EU-China Joint Declaration on strategic cooperation in the area of the fifth generation of mobile communication networks

Summary:

Declaration signed by the European Union and China in September 2015, which envisages the strengthening of cooperation in the development of the fifth generation of mobile communication (5G) networks.

Further information:

Under this Declaration, the EU and China seeks to strengthen cooperation to:

• reach a global understanding on the concept, basic functionalities, key technologies and time plan for 5G;
• explore possibilities in cooperating and implementing joint research actions in the area of 5G and to facilitate bilateral participation of enterprises in 5G research projects in China and the EU;
• jointly promote global standardisation for 5G;
• cooperate in facilitating the identification of the most promising radio frequency bands to meet the spectrum requirements for 5G;
• explore jointly the possibilities for cooperative research on the services and applications for 5G, especially in the area of the Internet of Things (IoT).

The agreement was signed on 28 September 2015 during the  EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue.

• Primary Source

Commentary and Analysis

EurActiv, 14/10/2015: Huawei’s Guo: ‘Europe has the opportunity to lead on 5G development’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/interview/huawei-s-guo-europe-has-the-opportunity-to-lead-on-5g-development/

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News

EurActiv, 28/05/2015: EU tech standards team returns from discreet China trip https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-tech-standards-team-returns-from-discreet-china-trip/

EurActiv, 28/09/2015: Oettinger signs 5G agreement with China https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/oettinger-signs-5g-agreement-with-china/

EUObserver, 28/09/2015: China to join Juncker's investment scheme https://euobserver.com/eu-china/130453

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Official

European Commission: Press Release, 28/09/2015: The EU and China signed a key partnership on 5G, our tomorrow's communication networks http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5715_en.htm

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