The signing ceremony was held at Tuesday at the Huawei Global Analyst Summit (HAS 2019) in Shenzhen.

By introducing the hotel industry’s first end-to-end 5G network with integrated terminals and cloud applications, the project will enable InterContinental Shenzhen to provide guests with the ultimate innovative luxury experience and open the door for digital transformation of entire hotel industry through 5G technology.

Shenzhen Telecom is deploying Huawei's 5G network equipment in the InterContinental Shenzhen to achieve continuous indoor and outdoor 5G coverage, which will serve as the platform for a new generation of hotel services. 

Guests will experience innovative 5G hotel applications through 5G smartphones and customer-premises equipment (CPE) terminals, including 5G welcome robots, 5G cloud computing terminals, 5G cloud games and 5G cloud virtual reality (VR) rowing machines, providing business travelers with a convenient and efficient working environment, and leisure travelers with a high-end, immersive entertainment experience.

Cai Yun, Secretary-General of the Commercial Cultural Tourism Committee of China Real Estate Association, Golden Sun, General Manager of Shenzhen OCT Hotel Development Co., Ltd., Feng Wei, Deputy General Manager of China Telecom Shenzhen Branch, and Dr. Peter Zhou, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Wireless Solution, delivered keynote speeches and kicked off the ceremony.

InterContinental Shenzhen is the first Spanish-inspired luxury business hotel in China. It is also a leading partner for major local and global events.