Going All In on 5G

       Today I want to speak about our commitment to 5G and our long term investment. Since we started our research back in 2016, we had one commitment in mind which was to work towards bringing innovative 5G technology to users around the globe. We’ve been investing in 5G for several years as a top priority in our product strategy, and we see this as the promising direction going forward.

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I’m proud to announce that our next launch will have a full-fledged 5G lineup. We also have been investing USD 30 Million towards developing 5G research labs and further drive product innovation efforts to take our commitment forward. We have set up two 5G labs to push 5G technology and adoption forward in global wide, allowing OnePlus users to enjoy fast and smooth experiences on 5G.

A lot has happened since we first started work on 5G - from beginning our lead in 5G research in as early as 2016 to making our next launch lineup 5G ready. During this journey, we have made many firsts throughout the 5G era, such as the world’s first 5G tweet, and our display of 5G cloud gaming which some of you may have experienced at MWC 2019. Soon after that, we released our first 5G device, the OnePlus 7 Pro in the UK with EE and then in Finland with Elisa. And finally, towards the end of 2019, the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G became the first 5G smartphone to be launched in USA with Sprint.

Following the dawn of the 5G era, I believe that the user experience of smartphones will change accordingly. I believe that the various qualities of 5G like low latency and cloud services will help us achieve a truly burdenless experience in daily use. 5G communications are still at an early stage of development which gives us a lot of scope for innovations and improvement.

To support both hardware and software research and development, we started operations at our 5G labs in Shenzhen and Taipei where our main focus is to provide a better user experience with 5G on OnePlus devices. Moreover, we’re now also conducting 5G testing efforts at our new R&D center in Hyderabad, India, which was established last year.

We’ve achieved many firsts with 5G, and we’re glad to have shared that experience with you. Now, as we take a fresh step forward with global 5G support across our next product lineup, and with our commitment towards R&D in our 5G labs, I invite you to be a part of this journey.

We’re going all in 5G. Never Settle.