The development of 50G PON (5G-A) cannot be separated from user demand. At present, 50G PON, like 5G, lacks a convincing explosion application scenario, and is not a very needed technology. Compared to 5G, the biggest advantage of 50G PON is cost. Although it will cost significantly more than 10G PON, it will still be much lower than 5G. By pairing with Wi-Fi 7, 50G PON is easier to provide users with low-cost, high speed, low latency Internet access capabilities, and is more easily accepted by the market.

Nowadays, with the imminent freezing of the 3GPP Rel-18 standard and the continuous emergence of new scenarios, new services, and new demands, the industry has set off a wave towards 5G-A.

The communications industry has ushered in another annual global technology “feast”. From February 26 to 29, 2024, the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's largest and most influential mobile communications conference, was held at the Fira Convention Center on Gran Via in Barcelona. The theme of this conference is "Future First", which means that MWC has embarked on the path of integrated development. It is no longer mobile first or digital first, but future first. MWC2024 will bring you a feast of tomorrow's technology.

Recently, during the 2023 Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Cao Ming, president of Huawei Wireless Network product line, released the world's first full series 5G-A (that is, 5.5G) product solution. Cao Ming said: "5G-A is the right time to support the development of new experiences, new connections, and new services.