my country will further enrich and expand 5G application scenarios
"Accelerate the empowerment of information technology and build a new engine for high-quality development." Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said on the 4th that my country will speed up the construction of virtual private networks in the 5G industry, deeply implement the "sail" action of 5G applications, and further enrich and expand 5G applications Scenes.
Jin Zhuanglong made the above statement at the opening forum of the 31st China International Information and Communication Exhibition and ICT China High Level Forum held in Beijing on the 4th. He said that at present, the digital economy is deeply integrated with the real economy, and the information and communication industry plays an important supporting role in promoting economic structural adjustment and promoting economic and social development. my country will continue to optimize the infrastructure layout, increase the depth and breadth of high-quality network coverage such as 5G and gigabit optical networks, deepen the integration of industrial Internet applications, build a number of 5G factories, and continue to promote the development of 5G applications.
"Speed up the construction of digital information infrastructure and open up the information 'artery' of economic and social development." Ke Ruiwen, chairman of China Telecom, said that while speeding up the construction and application development of 5G, China Telecom is also continuing to build all-optical networks. The optical network has covered more than 300 cities.
According to Liu Liehong, chairman of China Unicom, in 2022, China Unicom and its partners will launch the first 5G-Advanced low-latency flexible production line in China at Great Wall Precision, and promote "5G + Industrial Internet" to penetrate into the core production process. "Through 5G innovation and development, stimulate the growth of the ICT industry and fully release the 5G value innovation dividend." He said.
Dong Xin, general manager of China Mobile, said that China Mobile has led nearly 200 5G international standards and applied for more than 4,100 patents. In the next step, China Mobile will continue to deepen the implementation of the "5G+" plan, accelerate the evolution of 5G to the integration of space and ground, intelligent network, and synaesthesia, and advance research on 6G technology.
"There are 5G on the top and optical cables on the bottom." Zhang Zhiyong, chairman of China Tower, said that China Tower has more than 2.1 million site sites, which can not only serve the communication industry, but also empower thousands of industries. In recent years, based on sharing and innovative development, China Tower has transformed more than 200,000 "communication towers" into "digital towers". Through "iron tower + 5G + AI", it has installed "clairvoyance" and "smart brain" for multiple industries .
5G begins to enter the return on investment period
China News Agency, Beijing, June 4 (Reporter Liu Yuying) Wu Hequan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at the 31st China International Information and Communication Exhibition on the 4th that 5G has covered all counties and urban areas in China, and the scale of network deployment has reached a certain level. 5G has begun to enter the return on investment period.
At the main forum of the ICT China High-Level Forum held in the afternoon, Wu Hequan introduced that by April this year, China’s 5G base stations accounted for 60% of the world’s total, accounting for 24.5% of China’s mobile network base stations. The number will account for half of the number of base stations in the entire network. China's 5G users now account for 60% of the world and more than 37% of China Mobile users, and it is expected to reach 50% by this time next year.
"The average mobile Internet traffic per user increased by 10.1% last year, while the operator's ARPU (average revenue per user) value increased by less than 1%," Wu Hequan said. If there is no 5G, the ARPU value may still drop.
Wu Hequan believes that the capabilities of 5G have not yet driven killer-level consumption, and have not been fully reflected in consumer applications. Then it is reasonable to use 5.5G to break the game.
Mobile communication is now in the transition period between 5G and 6G. Wu Hequan said that at present, the product maturity, usability and low cost of virtual reality VR helmets are not up to the market demand, and the Internet of Vehicles needs 5G's high bandwidth and low latency. The current 5G capabilities are still insufficient to meet these needs, so it is necessary to develop 5G-A (that is, 5.5G) to meet these needs.
In addition, Wu Hequan said that China's cellular Internet of Things accounts for two-thirds of the world, industry applications and smart cities will further promote the development of the Internet of Things, and 5.5G will continue to make efforts in this regard. In terms of industrial applications, 5G cannot fully meet the needs of industry. Industry requires large uplink bandwidth, deterministic delay, high reliability, and precise positioning. This is an opportunity and a challenge for 5G-A.
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