[Barcelona, Spain, March 7, 2025] During the MWC Barcelona 2025, China Unicom Guangdong, Gree, and Huawei took home the GSMA Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards “Best Private Network Solution” and “Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy” for their building the 5.5G “lights-out” factory with the 5.5G native private network solution. These awards reflect the industry’s recognition of their achievements as 5.5G native private networks enter large-scale commercial deployment in smart manufacturing.
The 5.5G native private network solution winning GSMA GLOMO’s “Best Private Network Solution” Award
China Unicom Guangdong, Gree, and Huawei developed the 5.5G native private network solution to pioneer advancements in core manufacturing processes. Together, they transformed Gree’s Gaolan factory in Zhuhai, China into the world’s largest 5.5G “lights-out” factory. By integrating AI foundation models with 5.5G networks’ ultra-low latency, ultra-high uplink bandwidth, and low-power high-accuracy positioning (LPHAP), the solution has demonstrated its agility, predictability, and coordination in core manufacturing processes such as production, quality inspection and logistics.
The three companies have deployed tens of thousands of intelligent mobile connections in the factory to enable transformation from automatic to flexible, intelligent, and green manufacturing, leading to an 86% increase in production efficiency. This innovative solution enables the factory to produce 12 million split-type air conditioners annually with zero quality defects.
The 5.5G “lights-out” factory winning GSMA GLOMO’s “Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy” Award
Chen Zhenghua, General Manager of Gree’s Gaolan factory, said, “5.5G is key to our concept of the next generation ‘lights-out’ factory. With 5.5G networks, RedCap terminals, and management platforms, we have achieved end-to-end device connectivity, intelligent logistics, and online quality inspection. As we move forward, Gree is committed to advancing smart manufacturing in China and making a stronger impact on the global stage.”
Pan Guixin, Chief Innovation Officer and General Manager of the Network R&D Centre at China Unicom Guangdong, remarked, “I’d like to thank GSMA for acknowledging our innovative achievements in 5.5G native private networks for smart manufacturing, as well as Gree, Huawei, and our other industry partners for their ongoing support. Driven by the powerful capabilities of 5.5G, we have successfully upgraded industrial control, quality inspection, and logistics processes in Gree. In the future, we will explore more innovative application scenarios based on the 5.5G native private network, forming solutions that can be widely replicated and continuously injecting momentum into the manufacturing industry.”
David Li, Vice President of Huawei Wireless Solution, stated, “I would like to thank GSMA for its high recognition of our 5.5G native private network solution. Huawei will continue to work with operators and industry partners to unleash the potential of 5.5G and AI integration, and drive digital-intelligent transformation of more industries and enterprises across the world.”
MWC Barcelona 2025 is held from March 3 to March 6 in Barcelona, Spain. During the event, Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1.
In 2025, commercial 5G-Advanced deployment will accelerate, and AI will help carriers reshape business, infrastructure, and O&M. Huawei is actively working with carriers and partners around the world to accelerate the transition towards an intelligent world.
For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwc2025
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