Three-minute review! A quick overview of 5G industry development trends in November 2021

After the rapid development in 2020, 2021 is a critical year for my country's 5G. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that this year, my country's 5G base station construction will reach a cumulative goal of 1 million, and further results will be achieved in 5G network coverage, 5G terminal connection, 5G user growth and 5G commercial exploration. So how is the global 5G development in November? Let's take a look together!

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Huawei builds the world's first outdoor F5G super site

On November 3, China Unicom Qinghai and Huawei completed the commercial use of the world's first outdoor F5G super site solution in Dagaoling Village, Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province. The F5G super site is the industry's first one-stop solution launched by Huawei that connects transmission and access, achieving "convergent deployment of transmission and access."

Brazil officially launches 5G spectrum auction

On November 5, according to foreign media reports, after several postponements, Brazil officially launched the 5G spectrum auction on November 4. According to foreign media reports, the auction is expected to last until November 5, and 15 telecom operators will bid for the four 5G frequency bands of 700MHz, 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz and 26GHz.

China Telecom reaches procurement intention with 4 international suppliers

On November 8, at the 4th China International Import Expo, China Telecom reached a procurement cooperation intention with four international partners including Ericsson, Nokia, Dell and Samsung. The procurement scope covers 5G mobile base stations, data and transmission equipment, fixed-line terminals, servers, mobile terminals and other equipment and services.

China Unicom launches 5G messaging trial

On November 9, China Unicom launched a trial commercial use of 5G messages nationwide and launched a "5G message experience recruitment campaign" to provide free 5G message experience packages for corporate customers and individual users. It is reported that China Unicom's 5G messages have four characteristics: no downloading, native SMS entry; interactive services, intelligent services, free communication; rich media, full support for pictures, videos, fixed locations, etc.; information security, based on real-name authentication, data security and reliability.

Huawei builds a new generation of 5G base station antennas

On November 12, Zhejiang Mobile and Huawei successfully completed the pre-commercial verification of the innovative 5G new generation green Massive MIMO in Hangzhou, including key indicators such as coverage and performance gain of the innovative product. The results show that compared with traditional AAU, the new generation of green Massive MIMO achieves a 2dB increase in both uplink and downlink coverage, and a 30% to 40% increase in edge rate.

South Korea's Samsung launches 6G trials

On November 15, according to Yonhap News Agency, Samsung Electronics recently conducted a sixth-generation mobile communication (6G) test in the United States. The report pointed out that Samsung Research Center America (SRA) recently applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a license to use the experimental frequency and was approved. Samsung Electronics plans to confirm through the test whether 6G smartphones can be used for medium and long-distance communication with base stations.

my country to build the largest 5G independent network by 2025

On November 16, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Information and Communications Industry". The plan pointed out that by 2025, the overall scale of the information and communications industry will be further expanded, the development quality will be significantly improved, and a new digital infrastructure with high-speed, ubiquitous, integrated, interconnected, intelligent, green, safe and reliable will be basically established. It mentioned that in terms of communication network infrastructure, the world's largest 5G independent networking network should be built to achieve full coverage of cities and towns, basic coverage of administrative villages, and in-depth coverage of key application scenarios.

China's 5G terminal users reach 450 million

On November 16, according to the official account of Gongxin Micro News, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a press conference on the 14th Five-Year Plan for the development of the information and communications industry, introducing the relevant situation of the 14th Five-Year Plan for the development of the information and communications industry: At present, China has built more than 1.15 million 5G base stations, accounting for more than 70% of the world. All prefecture-level cities, more than 97% of county towns and 40% of townships and towns have achieved 5G network coverage, and the number of 5G terminal users has reached 450 million, accounting for more than 80% of the world.

China Radio and Television will officially launch 5G number distribution operations as soon as possible

On November 20, at the 2021 China 5G+ Industrial Internet Conference held in Wuhan, Song Qizhu, Chairman of China Radio and Television, said that the company's own core network and BOSS system are under construction, upgrading and system commissioning, and will officially launch the 5G number release operation of radio and television as soon as possible. He pointed out that China Radio and Television will take the opportunity of promoting the integration of national cable TV networks and the integrated development of radio and television 5G construction to give full play to the advantages of the 700MHz frequency band with wide coverage, fast deployment and low cost, and deeply implement the innovative development strategy of the industrial Internet.

The latest 5G user numbers of the three major operators are announced

On November 22, the three major operators released their operating data for October 2021. my country's 5G package users exceeded 660 million. Among them, China Mobile's 5G package users were 355.2 million, with a net increase of 24.299 million in October and a cumulative net increase of 165 million this year; China Unicom's 5G package users were 143.5 million, with a net increase of 6.568 million in October and a cumulative net increase of 72.683 million this year; China Telecom's 5G package users were 168.5 million, with a net increase of 12.95 million in October and a cumulative net increase of 81.99 million this year.