In addition to sports, the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, has become a stage for faster internet connections, including fifth-generation-advanced, a transition phase between 5G and 6G.
5G-Advanced, also known as 5.5G, is being applied during the Hangzhou Asian Games for telecommunication and television broadcasting, and is about 10 times faster than 5G, according to media reporting.
The first 5.5G-covered demonstration route in the world has materialized in Guanlan Road in Hangzhou, which connected Asian Games Village with the Olympic Sport Center Stadium. The peak speed of wireless internet connection along the road surpasses 10 Gbps, according to media reports.
It is believed that 5.5G could support Internet of Things (IoT), and it has been applied on cockpits in the Asian Games E-Sports Center and the logistics services in Asian Games Village with YTO express.
The 5G was crucial to executing the event, a mobile technology widely deployed across China, as well as 5.5G, which is a further upgrade of the ultra-fast 5G, according to media reports citing network operators, indicating that China is leading in the global development of information and communication technology (ICT).
