ZTE joins 5G Automotive Association

News Wireless Global 9 JAN 2017
ZTE joins 5G Automotive Association

ZTE has joined the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA). ZTE can now team up with industrial partners to promote smart Internet of Vehicles services. The 5GAA is a cross-industry association formed in September 2016 by players in the telecommunications and automotive sectors. The association plans to develop, test and promote communications services, support standardisation and accelerate commercial availability and global market penetration.

5GAA’s goal is to address society’s connected mobility and road safety needs with applications such as connected automated driving, ubiquitous access to services, integration into smart cities and intelligent transportation. The members comprise a complete ecosystem for the smart Internet of Vehicles, including automotive manufacturers, telecom operators, telecom infrastructure providers, chips suppliers and automotive parts suppliers.

ZTE currently offers wireless connections, an operating system platform, as well as devices in-vehicle, such as 4G multi-mode modules T-BOX, on-board diagnostics (OBD) and Wi-Fi-in-car modules to address security, control and information needs. ZTE also has expertise in the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) field, with services covering traffic control, transportation management, emergency telecommunications cluster (ETC) and information services.

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