Chinese technology giant Huawei is reportedly looking to enter the cutthroat television market. Huawei is planning to release an 8K 5G TV by the end of this year, a new report from Nikkei claims. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, the set would include a 5G modem to allow it to stream remote content directly without the need for a cable box or fixed-line internet connection, and it could even act as a router for other internet-connected devices in your home.
It’s not the first time such a pairing has surfaced Foxconn has been touting its plans to build “5G+8K” TVs in Wisconsin, since 2017 but so far, no actual products have been confirmed. Samsung, Sony, LG, TCL, and several other manufacturers all have 8K models on sale or planned for release later this year.
The idea is that users will be able to tap into speedy 5G networks to download data-heavy content perhaps faster than they could over their home broadband network and without saturating their wired connection.
A 5G-equipped television could also serve as a router for other devices in your home, potentially eliminating the need for traditional Internet service entirely.
Huawei will enter a market dominated by Samsung, the world’s largest TV maker. The Korean tech titan recently started selling 8K sets in sizes ranging from 65 inches up to 98 inches.
