China News Service, Beijing, April 19 (Reporter Liu Yuying) Officials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China disclosed the latest progress in China's 5G construction on the 19th: As of the end of February, a total of 792,000 5G base stations have been built, 5G in independent networking mode The network has covered all prefecture-level cities, and the number of 5G terminal connections has reached 260 million.

On April 19, the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China held a regular briefing on the State Council’s policies in Beijing to introduce the network speed-up and fee-reduction policy and answer questions from reporters.

Liu Yulin, head of the Information and Communication Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, said at the meeting that for more than a year since 5G has been commercialized, operating companies have worked hard to overcome the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and accelerate the construction of 5G networks. The world's largest 5G has been initially built. mobile network.

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　　At the State Council’s regular policy briefing held on the 19th, Liu Yulin, head of the Information and Communication Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that for more than a year since 5G has been commercialized, operating companies have worked hard to overcome the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and accelerate the construction of 5G networks. The world's largest 5G mobile network has been initially built.

　　According to Liu Yulin, in this year’s Spring Festival Gala, the “5G+8K” ultra-high-definition live broadcast brought a brand new visual experience to the audience. In the future, 5G will be more widely used in cultural tourism consumption, stadiums and other scenes, such as 5G AR/VR (Augmented reality/virtual reality) virtual digital museums, free-view competitions, etc., 5G will also bring a different immersive experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

　　In the field of vertical industries, as 5G applications gradually penetrate, 5G will significantly improve the production efficiency of traditional industries.

In the fields of energy, mining, ports, etc., 5G will help realize unmanned and fewer people in engineering operations, and will effectively promote enterprises to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

　　In the field of people's livelihood, the application of 5G in health care, urban governance and other scenarios, such as ambulances that "get on the bus and be admitted to the hospital", and "housekeeper-style" community security systems, will further enhance social governance capabilities and improve people's livelihood services.

　　"The proportion of 5G mobile phone shipments in the Chinese market in March has exceeded 76%, and it is expected that the proportion of 5G mobile phone shipments will reach about 80% in the second half of this year." Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the meeting that now we will switch to 5G. There are more and more mobile phone consumers, indicating that China's 5G network construction and mobile phone products are getting more and more attention and favor from consumers.

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