Verticals expect expedited development of 5G and AI technology to enable opportunities and innovation applications to all
aspects of society.
Mr. Pan Weidong, VP and CFO of SDP Bank, envisioned disruptive financial services and new business models enabled by 5G+AI and
cross-industry innovation. Mr. Li Zhengyu, VP of Baidu elaborated on how the Aollo Open platform and 5G accelerate the
construction of a new ecosystem of autonomous driving and intelligent transportation. Academician Markku
Kulmala, professor of university of Helsinki, shared the need for 5G in global air quality
network for continuous and comprehensive observation to fight the global challenge of air pollution. Ms. Caroline Chan, VP of Intel spoke on the pivotal role of 5G in realizing the "always connected PC" for
continuously evolving user experience.
"5G in China: the enterprise story", a joint report by GTI and GSMA was released at
the summit. Mr. Mats Granryd, General Director of GSMA was interviewed by the moderator and
commented that the report reveals the need for a supportive policy environment to incentivize industry collaboration and empower
mobile operators to work with other sectors to innovate and launch new 5G services faster.
"GTI 5G S-Module (Superior Universal Module) Industrial Cooperation Plan" was jointly released by Mr. Li Zhengmao, EVP
of China Mobile and representatives from operators and industrial and vertical vendors, aiming at unifying the demands from
verticals for 5G capability, lowering the application barriers and expanding the scale of application.
5G is believed to be a key enabler for innovative services and applications in next few years that should reshape our society
and various verticals in a way we have never seen before. When it encounters AI (Artificial Intelligence), another disruptive
technology penetrating into all aspects of our society, our world is filled with even more possibilities and inspirations, taking
innovation to another level. In the future, GTI will continue to join hands with industrial partners to build an effective
international cooperation platform to promote 5G commercialization and joint innovation.
What is GTI?
Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI), founded in 2011, has been dedicated to constructing a robust ecosystem of TD-LTE,
speeding up the commercialization of TD-LTE and promoting the convergence of LTE TDD and FDD. As 4G evolves to 5G, GTI 2.0 was
officially launched at the GTI Summit 2016 during the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona,
aiming not only to further promote the evolution of TD-LTE and its global deployment, but also fostering a cross-industry
innovative and a synergistic 5G ecosystem.
GTI Summit is a premier event that industry professionals should attend. This summit brings together the
industry's most influential decision makers, policy makers and partners from around the globe to discuss the latest industry
trends, share cutting-edge technologies and release innovative achievements. It is held three times a year in Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China and America respectively.