my country will start deploying and building IPv6 address projects in 2017

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A reporter from the Economic Information Daily recently learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other authoritative channels that my country will begin to deploy and build IPv6 address projects in 2017 and launch related applications. This means that my country's new generation of Internet based on IPv6 addresses will officially enter the deployment stage, which will have a significant role in promoting the development of new generation information technology industries such as the Internet of Things, Internet of Vehicles, and Artificial Intelligence.

It is understood that the deployment of a new generation of Internet is only one of the many measures taken by my country in 2017 to promote the development of a new generation of information technology industry. According to the arrangements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments, more measures to promote industrial development will be implemented in 2017.

Many favorable industrial support policies will be issued

The Economic Information Daily reporter recently learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments that in order to further promote the healthy development of my country's new generation of information technology industry, a number of industrial policies will be issued in 2017, and a series of measures will be implemented to promote the expansion and strengthening of the industry. In addition, the Ministry of Finance will also issue targeted fiscal, tax and financial policies to help industrial enterprises grow rapidly.

It is worth noting that in 2017, my country will officially deploy and build the IPv6 address project and launch related applications. As the technical foundation of the next generation Internet, once the IPv6 address begins to be deployed, it means that my country's new generation Internet will also enter the deployment and application stage. Since the next generation Internet can support many hardware facilities including PCs, smart mobile terminals, and smart furniture, it will have a significant role in promoting the development of my country's new generation information technology industries such as the Internet of Things, Internet of Vehicles, and Artificial Intelligence.

In addition to the deployment of the next generation Internet, a number of industrial policies will be implemented in 2017. According to the requirements of the "13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Strategic Emerging Industries", starting from 2017, five major projects will be launched, including the broadband rural demonstration project, the "Internet +" project, the big data development project, the integrated circuit development project, and the artificial intelligence innovation project; according to the "13th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization", several key action plans such as the Beidou system construction and application action and the new smart city construction action will also be implemented from 2017.

The reporter also learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that in 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will carry out demonstration applications in industries such as industrial cloud, industrial big data, and industrial e-commerce, and begin to build a key technical verification platform for the Industrial Internet; during the same period, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also implement a pilot project for universal telecommunications services, organize and carry out major "core, high-tech, and basic" projects, and focus on breakthroughs in core key links such as high-end storage devices, sensors, basic software, new displays, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.

Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said that the implementation of the above measures will create a good policy environment for the development of the new generation of information technology industry, and will also help the industry solve the problem of weak technology in key links such as basic research and development. Miao Wei also introduced that in 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further refine and clarify policy measures and major projects to comprehensively improve the development level of the entire industry.

Accelerate the construction of 5G network and other infrastructure

According to the "13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Strategic Emerging Industries" and "13th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization" released at the end of 2016, in order to promote the healthy development of my country's new generation of information technology industry, my country will increase investment in the field of information infrastructure construction. During the "13th Five-Year Plan", network infrastructure such as the new generation of Internet, 5G network, Beidou system, etc. will gradually enter the deployment and application stage, and the "Broadband China" strategy will continue to advance. In addition, national-level big data and cloud computing centers will begin to be planned and laid out, and the construction of new generation information technology infrastructure such as trusted computing and data security will also be carried out during the "13th Five-Year Plan".

The 13th Five-Year National Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan requires that in addition to promoting the R&D, deployment, and commercial use of 5G networks, the national backbone network will also be upgraded to high-speed transmission, flexible scheduling, and intelligent adaptation. The transition to an all-optical network will be fully realized, and the optical network coverage in urban areas will be accelerated. Access services of more than 1,000 megabits per second (1,000Mbps) will be provided, and household users in large and medium-sized cities will have flexible choices of bandwidths of more than 100Mbps. The coverage rate of rural fiber-optic broadband will be promoted, and more than 98% of administrative villages will have access to fiber-optic cables. Areas with conditions will provide access services of more than 100Mbps, and more than half of rural household users will have flexible choices of bandwidths of more than 50Mbps. The intelligent coordinated coverage of wired, wireless, and satellite radio and television networks will be promoted, and a radio and television integrated transmission coverage network that is integrated with the sky and the earth, interconnected, broadband interactive, intelligently coordinated, and manageable and controllable will be built.

The "13th Five-Year National Informatization Plan" proposes to accelerate the construction of various information networks and a new generation of information technology infrastructure by focusing on a number of key projects, including the integrated land, sea, air and space information network project, the national big data development project, the national Internet big data platform construction project, and the rural and remote areas broadband improvement project.

The Economic Information Daily reporter also learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that in 2017, my country will further implement network speed-up and fee-reduction, accelerate high-speed network construction, open up the "last mile" to households, and accelerate 4G network coverage in rural and remote areas. In 2017, urban households across the country will have 100Mbps fiber access capabilities, some cities will provide 1G ultra-high broadband services, more than 80% of administrative villages will have fiber to the village, Internet inter-network broadband capacity will be expanded to 1000G, and 3 new Internet backbone direct connection points will be added. In addition, in 2017, my country will begin to implement a pilot project for universal telecommunications services, support broadband construction and upgrading in more than 30,000 administrative villages, and strive to cover 8,000 more poor villages with broadband networks.

Wu Hequan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that the new generation of Internet, 5G, Beidou system, nationwide high-speed network and various data centers will be the infrastructure for the development of my country's new generation of information technology in the future, and will determine the development level of the entire industry. At present, my country attaches great importance to the construction of various new generation of information technology infrastructure. Not only does it have policy support, but it has also formulated a detailed implementation plan and a specific timetable, which will accelerate the construction of various information technology infrastructure and create a good material environment for the development of the new generation of information technology industry in the future.

Alibaba Research Institute believes that accelerating the construction of information technology infrastructure will not only directly drive investments of hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars, but will also create conditions for future national economic development and directly promote the sustainable development of multiple industries such as logistics, finance, manufacturing, and modern services.

Driving the economy

It is worth noting that as one of the five key industries to be cultivated in the "13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Strategic Emerging Industries", the new generation of information technology industry is becoming a new engine for my country's economic development.

The Strategic Emerging Industries Research Group of CCID Think Tank of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that information technology is still a pivotal technology for the development of emerging industries in various countries, and will further play a fundamental and supporting role in the future. New technologies and applications such as the new generation of broadband networks, smart earth, and cloud computing are very likely to become an important force in promoting the breakthrough development of the entire information industry. Information technology will also drive strong growth in multiple industries such as the Internet, the Internet of Things, e-commerce, and cultural creativity, and create new business models.

Wu Qi, head of the Commercial Bank Research Center of the Hengfeng Bank Research Institute, told reporters that as one of the strategic emerging industries that my country is accelerating to cultivate and develop, with the continuous improvement of technical equipment, business models and application services, and the continuous expansion of information consumption, the new generation of information technology industry is increasingly becoming the main driving force for my country's economic structure adjustment and industrial transformation and upgrading.

Wu Qi said that on the one hand, the new generation of information technology industry takes innovation as the main driving force, represents the new direction of technology and industrial development, and will become the pillar industry of the future national economy, playing a strong leading and driving role in the development of the national economy. On the other hand, the new generation of information technology industry has a strong correlation radiation and spillover effect. With the further integration of the Internet and the main industries of the national economy, the "Internet +" will continue to increase the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, effectively promoting the development of related and supporting industries. At present, the contribution rate of information technology to my country's GDP growth has reached 40%, while the United States has exceeded 70%. The market space for my country's new generation of information technology industry is huge. Among them, the next generation of communication networks, the Internet of Things, high-performance integrated circuits, cloud computing and mobile Internet will be the key areas for the development of the new generation of information technology industry.