Huawei, China Unicom roll out China's first 10G broadband network in Hebei: Report

The high-speed network is powered by the cutting-edge 50G PON (Passive Optical Network) technology.

Huawei and China Unicom have jointly launched China’s first 10G broadband network in Sunan County, Hebei Province, marking a significant leap in internet infrastructure, Azernews reported, citing local tech outlet Mydrivers.

The high-speed network is powered by the cutting-edge 50G PON (Passive Optical Network) technology. Upgrades to the core architecture of the optical fiber access network have enabled a dramatic performance boost—pushing speeds from gigabit to 10G levels while slashing latency to just a few milliseconds.

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In a real-world demo, a household connected to the new network recorded download speeds of 9,834 Mbps and upload speeds of 1,008 Mbps, with latency as low as three milliseconds, the report said.