The development of
5G technology cuts across several manufacturers globally.
ZTE is one of the Chinese front runners in the development of 5G. As of now, most 5G solutions support NSA networking only. This simply means that some existing 4G equipment can work with the network. However, this is not considered "true" 5G. Huawei's 5G solution supports SA and NSA networking just as the recent Qualcomm SDX55 platform. According to
ZTE Research Institute in Xi'an, ZTE ZM9000 5G module supports 5G NSA/SA network.