China builds the world's largest 5G network: full coverage of cities above prefecture-level

my country has built the world's largest 5G network: full coverage of cities above prefecture-level

　　On January 24, the nearly 8-hour 5G live broadcast attracted a large number of online viewers at home and abroad with two naive giant pandas in the Dujiangyan base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center.

　　"Netizens who haven't seen enough, don't worry." Zhang Ji, deputy director of the 5G office of China Telecom Sichuan Company, introduced that on January 26, the one-year "5G Cloud Upstream Sichuan" tour was officially launched, 5G+4K slow live broadcast, 8K+ The immersive scene experience brought by new technologies such as virtual reality 360-degree panoramic live broadcast will allow netizens to travel in Sichuan without leaving home.

　　The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on January 26 show that my country has built the world's largest 5G network. As of the end of 2020, more than 718,000 5G base stations have been opened, achieving full coverage of 5G networks in all prefecture-level cities and above, and the number of 5G terminal connections has exceeded 200 million. .

——Behind the more than 718,000 5G base stations is the vigorous promotion of co-construction and sharing. The construction speed and scale of 5G base stations have exceeded expectations.

　　"From Beijing to Chengde, Hebei, 4G Internet access is available for the whole journey, and some sections can be'surfed' on 5G networks." On January 22, the Beijing-Chengde section of the Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway was opened. Mr. Zhou working in Beijing felt the convenience.

　　To build an "information high-speed rail", and some sections are still "5G high-speed rail", it is inseparable from joint construction and sharing.

"Our principle is'can share but not build, can build together but not build alone'." According to the relevant person in charge of China Tower, in the new base station of the Beijing-Chengdu public network coverage project, there are 194 equipment shared by two or more operators. Tunnel The indoor network infrastructure of the station and the station are all built and used by one company, saving more than 36 million yuan in investment.

　　In 2020, my country's newly built 5G base stations will exceed 600,000, and by the end of 2020, more than 718,000 5G base stations have been opened. Among them, China Telecom and China Unicom jointly built and shared more than 330,000 5G base stations.

In 2021, my country will continue to deepen the construction of 5G networks, promote joint construction and sharing, and build more than 600,000 5G base stations.

——Behind more than 718,000 5G base stations, 5G quickly enters people’s lives.

　　How do you exercise at home without going to the gym?

Dabao, a trail running enthusiast, chose China Mobile's 5G+ fitness platform.

"Through short videos of fitness courses + 5G cloud live broadcast, you can not only maintain your own exercise status, but also lead more people to exercise together." Dabao said that her fitness cloud courses have more than 100,000 users and 166,000 fans. 1.067 million likes.

　　Users who benefit from 5G like Dabao are growing rapidly at a rate of tens of millions each month.

At the end of June 2020, the number of 5G terminal connections in my country reached 66 million, which had exceeded 200 million by the end of the year.

　　“From the initial price of more than 5,000 yuan to as low as 1,000 yuan today, the price reduction has promoted the rapid popularization of 5G mobile phones.” said Wang Zhiqin, vice president of China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. In 2020, my country’s cumulative shipments of 5G mobile phones will be 163 million. A total of 218 new models were launched.

This year, we will increase the cultivation of 5G+augmented reality, 5G+virtual reality and other emerging consumption models, so that 5G can quickly enter people’s lives.

——Behind the more than 718,000 5G base stations is the breakthrough of 5G convergence applications, which has become an important driving force supporting high-quality economic development.

　　Entering the Jiumu 5G Smart Park in Yongchun County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, 5G+AGV automatic guided transport vehicles transport parts in an orderly manner, robots automatically apply glaze to products, and 5G+machine vision systems automatically monitor product quality...

　　"Thanks to the assistance of China Telecom’s various 5G innovative applications, in 2020, the park’s labor costs will be reduced by 20%, management efficiency will be increased by 20%, production efficiency will be increased by 35%, and various types of enterprise energy consumption will be reduced, of which energy consumption will be reduced by 7%. "Said Ye Huolong, general manager of the Value Chain IT Center of Jiumu Kitchen and Bath Company.

　　Wang Zhiqin introduced that my country's 5G convergence applications are achieving breakthrough development from 0 to 1.

In 2020, there will be more than 1,100 related projects under construction for “5G+Industrial Internet”, and more than 32,000 5G base stations serving the industrial Internet.

5G+ remote consultations are available online in more than 60 hospitals in 19 provinces, and new models and formats such as 5G+ autonomous driving, 5G+ smart grid, and 5G+ remote education continue to emerge.

　　"The important role of 5G in empowering the economy, benefiting the society, and serving the people continues to emerge, and it is increasingly becoming an important driving force supporting the high-quality development of the economy." said Zhao Zhiguo, director of the Information and Communication Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

　　Wang Zheng