Xinhua Interview with ChinaEU: EU, China should intensify cooperation on 5G

Interview: EU, China should intensify cooperation on 5G –Expert
专家视点：欧盟和中国应深化5G合作

by Shuai Rong (Xinhua)

BRUSSELS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) should intensify cooperation with China in 5G mobile technology, said Luigi Gambardella, president of ChinaEU, a business-led association aimed at intensifying business cooperation and investment in the telecom and hi-tech spheres.

新华社布鲁塞尔8月2日电，欧盟应加强与中国在第五代移动通讯技术上的合作，中欧数字协会主席鲁乙己如是说。中欧数字协会是一家具有商业导向的、旨在加强中欧在电信和高科技领域商业合作及投资的组织。

“ICT(Information and Communications Technology) is a global industry and 5G is a promising area for international cooperation. I think the cooperation from the outset between China and Europe on 5G matters should be essential for the EU’s 5G strategy,” Gambardella told Xinhua in a recent interview.

“ICT（信息通信技术）是一个全球产业，其中5G是开展国际合作很有前景的领域。我认为中国和欧盟在5G的合作应该从最初期就开始，这对于欧盟5G战略的实施也是非常有必要的”， 鲁乙己在近期接受新华社专访时表示。

“China is the largest market for Internet in the world and it will definitely take a leading role in global 5G development in the next decades. The first to ally with China will not only take a bigger piece of cake in the market share, but also grasp the chance to stand at the top and develop its own 5G and capability at a faster speed than the EU could do on its own or with other, less committed, partners,” said Gambardella.

“中国是世界上最大的互联网市场，也无疑会在接下来的几十年里引领全球5G和物联网的发展。谁第一个和中国结盟，谁就相当于抓住了站在产业链顶端的机会，不仅能够确保在这个新兴市场多分得一杯羹，同时也可以用比欧盟自己研发或是和其他不如中国坚定的伙伴合作都更快的速度发展欧盟自身的5G和物联网”，鲁乙己说道。

He suggested that three concrete actions should be taken by the EU when seeking cooperation with China.

他建议当欧盟寻找与中国的合作机会时，可以从三个具体行动着手。

As a first step, Gambardella said the EU should explore synergies between the Chinese and EU 5G policies.

作为第一步，鲁乙己认为欧盟应全面挖掘中欧5G政策的对接点。

China has attached great importance to 5G in its national five-year plan(2016-2020) and has set the goal of 5G commercialization by 2020, while the EU is looking forward to contemplate early 5G deployment by the same deadline.

中国在十三五规划里重点强调发展5G移动通讯技术，并设立了力争2020年实现5G商用的目标。而欧盟也希望在相同的期限里完成在欧盟范围内的5G初步部署。

“Since the two sides want to move at the same pace, it is more efficient and reciprocal to work together and help each other where there is overlapping ambition,” he said.

他说：“既然双方想以相同的速度前进，那么在志向一致的领域联手和互助将大大提高这一过程的效率，双方都可以从中获益。”

Secondly, the two should carry out joint research and trails on 5G, he added.

第二，中欧应该在5G领域开展联合科研和技术试验，鲁乙己继续说道。

He said the leading Chinese telecom vendors were taking pioneering actions to lead the trend. For example, ZTE is currently working on a pre-5G technology and has already started its pre-5G trials in China. The result will be shortly shared as ZTE aims at rolling out this technology in Hangzhou during the upcoming G20 Summit in September.

他表示，很多中国电信领军企业已经捷足先登，开拓了不少首创的技术，引领着全球5G发展趋势。举例来说，中兴目前正在研发的pre-5G技术已经在中国开始了技术试验。试验结果很快就会见分晓，因为中兴计划在9月举行的杭州G20峰会上全面部署Pre 5G网络。

“Therefore, Europe should maintain privileged relations with Chinese partners and promote joint actions both in the field of research and in the trials. Further ‘concrete joint initiatives’ should be put in place step by step, such as the first ‘Full 5G Cities’, that could be initially located in Europe and in China,” he said.

“因此，欧洲应该继续保持和发展与中国伙伴间良好的关系，同时促进双方在科研和技术试验领域的合作。进一步的“具体联合倡议与行动”也需要相继到位，例如在中国和欧洲打造第一批“全5G城市”，他补充道。

The third step, according to Gambardella, it’s necessary to set up a joint China-EU digital fund. The fund should support and invest in small and medium-sized EU and Chinese 5G enterprises which are passionate about expanding their businesses in each other’s market, said Gambardella.

第三步，鲁乙己强调了双方共同设立一个中欧数字基金的重要性。该基金应当用来投资和扶植在5G领域有兴趣拓展海外市场的中欧中小型企业，帮助他们在对方市场开展业务。

The interview was published by Xinhua on 2nd August, please click here to view the original article.

该文章是新华网8月2日发表的对中欧数字协会主席鲁乙己的专访，查看原文请点击此处。