By Emeka Aginam

Ahead of the 2020  fifth generation , 5G commercial launch,  Chinese  original equipment manufacturer, Huawei said   it was seeking global partnership to build and expand the mobile industry ecosystem to become more resilient to and ensure the success of the latest technology.

According to the technology giant, as a driving force to lead 5G innovation, Huawei has continued to extend the global partnership initiatives with more than 20 carriers, including CMCC, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, NTT DOCOMO, Telefonica, TeliaSonera and Etisalat, and 10 industry partners, spanning continents in Asia, Europe, and North America.

The technology firm said it believed strongly that customer-oriented innovation with an open partnership was the foundation to create the next generation of wireless technologies.

It added that over the past years, it had established joint innovation programmes with leading operators, and conducted lab test and field trials with a broad spectrum of 5G enabling technologies.

At the  just concluded Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, in partnership with foremost tech firms, it showcased technologies such as 5G New Radio Access Technologies.