Huawei and Du Are Jointly Presenting the World's First 5.5G Villa, Ushering in the New Era of the 10G Smart Home

Recently, global technology company Huawei, in collaboration with du, an Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) company, introduced the groundbreaking and worldwide first 5G Advanced (5G-A) demonstration villa - a blueprint for the smart home of the future based on breathtaking networks with 10 Gbit/s. In early March this year, both companies signed a memorandum of understanding on 5.5G, focusing on technological innovation, application research and development of the 5G-A ecosystem. This latest presentation is proof of their shared innovative strength.

Gracing the event were the esteemed guests including Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO of du, Li Peng, Huawei's Corporate Senior Vice President and President of the company's Carrier BG, Saleem AlBlooshi, CTO at du, Karim Benkirane, CCO at du, Cao Ming, President of Huawei Wireless Solution and a number of senior executives from both sides.

The 5G A-Villa is a model of seamless integration of cutting-edge technologies, offering an unparalleled smart home experience featuring applications such as glasses-free 3D and XR. Consumers are increasingly demanding better experiences, driving content and application development, which in turn increases demands on network capacity. To meet this growing demand, operators are recognizing the need to expand their home networks to a significant 10 Gbit/s.

Speaking at the launch, Fahad Al Hassawi , CEO of du, commented: “Since the dawn of the 5G era, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has been a catalyst for transformation, enabling us to provide state-of-the-art solutions to our valued customers. As pioneers in this field, we at du feel honored to be able to pave new paths with such innovations. Our long-standing partnership with Huawei has consistently proven successful and with the introduction of FWA² we are now able to redefine the boundaries of the user experience and offer our subscribers access to unparalleled in-building internet connectivity."

Li Peng , Corporate Senior Vice President of Huawei and President of Huawei Carrier BG, echoed this sentiment: “Huawei is excited to bring the technology of this 5G-A mansion into the home of the future todayto be able to imagine. The flagship project offers a first-hand look at the endless possibilities that 5G-Advanced technology offers to the households of the future and the improvements that 5G-A will bring to mobile users. This is the result of du's continuous pursuit of improving the digital experience. This success is just the beginning. "Du will continue to support Huawei in building the most powerful 5G networks and unlocking the commercial use of 5G Advanced networks, while strengthening du's leadership position in this transformative era."

The 5G-A-Villa illustrates the limitless potential that deterministic experience technology holds for the household of tomorrow. Leveraging Huawei's innovative FWA² solution, it demonstrates how FWA becomes a powerful tool for an operator to rapidly increase user numbers in the 5G era. As we transition to 5G-A/5.5G, the FWA² solution, which includes FWA Pro, FWA Lite and FWA Biz, promises unparalleled performance for demanding customers. FWA Pro supports a phenomenal transfer rate of 10 Gbit/s, opening up new possibilities for smart home living and enormous business potential.

Source Huawei media announcement