Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: my country has opened a total of 961,000 5G base stations

At the press conference on the development of industry and information technology in the first half of the year held by the Information Office of the State Council, Tian Yulong, a member of the party group, chief engineer, and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that at present we have built the world’s largest 5G independent networking network and opened 5G. There are 961,000 base stations.

 

On July 17, at the press conference on the development of industry and informatization in the first half of the year held by the Information Office of the State Council, Tian Yulong, a member of the party group, chief engineer, and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that at present we have built the world’s largest 5G independent Networking network, opened 961,000 5G base stations.

According to Tian Yulong, my country's 5G industry ecosystem is gradually expanding, and integrated applications are becoming more active, and the system has formed a leading advantage.

One is to maintain a leading position in 5G network construction. At present, we have built the world's largest 5G independent networking network, opened 961,000 5G base stations, promoted the construction of more than 400,000 shared base stations, and the number of 5G terminal connections reached 365 million;

Second, the advantages of the 5G industry continue to expand. The proportion of 5G standard essential patents declared by Chinese enterprises continues to lead the world, and Huawei and ZTE have more than 50% of the market share of 5G equipment. From January to June this year, domestic 5G mobile phone shipments reached 128 million units, accounting for 73.4%;

The third is that the integration of 5G application empowerment into thousands of industries has become significant. In the past two years of commercial use, 5G has been integrated into various industries such as industry, energy, and medical care, playing an important role, opening up a new path and providing a new engine for the digital transformation of the economy and society and the development of the digital economy.

It has been more than two years since my country officially issued 5G commercial licenses in June 2019. In the past two years, my country's 5G development has made remarkable achievements, the construction of 5G base stations has accelerated, and the application scenarios have been continuously enriched, showing a trend of blooming everywhere.