Chinese innovations cast spell at MWC
THE Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona witnessed a vibrant display of cutting-edge innovations from Chinese firms, creating awe among attendees and inspiring the global mobile industry.
The four-day mobile tech gala, which concluded yesterday, attracted around 2,400 exhibitors. Over 300 Chinese firms, spanning a wide range of industries, like telecom operators, equipment manufacturers and fiber producers, attended, nearly double the number from the previous year.
“Chinese firms have become an integral part of the exhibitors in Barcelona,” said Sihan Bo Chen, greater China head of GSMA, an international mobile operator association and the event organizer.
Two girls couldn’t contain their excitement after witnessing an eyewear-free 3D tablet integrating 5G and artificial intelligence technologies at the booth of ZTE.
“It’s a wow! It’s incredible and quite impressive,” said Lee Seul-gi, head of the South Korean startup Thingsflow, after experiencing the 3D selfie technology. After activating the 3D mode with one click, Nubia Pad 3D II, the company’s latest 3D tablet, instantly started to convert a large amount of 2D content such as streaming media, games and movies into 3D.
“The eyewear-free 3D experience in games is even better and very impactful,” added Lee Ji-young, manager of Thingsflow.
Li Hongyu, product line general manager of ZTE mobile devices, explained the innovative features of the second-generation 3D tablet, emphasizing its neural network deep learning algorithms and attributing the tech-enabled AI eye-tracking engine to high-speed visual sensors and eye-detection algorithms.
At Xiaomi’s booth, the bay blue Xiaomi SU7 car captured attention with its sleek design, drawing praise from technology influencer Adam Butcher, who deemed it “hot.”
“This smart car is truly making waves at the MWC! Since the moment we opened our booth, we’ve been inundated with interviews from both domestic and international media outlets, with scarcely a moment’s respite,” said a Xiaomi staff responsible for the European market.
Mats Granryd, director general of GSMA, praised the top-notch offerings at the Chinese booths. “If you go around and see what they are showcasing, it is really cutting-edge.”
“In recent years, Chinese enterprises have demonstrated formidable innovation and research and development capabilities. This surge is evident in significant investments in R&D, the establishment of global research centers, as well as the growing number of patents filed,” said Luigi Gambardella, president of the Brussels-based international digital association ChinaEU.
Apart from consumer products, advanced 5G solutions were also showcased. “Chinese companies have brought world-leading technologies and concepts to the forefront of MWC,” said Sihan, citing Honor’s On-device AI, Xiaomi’s “Human x Car x Home” concept, and Huawei’s Telecom Foundation Model.
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China made its commercial launch of 5G in 2019, and the country has built nearly 3.38 million 5G base stations by the end of 2023, solidifying its global leadership in this domain.
Ericsson CTO for Asia Pacific Magnus Ewerbring commended Chinese operators for their successful deployment and business initiatives in 5G.
“China is very advanced in applying the 5G technology to different industries, such as manufacturing, and I think other operators in the world can derive a lot of inspiration from what’s being done in China.”
(Xinhua)