In just a few seconds, the reporter in the Beijing studio "traveled" to the laboratory of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and had a face-to-face exchange with Academician Zhang Boli, a representative of the National People's Congress.
This magical scene comes from a "5G immersive multi-site multi-screen interview" creative news product launched by the media during the National People's Congress this year.
5G application is a major hotspot of the two sessions this year.
"Increase the construction of 5G networks and gigabit optical networks, and enrich application scenarios" was included in the government work report's development goals and key tasks in 2021.
This is the deployment of 5G construction in the government work report after the “development of a new generation of information network and expansion of 5G applications” was proposed last year.
"5G goes to high-speed rail, enters the countryside, and accelerates 5G deep integration..." In the motions, proposals and suggestions of the delegates and committees, the promotion of 5G construction and 5G applications was frequently mentioned.
In the past year, my country’s 5G network accelerated its development: more than 600,000 new 5G base stations were built throughout the year, achieving full coverage of 5G networks in all prefecture-level and above cities across the country; the number of 5G terminal connections exceeded 200 million, and the number of 5G+ industrial Internet projects exceeded 1,100; 5G+ remote The consultation was launched in many hospitals in 19 provinces, and new formats such as 5G+autonomous driving and 5G+distance education have emerged one after another.
This year, 5G applications will usher in a new round of development boom.
Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said that 5G is not just a communication network. The focus of 5G construction is on application. It is connected with all walks of life, and its application scenarios will continue to increase with network promotion.
In 2021, the construction and application of 5G networks will be promoted in an orderly manner.
Remote control, mass transmission, to create a new model of industrial manufacturing
Industrial Internet is an important application scenario of 5G.
Yang Zhen, deputy to the National People's Congress and former president of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said during the two sessions that 5G technology is not only a new mobile communication infrastructure, but also an enabling technology.
For example, the large-scale machine communication and high-reliability and low-latency services of the three services supported by 5G will make the Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things widely popular, and will also support various applications such as industrial automation and remote monitoring.
The next three years will be the period of rapid growth of my country's industrial Internet.
The "Industrial Internet Innovation and Development Action Plan (2021-2023)" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires that the "5G + Industrial Internet" be deepened.
Some provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have also deployed the development of "5G+Industrial Internet". For example, the government work report of Zhejiang Province this year proposed to implement the "5G+Industrial Internet" project to form a large number of new technology integration application scenarios. .
How does 5G empower the industrial Internet?
Relevant experts said that the large bandwidth and low latency of 5G networks can provide enterprises with millisecond-level end-to-end latency and nearly 100% high-reliability communication guarantees, meeting the requirements of industrial big data, high-definition video, etc. Transmission requirements and real-time data exchange between devices help companies realize digital, intelligent, and remote production operations.
In the southern factory of the Huawei Group, more than 2,000 devices are contained on a palm-sized circuit board. This density adds a lot of difficulty to product testing.
In the past, it relied on manual labor, which was time-consuming, labor-intensive and error-prone.
But now, you only need to take a high-definition picture of it, and then transmit it to the cloud through the 5G network.
Relying on artificial intelligence, the inspection process of a circuit board only takes 6 seconds.
In XCMG's intelligent production workshop, the staff used 5G network to collect equipment parameters and other data, and optimized the production capacity layout through big data analysis, so that the production arrangement became more reasonable and the equipment utilization rate was improved.
In Sany Heavy Industry Group, hundreds of sensors are installed on products to collect real-time data such as fuel consumption, operating rate, and workload of the products, and send them back to the factory through the 5G network, enabling remote after-sales service.
Zhejiang Enterprise Boss Electric has built a "5G factory of the future", replacing the original wireless local area network with a high-speed, low-latency 5G network, and covering the entire factory area with 5G.
The industrial Internet platform of "5G Cloud Edge Integration" (5G+cloud computing+edge computing) realizes the visual management of production data. From raw material delivery to product warehousing, the entire process system is uniformly scheduled, and all point materials are autonomously flowed and automatically warned. .
Thanks to 5G technology, the jobs of 100 people can now be managed by one person.
At present, the application fields of 5G+ Industrial Internet in my country are expanding day by day. More and more industries, such as machinery, energy, mining, and aviation, are transforming their layout in this direction. Application scenarios such as data collection, remote control, and on-site assistance have been realized.
However, in the opinion of Xu Xiaolan, Dean of the China Industrial Internet Research Institute, the current application scenarios of 5G+ Internet are mainly to change the production line. In the future, new application scenarios need to be explored to truly integrate the "large bandwidth, low latency, and high reliability" characteristics of 5G. Bring it into full play and deeply promote fundamental changes in the manufacturing industry.
Wang Zhiqin, vice president of China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said: “my country will continue to accelerate the maturity of the 5G industry through 5G enhanced trials, increase efforts to speed up the construction of the industrial Internet, and enable the better integration of information technology and vertical industries, and more diversified industrial Internet applications. New models such as intelligent manufacturing, networked collaboration, service-oriented extension, personalized customization, and digital management will be formed."
5G+AR, 5G+8K, bring immersive Winter Olympics watching experience
"Have you tried to experience alpine skiing in Shanghai in early spring?" At first glance, it seems impossible.
But at the 2021 World Mobile Communications Conference held in Shanghai not long ago, visitors actually experienced the fun of alpine skiing and ice sprinting through 5G+ augmented reality technology.
5G+AR simulation snow scene photography, 5G mixed reality smart ski resort, 5G free-view/multi-view event live broadcast... At this World Mobile Communications Conference, a batch of 5G new technological achievements that can be applied to the Winter Olympics became everyone's Focus on hot spots.
It is understood that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be a 5G fully empowered event.
As the official communication service partner of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, China Unicom will provide three major scenarios including cloud broadcasting, smart viewing, smart venues, and wisdom during the Winter Olympics. Rich 5G applications including medical treatment.
For sports events, the viewing experience is very important, but obviously, not every spectator can be at the best viewing angle in the stadium.
How to ensure that every spectator can fully enjoy the exciting moments of the game?
Liu Huaxue, deputy director of China Unicom’s Winter Olympics Office, said: “Through 5G MEC technology, spectators can watch the playback in real time through mobile terminals, adjust their viewing angles at any time, and freely switch between 360-degree perspectives.”
In many Winter Olympics events, athletes are very fast. If you want to get their fast track, you can only do it with the help of 5G.
"With the help of advanced hardware accessories, it is also possible to achieve a full-view VR game, which feels like being on the scene." Liu Huaxue said.
In order to allow viewers who cannot be there to watch the ultra-high-definition game screens, the live broadcast of the 2022 Winter Olympics will also use the "5G+8K ultra-high-definition video" technology that was brought on fire by this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Liu Huaxue introduced that the 5G+8K ultra-high-definition live broadcast of the Winter Olympics can greatly enhance the viewing experience of off-site spectators in terms of clarity, immersion, and comfort.
In the process of watching the live broadcast, the audience can even freeze on a certain frame by themselves to zoom in on the scene.
Not only live broadcasts, but also event broadcasts will also rely on 5G technology to achieve new breakthroughs.
Through the international cloud broadcasting technology, China Unicom can realize the cloudification of broadcasting equipment, the intelligentization of video production and broadcasting, and the remoteization of personnel services, thereby lowering the threshold for broadcasting, reducing costs, and achieving rapid deployment and rapid response.
In addition to the application in watching games, 5G technology will also provide smart venues and smart medical services for the Winter Olympics.
In the competition, 5G+AI technology can transmit and multi-directional sensing of athletes' physical function and promotion data in real time, realizing normalized medical monitoring and real-time alarm of abnormal conditions.
5G telemedicine can realize high-speed connection, data return, remote consultation and emergency treatment in mobile scenarios, improve the efficiency of emergency treatment, and provide guarantee for the smooth holding of the Winter Olympics.
Cloud travel, smart ports, smart transportation, explore the infinite possibilities of 5G+
The giant pandas in the Dujiangyan Giant Panda Base are frolicking, the bronze statues in Sanxingdui are ancient and mysterious, and the flowers in Jiuzhaigou are blooming just right... Recently, many people have experienced Sichuan style without leaving home.
4K high-definition video slow live broadcast, 360-degree panoramic video, VR virtual reality, these applications relying on 5G network make the experience of "on the cloud" tour more real and more lively.
Since the beginning of this year, affected by the epidemic, many regions have launched new tourism modes such as "Cloud Viewing", "Cloud Shopping Exhibition" and "Cloud Entertainment".
New entertainment and smart applications such as high-definition video, online games, music, AR/VR, etc. based on 5G networks are increasingly entering consumers' vision, bringing more innovations to the cultural and travel industry.
Zhang Xinsheng, Secretary-General of the Communication Technology Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in an interview that 2021 is a critical year for the implementation of various new 5G applications.
In the future, 5G terminals will be more abundant, including both mobile phone terminals and general terminals such as the Internet of Vehicles.
The Internet of Vehicles and some industrial Internet projects will be implemented.
With the support of 5G, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, smart cities will develop faster.
5G will be applied in ports, mines, and especially the cultural and travel industry.
In the medical field, the application of 5G technology in remote diagnosis and treatment has brought good news to many grassroots patients.
For example, the Shanghai First People's Hospital has launched "5G Smart Medical". On the way to the hospital by ambulances, through the 5G network in the car, experts in the hospital can monitor the patients in a timely manner and guide the personnel in the car. Rescue, shortening the treatment time.
In remote consultations, the 5G network brings clearer and faster picture transmission than 4G, and a large amount of medical data, details of the affected area, and electronic medical records are synchronized and switched in time.
The medical staff put on VR glasses to view the patient's lesions, as if the patient was lying in front of them.
In addition to remote diagnosis and treatment, some hospitals have also used 5G drones to deliver blood, 5G mobile CT vehicles, 5G medical waste supervision, and so on.
The port situational awareness system, a visualized smart operation management platform, and a one-stop smart service integrating travel, customs clearance, and information release... The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Port opened a 5G base station in 2019, becoming "the world's first 5G pilot port" .
5G technology is closely integrated with the customs clearance service and operation management of the port to realize the efficient customs clearance and distribution of people, vehicles, and goods.
Taking customs clearance as an example, the port situational awareness system can obtain multi-dimensional data of the port, and use artificial intelligence to analyze it in real time, and publish the smoothness of customs clearance on the service portal of the port in time to provide a reference for the public to travel.
5G+Medical, 5G+High-speed Rail, 5G+Logistics...There are infinite combinations possible behind "5G+", and the landing scenarios of 5G applications are becoming wider and wider.
At the two sessions this year, many representatives and committee members put forward suggestions on more applications of 5G+.
Zhang Yunyong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and general manager of China Unicom's product center, stated in the proposal that the digitalized rural cultural life also requires 5G to provide high-speed ubiquitous mobile communication services.
5G will integrate artificial intelligence and other technologies to promote the rapid development of agricultural modernization and liberate more rural labor.
Zhao Dachun, deputy general manager of the National People's Congress and China Mobile, suggested that, combining the opportunities of enterprise digital transformation, promote the integrated development of "5G + safe production + industrial Internet", and establish a "5G + safe production cloud platform" covering the whole country and linking up and down.
(Wang Yahui)