Major phone operator China Telecom has released a white paper on blockchain-powered smartphones in the 5G Era.

China Telecom introduced the white paper at the China International Intelligent Industry Expo on Aug. 27, according to a report by local finance news outlet Sina.

Existing troubles

In the document, China Telecom pointed out the potential benefits of applying blockchain technology to mobile phones, including automation and transaction traceability. According to Sina, China Telecom’s white paper says that people can master their own digital asset in 5G era, while “regardless of data volume, data varieties and data dimensions, data assets will grow geometrically.”

The company reportedly noted the growing adoption of blockchain in the mobile industry, with the caveat that the adoption rate is low at the current stage as blockchain-powered mobile phones have yet to see mass production.

However, the majority of blockchain mobile phone manufacturers have used blockchain in order to speculate on market hotspots rather than to bring the actual power of the technology to the industry, China Telecom stated.

China Telecom’s project

Developed by China Telecom, the blockchain application ecosystem described in the white paper intends to solve major issues in operating mobile networks, including fraud, harassment, loss of data and crimes related to identity theft.

Additionally, the white paper also indicated that the 5G blockchain has five major application scenarios involving digital identity verification, financial application, supply chain tracing application, judicial application and express delivery industry.