“5G News” is here.

On the morning of April 8th, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom jointly released the “5G News White Paper”. Different SMS services, 5G messages can integrate comprehensive information such as text, pictures, audio, video, and location.

5G messaging is the same as the traditional SMS, it is a native application of mobile phones, which means that in the future 5G mobile phones will have the application of “5G messaging”, and even existing 4G / 5G Mobile phone upgrades can also support 5G messaging services. Probably in June, operators will officially launch “5G News.”

In the ongoing exploration of who will be the killer app in the 5G era, does 5G news have the potential to become a killer app?


What is 5G news?

Although the name of 5G message is relatively unfamiliar, it is actually a new upgrade of the original mobile phone text message.

Compared with traditional SMS, what are the new features of 5G?

5G messages can be roughly divided into two categories according to the interaction mode: information interaction between individual users and between enterprises and individual users.


Interaction between individual users of 5G messaging service

For individual users , 5G messages will break the length limitation of each message by traditional SMS, and will also break through the text limitation in terms of content, to achieve the effective integration of text, pictures, audio, video, location and other information. Users can send and receive 5G messages from other mobile phone users without downloading the client or adding friends.


Interaction between 5G messaging service companies and individual users

For companies In other words, 5G messages will provide an information interaction interface with individual users. Enterprises can output personalized services and consultations to users through rich media such as text, voice, and tabs. For example, in a dialogue with 12306, users can quickly implement ticket booking, payment, and ticket change operations by sending voice or text, and clicking on keywords.

Overall, 5G messaging inherits the traditional SMS-free registration, application-free installation and other features, and further achieves the convenience and efficiency of information exchange. In addition, 5G messages also support information transmission methods such as encrypted transmission and graphic passwords, which can provide information security and protect user privacy.


5G news is expected to be commercialized in June, how should users activate it?

5G messaging is the same as the traditional SMS, it is a native application of mobile phones, which means that in the future 5G mobile phones will have the “5G messaging” application, and even now 4G / 5G mobile phone upgrade can also support 5G messaging service.

It is understood that the Global Mobile Communications System Association GSMA has planned to incorporate 5G messages into the mandatory functions of 5G terminals.

In addition, the traditional SMS is charged by article, or how many SMSs are included in the mobile phone tariff package, but the 5G messaging service will use flow metering This Internet model may also introduce targeted traffic packages in the future, and the price is expected to be more favorable than the current SMS.

So, when will the 5G messaging service be launched? The operator will officially launch it around June.

On April 8, ZTE Corporation announced that it helped China Mobile successfully connect in HangzhouThe first call of 5G message based on the GSMA UP2.4 standard marks the official countdown of domestic commercial 5G message.

It is understood that after the first call is cleared, the project is about to enter the commercial preparation stage. It is expected that the official commercial will be launched at the end of June, and 5G news will be expected to become the fastest landing for operators 5G applications.

Huawei stated that it supports mobile 5G messaging services. It has entered the pilot region in March to start joint commissioning tests. It plans to open First Call on April 10 and support in June 5G news commercial.