JohnHoffman:Buildingacommunityofsharedfutureincyberspacetofacilitateglobalsharingofinternetdevelopmentachievements_GuangmingOnlineJohnHoffman:BuildingacommunityofsharedfutureincyberspacetofacilitateglobalsharingofinternetdevelopmentachievementsInterviewSeries:CommunitywithaSharedFutureforMankindEP25:JohnHoffman:BuildingacommunityofsharedfutureincyberspacetofacilitateglobalsharingofinternetdevelopmentachievementsQ1:5Gisanimportantdirectionfortheevolutionandupgradeofnext-generationinformationandcommunicationtechnologies.Howdoyouviewthedevelopmentandapplicationof5GtechnologyinChinaoverthepastfewyears?JohnHoffman:Chinaatfouryearsagolaunchedtheir5Gservices,andwehaveseenthelargesttakeupof5GservicesandapplicationshereinChina.Chinacontinuestoinnovatearound5G,andisoneoftheverystrongleadersintheworldin5Gadoptioninnovation,andinfutureevolutionofthe5Gtechnology.Q2:Withtherapiddevelopmentthedigitaleconomy,whatroledoes5Gplayindrivingthedigitaltransformationoftheeconomicsociety?WhatarethepositivelyimpactsofChina'spromotionandinnovativeapplicationof5Gtoglobaldigitaltransformation?JohnHoffman:Ithinkthe5Gtechnologyallowsustofocusalotondigitaltransformationofourverticalsectors.Soeverythingfromourfintechdigitaltransformationfromahardphysicalcurrencytoanelectroniccurrencyispervasivearoundtheworld,butalsointheareasofpharmaceuticalindustry,healthcare,education,transportation,manufacturing,isgoingtobedramaticallyimpactedby5Gandprivate5Gnetworks.We'reseeingthatadoption,thattransformationandthatinnovationhappeningrighthereinChinaandgivingtheworldsomesolutionstoemulate,tolocalizeandtoadoptitintheirowncountries.Q3:HowdoestheGlobalSystemformobilesCommunicationsAssociationplantoenhancecooperationwithChinainthecomingyears?Whatarethekeyareasandlong-termgoals?JohnHoffman:GSMAandChinathroughourpartnersandandourmemberssuchasChinamobiles,ChinaUnicom,ChinaTelecom,havebeenhandinhandinworkingwithbothCACaswellasMIITinregulationthatallowsourcommunitytonotonlysolvetheneedsoftoday,butsolvetheneedsoftheworldintothefuture.AndthatGSMAisfirmlycommittedthatChina'sourlargestmobilescountry,ChineseisourlargestmobilesfiveGbusinessunit.Sowehaveuniqueopportunitytomaybehelpinfluence,butalsotoworktogethertocontinuethedigitaltransformationthat'stakingplacenotonlyhereinChina,butacrossAsiaandacrosstheworldQ4:Inrecentyears,ChinahasdeepenedinternationalcooperationinfieldssuchasICT,worktoimproveglobaldigitalconnectivitysoastopromotethebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureincyberspace.HowdoyouthinkofthesignificanceofthisproposalforthedevelopmentandcooperationoftheInternet?JohnHoffman:Youknow,it'sextremelycriticalthatweareaparticipant,becausetodaymorepeopleaccesstheInternetbymobilesdevicesthananyothermeans.Andsobycombiningourforcesbycombiningtheassetsofmobilestechnologyalongwithcyberspace.Ithink,youknowwecancontinuetotransformthewayweliveandworkaroundtheworld,notonlyhereinChina,butinanotherareasthatarestilladopting4G,andmaybeevenrelyingon3G.Soit'sauniquesharedresponsibilitythatwesee,andonethatwetakeveryseriously,andwewillcontinuetosupport.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.