Oppo has just announced that it is planning to set up its first 5G innovation lab outside of its home country, China. The new 5G lab will be set up in Hyderabad, India, and arrives amid growing tensions between India and China.
With India being keen to adopt 5G networking, Oppo has decided to set up its own 5G innovations lab in the region. However, this arrives amid political frictions between India and China, which caused the latter to issue a blanket ban of several Chinese firms with links to China just before it ramps up its efforts to adopt the newer and faster bandwidth, as per an IndiaToday report. At the moment, Reliance Jio is expected to be the first local telecom operator to offer 5G services in the country, with its services launching sometime in the second half of 2021.
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Furthermore, the Chinese tech giant’s new investment into the region would also boost the research and development efforts for 5G within the region. According to Tasleem Arif, Oppo India Vice President and Head for Research and Development, “This is Oppo’s first 5G lab overseas. With this lab setup, while we work towards developing core technologies for the 5G era and strengthen the overall ecosystem, we also aim to support India in its 5G journey.”
This new lab will be the second one after the company’s only other one that is located in China. Notably, Oppo also plans on installing additional functional labs, which will specialize in different categories for research and development, including camera, power, and battery, and performance for its smartphones. This new facility will bring technologies that will help the company “mark a global footprint” and help the development of products for both its international and Indian customers.
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