Chongqing, Aug. 27 (xinhua)China is expected to build more than 50,000 5G base stations in 50 cities in 2019, according to the current plan, han xia, director of the information and communications administration, said at the 2019 China international intelligent industry expo (ciic) at 5G smart alliance future summit BBS.
On June 6 this year, the ministry of industry and information technology issued 5G commercial licenses to China telecom, China mobile, China unicom and China radio and television, marking that China's 5G officially entered a new stage of commercial promotion and development.Up to now, the commercial development of 5G in China has got off to a good start, with the industry ecology becoming increasingly mature and steady progress in network construction.
According to han xia, by the end of July, the ministry of industry and information technology had issued seven approvals and 370,000 marks for 5G equipment to enter the network, making breakthroughs in a number of key 5G technologies and initially forming an effective funding and innovation chain around the industrial chain.According to current plans, China is expected to build more than 50,000 5G base stations in 50 cities in 2019.
'The next step for China is to further accelerate the construction of 5G network, which covers the whole country with advanced technology, good quality and efficient operation,' han said.Second, to build the new ecology of 5G industry, study and formulate the cross-industry application guidance policy and a series of integration standards for 5G, and nurture and grow a number of 'unicorn' enterprises and specialized, refined, special and new demonstration enterprises;Third, to create a 5G development environment, strengthen policy coordination in the formulation of 5G standards, application and promotion, industry management and other aspects, promote cross-departmental, cross-regional and cross-industry cooperation, strengthen policy support in science and technology, finance, finance and other aspects, and form a new atmosphere for jointly promoting 5G commercial development.
'At the same time, China's 5G industry development adheres to the combination of introduction and going abroad. Nokia, Ericsson, qualcomm and other enterprises have all participated in China's 5G market, and domestic enterprises are also accelerating the process of international development.'Han Xia said.