ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed Joy inaugurated the fair in presence of Post and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar; Mr. A.K.M. Rahmatullah, Chairman of Standing Committee on Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd. Zhang Zhengjun & Nur Ur Rahman, Secretary of The Ministry of Post & Telecommunications, said a press release.
Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited played a key role in the trial of 5G in Bangladesh on July 25 in 2018. At that time, the maximum speeds were 4 GBps by using 800 MHz spectrum. But now 1.4 GBps to 1.7 GBps data transfer rate can be ensured using one eighth spectrum (only 100 MHz) than that of last year. Today Dhaka experiences 1.6 GBps data speed with Huawei 5G. The incredible improvement happened due to the continuous efforts of Huawei in the development and research of the 5G network for a long time.
The CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd. Zhang Zhengjun said, “Over the last 21 years, Huawei has been working closely with the ICT industry, telecom operators and local partners to bridge the digital divide and bring the technical benefits to the people of Bangladesh. Now 5G is on, and Huawei is ready. We have spent a decade of research and development in 5G, spending over 4 Billion US Dollar in the last ten years alone to ensure the cutting-edge technology leadership, leading in 5G Research and Standardization with 2,1000+ 3GPP 5G NR Contributions of 5G patents”.
In this three-day digital fair, visitors will easily be able to experience the gigabit-level speed testing of 5G for free at Huawei's own pavilion. Moreover, there will be an arrangement of amazing Robot show, where the interactive humanoid robot will play soccer following the command of hand gesture. The arrangements aim to showcase the advancement of 5G technology in Human-to-Machine or Machine-to-Machine communication.
There will also be another play-zone where visitors can experience real-time virtual reality (VR) test through 5G technology. As soon as the visitors put on the 5G VR, they will find themselves skiing on the snow. Huawei’s 5G mobile phones will also be available in the pavilion. The visitors will be able to experience Huawei 5G smartphones and purchase the existing mobile phones in the fair.