The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge opened in October and China states it’s all set to include 5G protection next year.
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China will bring the next generation of cordless innovation to the world’s longest sea bridge.
The 34- mile (55 km) bridge, which opened last month, links Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai by roadway. It’s now been gotten ready for 5G protection, China’s state-run Xinhua press firm reported Sunday.
Workers handled to extend the protection location of the fiber optics to more than 12 miles (20 km), double the normal onshore protection, to get network signal to the whole bridge, the report kept in mind.
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“The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge now has good coverage of 4G service,” said Fang Zheng, vice general manager of the WLAN office of ZTE, the bridge’s network operator.
“Experts and workers have overcome the difficulties of a complex construction environment and the lack of an optical fiber to provide tailored 4G solutions for the bridge and prepare for the future upgrading of 5G service.”
China’s network carriers are expected to make the leap to 5G next year, along with those in Japan and Korea.
ZTE didn’t immediately respond to a request for further comment.
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