Chinese companies showcase latest 5G-A, AI technologies at Mobile World Congress 2025

Chinese companies have showcased their latest advancements in 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain which opened on Monday.

The four-day event, hosted by the GSMA at the Fira Gran Via exhibition center, is themed "Converge, Connect, Create," emphasizing the fusion of mobile and AI-driven technologies.

It has drawn more than 2,800 exhibitors and 1,200 speakers, with organizers expecting over 100,000 attendees. More than 300 Chinese firms, including China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, and Xiaomi, are showcasing their latest innovations.

"We unveiled a new series of AI-centric network solutions designed to integrate AI more deeply into mobile networks and enhance their ability to support the growing number of AI-powered applications," said Cao Ming, vice president of Huawei.

"ZTE has launched hundreds of 5G-A technology-powered applications in over 100 cities across China. We've seen positive results from these deployments and are eager to expand to more cities and scenarios," said Wang Xiang, chief strategy officer of Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corporation.

A project named "End-to-end Automation of Network Operations" submitted by ZTE in partnership with China Mobile, has won the GSMA Foundry Excellence Awards 2025 - Network Efficiency and Optimization Award for their joint achievement in multi-agent collaboration solution.

This has recognized the innovative value of telecom large models in enhancing the efficiency of end-to-end network operations and maintenance.

"This is an opportunity to showcase China's leading digital technology achievements and Chinese companies' innovative capabilities to the world. At the same time, we can leverage this platform to strengthen our brand building and global expansion with power of digital technology," said Liu Yang, deputy general manager of China Mobile's Marketing Department.

The GSMA also released its Mobile Economy Report 2025, which revealed that mobile technologies and services contributed 5.8 percent of global GDP in 2024, amounting to 6.5 trillion U.S. dollars. That figure is projected to reach 11 trillion dollars, or 8.4 percent of GDP, by 2030, driven by the expansion of 5G, IoT, and AI.

GSMA,(Groupe Speciale Mobile Association) is a non-profit industry organization that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide.

Chinese companies showcase latest 5G-A, AI technologies at Mobile World Congress 2025

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday lowered its key interest rates by 100 basis points, or 1 percent, the CBE reported.

The CBE said in a statement that its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut the deposit rate to 20 percent, the lending rate to 21 percent, and the rate of the main operation to 20.5 percent, while also reducing the discount rate to 20.5 percent.

"This decision reflects the committee's updated assessment of inflation dynamics and outlook since the previous MPC meeting," it said.

According to an earlier CBE report, annual urban headline inflation in Egypt eased slightly to 12.3 percent in November, down from 12.5 percent in October, driven by a slowdown in food price inflation, which declined to 0.7 percent in November from 1.5 percent a month earlier.

This marks the fifth interest rate cut by Egypt's central bank so far this year.

Egypt cuts key interest rates by 1 pct as inflation slightly down