Charter of the Network 5.0 Industry and Technology Innovation Alliance

Section 1 General Principles

1. The name of the consortium is the Network 5.0 Industry and Technology Innovation Alliance (N5A); in Chinese, the name is 网络5.0产业和技术创新联盟. The alliance was established on June 20, 2018.

2. The N5A is an open, non-profit organization which voluntarily associate together in the spirit of equality, collaboration, and mutual benefit. The N5A is co-sponsored by China Academy of Information and Communication Technology, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China Mobile Research Institute, China Telecom Beijing Research Institute and China Unicom Network Technology Research Institute, made up of operators, vendors, ICP, institutes of higher education, research institutions and other organizations involved with the network industry.

3. The N5A aims to coordinate the strength of the industry and research; to research and innovate on network 5.0; to promote the standardization and commercial process of network 5.0; to promote the development of a prosperous network 5.0 industry.

4. The N5A shall be a registered sub-group of the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT), and the secretariat is located in CAICT.