China has built 110 "gigabit cities", accounting for one-third of all prefecture-level cities

　　China News Service, Beijing, December 20 (Reporter Liu Yuying) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China on the 20th that by the end of October 2022, a total of 110 cities across the country have reached the gigabit city construction standard, and the summary and evaluation work has been completed. Accounting for one-third of all prefecture-level cities.

　　The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently notified the construction of gigabit cities in 2022.

The data shows that 29 gigabit cities will be built nationwide in 2021, and 81 gigabit cities will be built in 2022.

In terms of regional distribution, 41 Gigabit cities have been built in the eastern region, 29 Gigabit cities in the central region, and 40 Gigabit cities in the western region.

　　As of the end of October 2022, the average urban household gigabit fiber network coverage in Gigabit cities in China will exceed 100%; the average number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people in Gigabit cities will reach 22.2 per 10,000 people, which is higher than the national average (15.7 per 10,000 people) 10,000 people); Gigabit cities accounted for 32.6% of users with an average speed of 500Mbps or above, which was higher than the national average (24.8%).

　　According to statistics, the 5G network accessibility rate of Gigabit cities’ municipal public hospitals (above level three), key universities, key areas of cultural tourism, railway stations (above level two), trunk airports, key roads, etc. More than 80%, 5G network signal level and other indicators meet the relevant construction standards, of which 5G access rates in 84 key cities have reached 100%.

　　According to the report, gigabit cities vigorously promote the integrated application of new technologies such as 5G and gigabit optical networks in information consumption, vertical industries, social livelihood, and digital government.

For example, Guangdong Foshan Chuangxing Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. built a production intranet based on a "dual gigabit" network, which can adapt to multiple application scenarios such as intelligent production scheduling, intelligent warehouse management, and accurate positioning of workpieces. The product yield rate increased by 16%, and the cost of material preparation Reduced by 12 times, labor costs reduced by 38.6%.

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