



That's a question they obviously never want to answer, but the target audience – the half of the world yet to deploy 5G – would benefit greatly from understanding just how and why this rollout came to be. Would they have done this if they hadn't been directed to do so by their common shareholder? It avoids discussion of the financial drivers of network sharing and skates over the biggest factor of all, which is that the two companies have the same beneficial owner. While it explains the differences between, say, active and passive sharing, and the complexities of building a shared 4G-5G NSA network, it is unable to give any advice on how to evaluate these options. Unfortunately, the 'guide' is a rather unhelpful format. (Source: Wang Quanchao/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)Īs the document states, co-construction is probably the only viable way for many countries to build out 5G, offering cost savings, faster rollout times and a lower carbon footprint. Chinese companies have been tight-lipped about the details of their 5G rollouts during MWC.
