China News Service, Zhengzhou, May 17 (Reporter Liu Yuying) Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated in Zhengzhou on the 17th that China's 5G commercial development has made three world-leading remarkable achievements.

  At the 2021 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day Conference held on the same day, Liu Liehong introduced that with the joint efforts of all parties in the industry, China has led the development of 5G networks. As of the end of March 2021, China has built 819,000 5G base stations, accounting for 70% of the world. Above, the world's largest 5G independent networking network has been built.

  China’s 5G industry is leading the way. Among the 5G standard-essential patents declared by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Chinese companies continue to maintain global leadership,

  In addition, China's 5G application innovation is leading, with more than 9,000 5G application innovation cases. 5G is rapidly integrating into thousands of industries and presenting various forms, and has formed a system leading advantage.

  According to Liu Liehong, it is estimated that by 2025, 5G will drive a total of 1.2 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below) in network construction investment in China, which will drive 8 trillion yuan in information consumption and directly drive economic added value of 2.93 trillion yuan. .

  The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to strengthen the leading advantages of China's 5G system in five aspects: according to the "1+2+9" planning system, systematically promote the development of 5G applications; consolidate the industrial foundation, improve network supply capabilities, industrial innovation levels, and security capabilities; enrich Integrate applications, promote 5G to empower thousands of industries; optimize the ecological environment, further strengthen the overall coordination between departments and with local governments; strengthen international cooperation, and create a 5G high-level open system.

  Liu Liehong said that the "14th Five-Year Plan" is a critical period for China's 5G large-scale application.

This conference is an important milestone in the integration of 5G construction, development and application.

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