Enhanced version of 5G accessible in Beijing

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Some China Mobile users near Beijing's west third ring area found their "5G" cellphone signal turning into "5G-A" on Friday, meaning they had access to a network more than 5 times faster than 5G.

The China Mobile staff's on-site speed measurement showed that the download rate of 5G-A exceeded 2Gbps, which means that a 5GB movie can be downloaded in about 20 seconds.

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