(Yicai Global) June 6 -- The overseer of China's communications sector will issue the nation's first batch of fifth-generation mobile telecommunication service licenses today.

China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network are the first batch of operators to whom the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is expected to grant the 5G rights, Beijing-based financial media Caixin reported. 

Editor: Ben Armour