At the national Conference on Industry and Information Technology in 2021, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing said that 5G network construction and application will be advanced in an orderly manner in 2021, which will accelerate the 5G coverage in major cities, promote joint construction and sharing, and build more than 600,000 NEW 5G base stations, Xinhua reported.
Xiao said that data centers and computing facilities will be coordinated and deployed with 5G construction as traction. At the same time, we will focus on 10 key industries, form 20 typical industrial application scenarios, carry out trials of industrial 5G private networks, and timely release frequency planning for part of the 5G millimeter-wave frequency band.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also promote network optimization and upgrading, promote the number of users covered by gigabit to over 200 million, continue to regulate vicious competition in the campus telecom market, broadband access to business buildings and other fields, and intensify the rectification of behaviors of App infringing users' rights and interests. 1.8 million App tests will be completed.
Wen Ku, director general of the Information and Communication Development Department under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said at a press conference held by The State Council last week that the MINISTRY will further promote the construction, application and development of 5G in a good ecological environment. In terms of network, about 580,000 new 5G base stations will be built and shared in China by 2020, and 330,000 will be built and shared. The goal of 5G coverage for all prefectural cities set at the beginning of this year has been achieved. In terms of terminals, 144 million 5G mobile phones were shipped in the domestic market from January to November 2020, and the number of 5G terminal connections has exceeded 200 million. In terms of application, 5G shows very useful effects in smart manufacturing, medical treatment, energy and other hot fields, and the model is basically clear, which can be copied to other industries.
