Russia's MTS and China's Huawei sign agreement on 5G

Published Thu, Jun 6 20191:34 AM EDTUpdated Thu, Jun 6 20194:23 AM EDT

Employees wait for a shuttle bus at a 5G testing park at Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China May 29, 2019.

Jason Lee | Reuters

Russia's top mobile phone operator MTS and China's Huawei signed an agreement on Wednesday to develop 5G technology in Russia and to hold test launches this year and in 2020.

The agreement was signed following talks in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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