On July 19th, at today's press conference of the State Council Information Office, Zhao Zhiguo, spokesperson and chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in the first six months, the revenue of telecom business increased by 6.2%, and the total business volume increased by 17.1% year-on-year.

As of the end of June 2023, my country has accumulatively built more than 2.93 million 5G base stations, and the total amount of telecom services has increased by 17.1% year-on-year. The information and communication industry is booming, with more users and wider applications.

It is said that the number of 5G mobile phone users in my country has reached 676 million, and the number of mobile Internet of Things terminal users has exceeded 2.12 billion. 5G is fully integrated into all walks of life, empowering the transformation and upgrading of the real economy. (IT Home Note: The three major operators have not yet released data for June, and the total number of 5G package users exceeded 1.2 billion in May)

In addition, he also said that my country's 5G applications have been integrated into 60 major categories of the national economy, accelerating the expansion and deepening of key areas such as industry, medical care, education, and transportation, and the cumulative number of application cases has exceeded 50,000.

According to official data released at the China Internet Conference, the number of Internet users in my country has reached 1.067 billion. The construction of network infrastructure has achieved remarkable results, and the network architecture has continued to be optimized. The world's largest and technologically advanced 5G network has been built, and the number of active IPv6 users exceeds 760 million. Converged applications continue to deepen, the scale of the industrial Internet industry has exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan, there are over 240 industrial Internet platforms with certain influence, and more than 260,000 service companies. The market environment is becoming more and more perfect, the problems of APP infringement on user rights and interests, telecom network fraud and other issues continue to advance , the average tariff per unit of mobile network traffic has dropped by more than 95% , and inclusive services have deepened and solidified.

He pointed out that the current industrial economic development is still facing difficulties and challenges such as insufficient demand and declining efficiency. However, the overall upward trend of my country's economy has not changed, and the development of the industrial economy still has strong resilience.

Zhao Zhiguo said that the next step is to develop and strengthen emerging industries. Carry out special actions for the development of advanced manufacturing clusters, and accelerate the development of world-class advanced manufacturing clusters. Accelerate the development of emerging industries such as 5G, intelligent networked vehicles, new energy, new materials, biomedicine, and high-end medical equipment, and further enhance the development momentum of high-speed rail, electric power equipment, new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, and communication equipment.

He also mentioned that stable growth should be placed in a more prominent position. Accelerate the implementation of policies to promote automobile and household consumption, and step up the formulation and implementation of work plans for the steady growth of ten key industries such as automobiles, electronics, and steel. Strengthen planning guidance and policy guidance, deepen strategic cooperation between ministries and provinces, and actively support major industrial provinces to take the lead. Focus on key enterprises such as main chain enterprises, specialized and special new enterprises, establish and improve a normalized communication and exchange mechanism, and a closed-loop mechanism for solving problems and appeals, so as to promote greater vitality of business entities.

We must also strive to expand effective demand. Carry out in-depth "three products" campaigns for consumer goods and raw materials, organize new energy vehicles, smart home appliances, and green building materials to go to the countryside, promote the innovation and development of industries such as medical equipment, general aviation, and cruise ships and yachts, and lead the creation of demand with high-quality supply. Strengthen the overall planning of the "14th Five-Year Plan" special planning in the field of industry and information technology, cooperate with the National Development Bank to implement special loans, and increase investment in manufacturing. Guide the expansion of markets in key countries and countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” and consolidate the export of industrial products.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Zhiguo also emphasized that the next step will be to focus on the combination of technology and management to protect the legitimate rights and interests of users. Accelerate the construction of mobile Internet application public service platforms, establish and improve the App certification and signature system, and efficiently support industry supervision and service industry development.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will focus on rectifying pain points such as deceptive and misleading downloads and forced automatic renewals reported by users. Promote the service of "refusing to answer harassing calls", strengthen the integrated technical defense means of telecommunications and network fraud, and further strengthen the security line of defense.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also refine standards and specifications, focus on key links such as application stores and smart terminals, strengthen the life cycle management of mobile Internet applications, and promote the coordinated and standardized development of upstream and downstream industries. Research and formulate compliance guidelines for telecommunications services, guide enterprises to highlight service orientation, and create an information consumption environment that reassures and satisfies the masses.