New standards are set to be released by Chinese authorities for the next-generation of mobile communications technology.

So-called 5G technology may be available by 2018.

The testing is set to begin sometime next year.

The technology is expected to offer users bandwidth as high as 10 gigabytes per second, which would be 100 times the current 4G levels.

China Mobile says 5G will allow for more applications.

Right now around 250-million people in China use the current 4G networks.