China Unicom 5G-A Network Powers Beijing Robot Competition

Beijing, China — China Unicom Beijing reported the installation of telecommunications equipment at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

The event, held at Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, includes 500 robots from 280 teams competing in athletic, performance, industrial, and healthcare categories, according to China Unicom Beijing.

The company deployed what it described as a 5G-A network system inside and outside the venue, providing separate channels for robots and spectators.

Outside the venue, the network delivers uplink speeds of 4 gigabits per second and downlink speeds of 11.2 gigabits per second, according to the company.

Inside the venue, the system utilizes a 300 megahertz bandwidth and achieves speeds of 2.4 Gbps.

The indoor network maintains uplink speeds above 100 megabits per second and air interface latency below 20 milliseconds, according to the company. 

The system supports 4K machine vision streams.

Qin Yang, Deputy General Manager of China Unicom Beijing, stated that the 5G-A networks currently serve users and are being upgraded to support embodied artificial intelligence.

Samuel Chen, Vice President of Marketing for Huawei's Wireless Network Product Line, stated that the network must provide high uplink capacity, low latency, high reliability, and wide coverage for robots, spectators, and media streams.

According to the company, the network enables the processing of 8K camera footage and allows for media uploads.

China Unicom Beijing serves as the communications partner for the event.

The company stated that the competition requires network connectivity for robot coordination and control systems.

China Unicom Beijing described the event as the first international sports competition for humanoid robots.