5G application enters fast lane, total number of base stations to exceed 2 million by 2022

According to information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), one year since the launch of the 5G application sail action plan in ...

Jul 19,2022 | Christy

According to information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), one year since the launch of the 5G application "sail" action plan in July 2021, the breadth and depth of China's 5G network coverage has continued to expand, injecting strong momentum to empower the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry and promote high-quality economic development.

Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that by the end of May, 1.7 million 5G base stations had been built and opened nationwide, and the 5G network had spread to all cities, counties, urban areas and 92% of towns and cities, with more than 12 5G base stations per 10,000 people.

The number of 5G cell phone users lpwa solutionsreached 428 million, 5G traffic accounted for 27.2% of mobile traffic, an increase of 19.1 percentage points over the same period last year. 5G application covers 40 major categories of social economy, and is widely used in more than 200 smart mines, more than 1,000 smart factories, more than 180 smart power grids, 89 ports, and more than 600 tertiary hospital projects nationwide. 5G The construction of virtual private networks in the field has been accelerated, from 1,655 in July of the previous year to 6,518, an increase of nearly three times.

The China Academy of Information and Communication Research reported that 5G will directly drive the total economic output of 1.3 trillion in 2021, directly driving the added value of the economy by about 300 billion yuan, turning into a key engine to drive a new round of economic development.

Despite the bountiful creation in 2021, the difficulties lurking in China's 5G industry are still numerous, and the problems on the application side are even more severe.

Suffering from the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the current decline in 5G terminal sales is very obvious. China ICT research data shows that in the first quarter of 2022, domestic 5G cell phone shipments decreased by 22.9% year-on-year. It is worth noting that this is the third month in a row that 5G cell phone shipments and their share have decreased. In the previous two months, 5G cell phone shipments fell below 80% of the total.

The preparation of the evaluation: thanks to the support of the policy and its insistence on high-quality network development, China's 5G network to promote the global 5G industry, but the special situation stage, should be more concerned about the application side of the problem, for the 5G terminal sales reduction problem to make effective solutions to deal with.