On July 16th, Tian Yulong, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Electric Power Industry and Information Technology, introduced at a press conference of the State Information Office on the 16th that my country has opened a total of 961,000 5G base stations. As of the end of June, it covers all of the country. In cities above the prefecture level, the number of 5G terminal connections is approximately 365 million.

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Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

  Tian Yulong said that in the first half of this year, the development of information and communication was accelerated, and the integration of innovative applications was strong.

At present, a total of 961,000 5G base stations have been opened. As of the end of June, it has covered all prefecture-level and above cities in the country, with approximately 365 million 5G terminal connections. At the same time, the deployment of "dual gigabit" networks has been accelerated, and the number of gigabit broadband users has reached 13.62 million.

The application scenarios of "5G+Industrial Internet" continue to expand, and the demonstration and promotion of key areas, key industries and key regions have made great progress. 5G empowers industries to improve quality, increase efficiency, reduce costs, green, and safety.

With multi-departmental linkage, we made great efforts to rectify hidden information security risks, and officially launched the 12381 fraud-related early warning and dissuasion short message system. The APP personal information protection and management action and the aging transformation of telecommunications services have achieved significant results, and the people's sense of security has been significantly improved.