Killer 5G application Unicom 5G messaging trial commercial: no download required, free traffic

2021.11.09

According to the news, China Unicom has already started trial commercial 5G messaging, no need to download APP, and now the traffic is free.


5G has been in commercial use for more than two years. Although the Internet speed is fast enough, it has always lacked killer applications. 5G messaging is optimistic. It is an upgraded version of SMS, which is expected to bring a new experience, and is even considered to challenge WeChat. According to the news, China Unicom has already started trial commercial 5G messaging, no need to download APP, and now the traffic is free.


Phoenix Technology quoted China Unicom sources as saying that China Unicom has launched 5G messaging trial commercials across the country and launched a "5G messaging experience recruitment campaign" to provide free 5G messaging experience packages to corporate customers and individual users.

 

According to the source, during the current commercial trial period, 5G news and the traffic generated by the news are free, but the specific situation depends on the official statement of the customer service and the market.

 

It is reported that China Unicom’s 5G messaging has four features: download-free, native SMS entry; interactive services, smart services, free communication; rich media, full support for pictures, videos, fixed location, etc.; information security, based on real-name authentication, data security and reliability .

 

On April 8, 2020, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom jointly held an online press conference to jointly release the "5G News White Paper". According to reports, the 5G messaging service is a brand new upgrade of the original basic short message service of the terminal.

 

For individual users, 5G messages will break the traditional short message’s limitation on the length of each message, and can support multiple media formats, including text, pictures, audio, video, emoticons, and contacts. Supports online and offline messages, and can provide users with message status reports and history management.

 

In addition, 5G messaging brings a new model of human-computer interaction. Users can complete a one-stop business experience such as service search, discovery, interaction, and payment within the message window.