The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that it has begun its research program and test networks generation telephony 5G, with the aim of commercializing this network from 2020, according to a note by the Xinhua news agency.
The pilot phase will last until 2018 and, after her, the local telcos try their marketing, said the official note.
The country currently has 905 million Internet users via mobile, of which less than half, 380 million use the most advanced network for now 4G, which in principle has not made major changes to the 3G, except one faster.
China and other countries I look for the next generation mobile network are able to process data more quickly to open the possibility to advances such as holographic projections in three dimensions or interconnection cell with other everyday devices, called " internet of things ".
It is expected that this year or next multinational firms meet to study international standards for development.