The mobile Internet of things accelerates the empowerment of thousands of industries and boosts breakthrough progress

As of the end of November, the number of connections reached 1.818 billion

Mobile Internet of Things accelerates the empowerment of thousands of industries (Economic Focus)

　　Reporter Han Xin Bai Guangdi

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　　As an important part of new infrastructure, my country's mobile Internet of Things industry has grown rapidly in recent years and has been continuously integrated into production and life, becoming an important support for promoting the digital transformation and upgrading of thousands of industries.

In the future, it is necessary to speed up the improvement of standards, strengthen technological innovation, and continuously expand the breadth and depth of mobile Internet of Things applications to better support the vigorous development of the digital economy.

　　With the help of sensing equipment, the intelligent management of goods in and out of the warehouse can be realized, and the cost of warehousing and logistics can be reduced and the efficiency can be increased; the vehicle-mounted system of big things can be used to dynamically draw the urban road operation map, and the pollution dynamics of the surrounding areas of the road can be monitored in real time; wearing a smart Glasses, you can connect smart appliances to the Internet at any time, and get a new experience of virtual reality...

　　From manufacturing, public services to personal consumption, the mobile Internet of Things is accelerating its integration into production and life, and has become an important support for promoting the digital transformation and upgrading of thousands of industries.

According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of the end of August this year, the number of mobile Internet of Things connections in my country reached 1.698 billion, surpassing the number of mobile phone users for the first time; since then, the pace of development of the Mobile Internet of Things has continued to accelerate.

　　As an important part of new infrastructure, what is the current overall development of mobile Internet of Things in my country?

Where should efforts be made to further enhance the breadth and depth of mobile Internet of Things applications?

The reporter interviewed relevant experts and enterprises.

　　Accelerate the digitization of empowering industries and intelligent life

　　Looking at the Phase IV terminal of Shanghai Yangshan Port, the quayside crane automatically loads and unloads containers, and the unmanned guided transport vehicle shuttles back and forth.

A hundred kilometers away, the operator can remotely control the bridge crane by pushing the handle, with a delay of only 100 microseconds.

With the help of Huawei's Internet of Things technology, Shanghai Yangshan Port's smart port operation model has been upgraded. It used to take 4 hours to load a ship, but now it only takes 15 minutes. The terminal throughput and operating efficiency rank among the top in the world.

　　From the smart port to daily life, when you come to the family bedroom, the smart temperature and humidity meter hanging on the wall can quickly and accurately sense the indoor temperature and humidity changes, and link with smart devices such as air conditioners and humidifiers to bring out a pleasant indoor environment in time.

"Enterprises have devoted themselves to the field of mobile Internet of Things and expanded a broad market space." Liang Yuyang, founder of Miaomiaoce Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., introduced that as of now, the cumulative sales of a smart temperature and humidity meter independently developed by the company have exceeded 12 million. , helping the company to be rated as a "Little Giant" enterprise in Beijing.

　　Behind the acceleration of industrial digitization and the acceleration of life intelligence is the vigorous development of my country's mobile Internet of Things industry ecology.

"In recent years, my country's mobile Internet of Things industry has maintained a rapid growth trend and continues to lead the global mobile Internet of Things ecological construction." Pan Feng, deputy director of the Radio Research Center of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said.

　　From the perspective of the number of connections, according to the statistics of the Global Mobile Communications System Association, since 2019, the global proportion of my country's mobile Internet of Things connections has stabilized at more than 70%.

At the end of August this year, the number of mobile Internet of Things connections in my country surpassed the number of mobile phone users for the first time, becoming the first country in the world's major economies to achieve "superhuman things", which will effectively boost the rapid growth of the digital economy.

　　From the perspective of application, the step-by-step development trend is obvious.

Among them, the narrow-band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) with a lower rate has formed four tens of millions of applications such as water meters, gas meters, smoke detectors, and tracking. 4G is widely used in the fields of sharing economy, industrial sensing, and shared bicycles. 5G The breadth of industrial applications is constantly expanding, and it is accelerating in areas such as smart cities, industrial Internet, and public security.

　　The "2022 Mobile Internet of Things Development Report" released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology shows that the current mobile Internet of Things continues to empower the transformation and upgrading of thousands of industries, and will develop to a wider, deeper, and higher level in the future. High-quality social development.

　　Stronger network capability and better technical strength will help achieve breakthrough progress

　　The mobile Internet of Things is an Internet of Things technology and application based on a cellular mobile communication network. It realizes the interconnection of all things and connects ubiquitous digital information infrastructure through multi-network collaboration.

　　"The mobile Internet of Things not only effectively promotes the high-quality development of the information and communication industry, but is also becoming a new engine to promote the digital transformation of the economy and society." Pan Feng believes that, especially after the goal of "Superhuman" is realized, the mobile network will change from serving people and information in the past. Consumption has been further expanded to serve thousands of industries today, and the vision of the intelligent connection of all things is coming true.

　　In just a few years, how did my country's mobile Internet of Things achieve breakthrough progress?

　　Stronger network capabilities will lay a solid foundation for the development of the mobile Internet of Things.

　　"my country has built the world's largest narrowband Internet of Things, 4G and 5G networks, which can meet the needs of wide-area and point coverage services." In Pan Feng's view, based on such a network foundation, my country's mobile Internet of Things can be based on various applications. Scenario requirements provide differentiated network services. Narrowband IoT can meet the needs of most low-speed scenarios such as smart agriculture and green energy conservation. 4G can meet the requirements of medium-speed scenarios such as smart finance and sharing economy. 5G can meet the needs of industrial Internet, Higher-speed, low-latency networking requirements for smart healthcare and other scenarios.

　　Data show that as of the end of November, the number of 5G base stations in my country has reached 2.287 million, accounting for 21.1% of the total number of mobile base stations; as of the end of October, the number of 4G and NB-IoT base stations reached 5.997 million and more than 759,000 respectively.

Narrowband Internet of Things, 4G and 5G converged networking has initially taken shape.

　　The technical strength is better, and the industrial ecology of the mobile Internet of things is prosperous.

　　"The advantages of Chinese manufacturers in the global chip module market continue to highlight, boosting the vigorous development of my country's mobile Internet of Things industry ecological construction." Industry experts said that relevant data show that in the second quarter of this year, the global cellular Internet of Things module shipments Among the top ten manufacturers, the top five suppliers are all from China, and the shipments of the top three companies account for more than half of the market.

As the world's largest IoT market, China contributes more than half of the market demand.

　Accelerate the improvement of standards, strengthen technological innovation, and continuously expand the breadth and depth of applications

　　Remarkable achievements, but challenges remain.

At present, how to continuously expand the breadth and depth of mobile Internet of Things applications to better support the vigorous development of the digital economy?

　　Relevant experts said that we must first make a fuss about standards and increase the breadth of industry applications in interconnection.

　　"Currently, multiple IoT technologies coexist on the market, and the lack of technical standards such as terminals and platforms is not conducive to the development and growth of the industry." Cao Ming, president of Huawei's wireless network product line, explained that the variety of technology choices increases the network maintenance costs of operators. It is recommended to speed up the unified cellular IoT technology route to reduce application costs and expand the industrial scale.

　　Taking smart home as an example, Liang Yuyang analyzed that currently many brands operate independently, and it is difficult for products to communicate with each other, which hinders the ecological construction of the mobile Internet of Things industry to a certain extent.

It is recommended to promote the formulation and implementation of technical standards and interconnection standards such as mobile Internet of Things terminals and platforms for key areas such as smart home, smart agriculture, industrial manufacturing, and energy meters, so as to improve the standardization level of industry applications.

　　Secondly, work hard on technology and promote the innovation and development of the industry while strengthening the foundation.

According to reports, in the next step, relevant departments will promote industry leading enterprises to give full play to their industrial advantages, continue to strengthen technology research and development and industrialization in key links of the industrial chain such as chips, modules, terminals, and operating systems, and drive collaborative innovation in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.

At the same time, expand the coverage of networks such as narrowband Internet of Things and 5G, and strengthen the in-depth coverage of key areas such as enterprise factories and industrial parks.

　　On the other hand, through the selection of typical cases and the creation of benchmark applications, the integration and development of the mobile Internet of Things and the industry will be accelerated.

Relevant experts suggest that further promote the integration of mobile Internet of Things technology into traditional infrastructure such as roads, rail transit, and aviation, and organically combine it with information technologies such as big data, blockchain, and artificial intelligence to improve the level of digital intelligence and application development of traditional infrastructure.

(People's Daily)