Table of Contents 1.Background 2. From Pre-commercialization to Commercialization, China Accelerates 5G Rollout 2.1 Issuance of 5G Licenses Prompts Telecoms to Increase and Speed up 5G Investment 2.2 Telecoms Take a Sharp Turn from SA to NSA 2.2.1 To Offer Huawei a Way Out of US Ban by Boosting Domestic Demand 2.2.2 Issuance of 5G Licenses to Drive China towards NSA Architecture 3. MIC Perspective Appendix Glossary of Terms List of Companies List of Tables Table 1 China Mobile’s Procurement of NSA 5G Equipment Table 2 First-round Allocation of 5G Frequency Bands in China Table 3 5G Network Coverage and Trial Cities of China’s Top 3 Telecoms Table 4 Comparison between NSA 5G NR and SA 5G NR List of Figures Figure 1 Roadmap of China’s 5G Trial Plan

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