5G network is accelerating! More than 500,000 5G base stations have been built and put into operation across the country

Since the 13th Five-Year Plan, my country has vigorously developed the innovation of the new generation of information and communication technology represented by 5G, and has focused on promoting the construction of basic network facilities. So far, more than 500,000 5G base stations have been built and put into operation across the country, and the 5G network is accelerating its formation.

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A 10G video takes 15 minutes to download on a 4G network, but only 9 seconds on a 5G network; the reaction distance of an autonomous car's intelligent braking control is 1.4 meters on a 4G network, but only 2.8 centimeters on a 5G network... 5G, with its high speed, large capacity, and low latency, will not only change the mobile Internet life of ordinary people, but will also bring tremendous changes and impacts to social development.

At present, 5G applications have become one of the key measures to promote the digital transformation of traditional industries, promote the rapid development of the industrial Internet, and promote the overall high-quality leap of the industrial economy. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, my country has introduced a series of relevant measures to lay a solid foundation for accelerating the research and development, promotion and construction of basic network facilities of 5G technology.

"At present, more than 500,000 5G base stations have been built and put into operation across the country, the number of 5G users is constantly increasing, and the cumulative number of terminal connections has exceeded 100 million." Li Ying, head of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that at present, my country's 5G applications are constantly enriched, covering multiple fields such as industry, medical care, media, and transportation.

"5G has promoted the mobile communication technology to start the process of comprehensive penetration from the consumer side to the production side." Yang Jie, chairman of China Mobile, believes that 5G is expected to become the main artery of social information flow, an accelerator for industrial transformation and upgrading, and a new cornerstone for the construction of a digital society. Its influence has far exceeded the scope of the information and communication industry.

Since the issuance of 5G licenses, 5G has empowered all walks of life, and new highlights have emerged frequently: in the first quarter of this year, basic telecommunications operators used 5G to live broadcast the construction progress of Huoshenshan and Leishenshan hospitals in real time, with online views reaching hundreds of millions of times; Zhejiang launched the "5G+UAV+Rice Field Robot+Big Data" smart agriculture project to provide farmers with more efficient and accurate data solutions for field inspections; basic telecommunications operators jointly issued the "5G Message White Paper" to promote the upgrade of traditional short message services. The future 5G "SMS" will realize the effective integration of text, pictures, audio, video, location and other information.

Liu Liehong, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that 5G has strong penetration and wide radiation, and is a powerful tool to promote digital transformation and cultivate new momentum for economic development. "my country insists on a moderately advanced construction rhythm, forming a virtuous model of 'building to promote use', which has promoted the development of information consumption," he said.