Sharp With Foxcon Starts 8K Ecosystem, Targets 5G R&D

In Shanghai, Taiwan, Tokyo and Berlin, Sharp Friday launched what it called an 8K Ecosystem dubbed “Horizon Broadened.” Calling it a “core strategy,” with the help of Foxconn, Sharp pushed 8K cameras, content editing, storing, and transferring and broadcasting. Foxconn CEO Terry Gou referred to 8K manufacturing when he announced the company’s $10 billion investment in a Kenosha, Wisconsin, plant in July (see 1707270018). Sharp also said it will participate in construction of a Foxconn global R&D center for future display technology in Shenzhen, China, where it will test 8K + 5G applications.