China Telecom, China's State Grid, and Huawei Win First Prize in the "Blooming Cup" 5G Application Collection Competition

[Shenzhen, China, June 21, 2018] China Telecom, China’s State Grid and Huawei have been awarded first prize in the Blooming Cup 5G Application Collection Competition at the 2018 IMT-2020 (5G) Summit in Shenzhen. The Summit showcases China's latest 5G research and achievements.

The "Blooming Cup" 5G Application Collection Competition is sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and organized by the China Institute of Information and Communications and the IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. The Competition focuses on three 5G scenarios – enhanced mobile broadband, short delay with high reliability, and massive connections with low power consumption – and collects innovative applications of 5G features from industries, enterprises, and individuals promoting integration of 5G into vertical industries and accelerating 5G development.

A first prize for this year’s Blooming Cup was awarded for a 5G Slicing–based Smart Grid Application jointly submitted by China Telecom Co., Ltd. Beijing Research Institute; China Telecom Corporation Technology Innovation Center; State Grid Jiangsu Power Co., Ltd.; the Nanjing Power Supply Branch of State Grid Jiangsu Power Co., Ltd.; Global Energy Internet Research Institute Co., Ltd.; Beijing Future Science City Development Group Co., Ltd; and Huawei.

Accepting the first prizes of the "Blooming Cup" 5G Application Collection Competition

The award-winning solution analyzes service features and technical specifications of smart grids in different 5G scenarios. Based on the differentiated capabilities of network slides on 5G core networks, the solution helps create exclusive networks for scenarios, such as electric automation, precision load control, collection of power consumption data, and distributed energy.

Yang Xiaohua, General Director of Huawei 5G Core Network Industry Development said, "5G network slicing enables grid utilities to control and manage network resources visually throughout the entire process to promote innovation in smart grids. China Telecom, China's State Grid, and Huawei aim to build on top of 5G network slices a world-leading, green, smart grid featuring low carbon, high efficiency, convenient, and robust reliability."

China Telecom, China's State Grid, and Huawei are primary contributors to research on global 5G and power standards. In January 2018, they jointly released a report entitled 5G Network Slicing Enabling Smart Grid.