The number of 5G base stations has reached 1.159 million. The Gigabit optical network has the capacity to cover more than 200 million households.

Yesterday, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of industry and information technology in the first three quarters. According to Luo Junjie, spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, in the first three quarters, the total volume of telecommunications business increased by 28% year-on-year, and the revenue of telecommunications business increased by 8.4% year-on-year, with the growth rate increasing by 5.2% year-on-year; the number of 5G base stations has reached 1.159 million, the number of 5G terminal connections has reached 450 million households, and the gigabit optical network has the ability to cover more than 200 million households; there are more than 1,800 "5G+Industrial Internet" projects under construction nationwide; as of the end of September, the proportion of IPv6 traffic in my country's mobile communication network has reached 22.87%, completing the phased target of 20% ahead of schedule, marking that my country's IPv6 development has entered the era of "traffic improvement".

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is also carrying out special rectification of APPs, deepening the prevention and control of telecommunications network fraud, accelerating the promotion of aging-friendly and barrier-free transformation of Internet applications, and striving to build a good environment for the digital society.

my country's IPv6 development has entered the era of "traffic increase"

Zhao Zhiguo, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Information and Communications Administration, said that China's IPv6 network "highway" has been fully built. According to Zhao Zhiguo, basic telecommunications companies have completed the IPv6 upgrade and transformation of backbone networks, LTE networks, and metropolitan area networks, and achieved IPv6 interconnection of 14 backbone network direct connection points across the country, and IPv6 international entry and exit bandwidth has been "built from scratch".

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At the same time, more than 90% of the content distribution network nodes in China support IPv6. Among the 11 major cloud service companies in China, nearly half of the cloud hosts have better IPv6 performance than IPv4.

In particular, the level of support for terminal equipment has been improved. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has clearly stated the requirements for supporting IPv6 functions in normative documents such as equipment network access detection and radio signal approval. In terms of mobile terminals, the new models and systems released by major mobile phone manufacturers since 2018 have fully supported IPv6. In terms of fixed terminals, the mainstream optical modem equipment in the market has all supported IPv6, and the three basic telecommunications companies have completed the remote upgrade of all qualified existing optical modems.

In addition, as of the end of September, the proportion of IPv6 traffic in my country's mobile communication network has reached 22.87%, completing the interim target of 20% ahead of schedule, indicating that my country's IPv6 development has entered the "traffic increase" era.

"In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will earnestly organize and implement the "Three-Year Special Action Plan to Improve IPv6 Traffic (2021-2023)" that has been issued. It will guide all parties in the industry to make solid progress and work together to solve shortcomings such as the low proportion of IPv6 applications in commercial Internet applications, insufficient IPv6 support capabilities of home terminals, and the need to enhance the IPv6 service performance of application infrastructure." Zhao Zhiguo said.

The pop-up information on the opening screen that "cannot be turned off" has been basically eliminated, and the "random jump" has dropped to 1%

In response to the strong public response to telecommunications network fraud, infringement of user privacy, spam nuisance and other issues that harm user rights and interests, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has stepped up its efforts to prevent and combat them.

It is reported that the "Internet Site Management Coordination Work Plan" was recently issued, and public opinions are being solicited on regulations such as the management regulations for short message and voice call services, and the data security management measures in the industrial and information technology fields.

We have carried out electronic verification of relevant filing information, and the website filing rate and filing information accuracy rate have reached 99%; we have implemented the real-name system for telephone calls, and have implemented "secondary real-person authentication" for more than 24.55 million high-risk telephone cards. We have strengthened technical prevention measures, and have built a 12381 fraud warning and dissuasion SMS system. Together with the public security organs, we have proactively discovered 820,000 potential victims to minimize the risk of people being deceived.

In response to the problems of high-risk phone cards involved in fraud and the order of the Internet market, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has launched a number of special actions, including the card-cutting action, the centralized rectification of camera network security, APP governance, and the rectification of the Internet industry. It has organized a centralized investigation and disposal of 64.41 million high-risk phone cards involved in fraud, dealt with 1,079 camera network security vulnerabilities, and removed a total of 408 APPs that refused to rectify. Among them, through the special rectification action for the Internet industry, major Internet companies have been rectified, and their internal management systems have been improved faster. The problem of "cannot turn off" pop-up information on the screen has been basically eliminated, and the problems of illegal use of "black broadband" and inaccurate filing information have also been greatly reduced.

It is worth mentioning that users have always complained strongly about the "inability to turn off" and "random jumps" of pop-up information on the opening screen. After more than half a year of focused rectification, the problem of "inability to turn off" the opening screen information of major Internet companies has been basically solved. The proportion was still relatively high in the early days, but now it has reached zero, and this problem has been basically solved. The discovery rate of "random jumps" misleading users has also dropped significantly, and according to statistics, it has now dropped to 1%.

In terms of preventing and controlling telecommunications network fraud, the number of fraud-related calls and text messages intercepted so far this year has exceeded 1 billion. In terms of combating and controlling "black radio" and "fake base stations", the police have cooperated with the public security departments to investigate and deal with more than 16,000 "black radio" crimes and more than 6,000 "fake base station" crimes. The "one-card check" service for mobile phone cards has also been launched. The average daily cancellation volume has increased by 13% in just one month, effectively solving the problem of users being issued cards without knowing it.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that it will work with relevant departments to issue and implement the "Mobile Internet Application Personal Information Protection Management Regulations" as soon as possible.

Aging-friendly work is a long-term and systematic project

"There are still certain difficulties in effectively solving the problem of the elderly using smart technology. This is a long-term task and a systematic project. We need to integrate the concept of aging-friendly work into the entire process of economic and social development. It also requires joint efforts from the government, the market, society, relevant organizations and individuals." Zhao Zhiguo said.

To this end, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology included "effectively solving the difficulties faced by the elderly in using smart technology" in the "I will do practical things for the people" list, continued to strengthen supervision and guidance of relevant units and enterprises, and made positive progress.

First, solve the problem of "not easy to use" Internet applications. Continue to promote the special action of Internet application transformation, guide and urge websites and apps closely related to the elderly to carry out aging-friendly transformation. At present, 104 websites and apps have initially completed aging-friendly transformation and achieved phased results. Specifically: First, it is easier for the elderly to browse news. Some official government websites and news applications commonly used by the elderly have designed related functions such as font enlargement and voice broadcast, and the page information is more eye-catching, allowing the elderly to see more clearly. Second, online shopping is simpler. The e-commerce applications of some key Internet companies are designed to simplify the search, purchase, payment and other operation processes for the elderly, helping the elderly to shop online more conveniently. The third is to buy tickets and take taxis more worry-free. The main transportation applications have launched related services such as "one-click ticket booking" and "one-click taxi call", with simpler functions to help the elderly buy tickets quickly and travel safely.

The second is to solve the problem of "few choices" of aging-friendly products. Formulate and publish standards for aging-friendly smart terminals. Focusing on aging-friendly functions such as screen display, audio control, and remote assistance of smart terminal products such as mobile phones and color TVs, clarify specific technical requirements and provide standardized guidance for terminal companies' design and production. Continue to expand the supply of aging-friendly products; guide companies to develop simple and easy-to-use smart health and elderly care products, including wearable devices such as smart elderly bracelets and smart monitoring watches, which can realize one-click emergency calls, fall warnings, health monitoring and other related functions, helping the elderly to easily enjoy the dividends brought by the information age.

The third is to solve the problem that the elderly "can't use" smart products and applications. Organize the whole industry to carry out a variety of mobile phone knowledge education activities: On the one hand, organize three basic telecommunications companies to "invite in" the elderly. Set up a special area for the elderly in offline business halls, hold mobile phone classes and other activities, and the current statistics exceed 40,000, providing common APP application guidance, exclusive explanations and other related services to more than 600,000 elderly people. On the other hand, organize some Internet companies to take the initiative to "go out". Combined with traditional festivals such as the Double Ninth Festival, carry out theme services for respecting and helping the elderly, bring mobile phone terminals into the elderly community, and "hand in hand" teach the elderly to use smart phones, tablets and other related electronic products, so as to help the elderly enjoy digital life when their children are not around.

It was revealed that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further strengthen organization and coordination, improve work measures, and strive to ensure the continuity, flexibility and visibility of aging-friendly transformation:

• Research and formulate relevant standards for the adaptation of telecommunications services to the elderly, clarify the requirements for elderly-friendly and assistive services in various scenarios, focus on strengthening service supervision, and continuously improve the service experience of elderly users.
• Guide and urge websites and mobile apps participating in the special campaign to complete the transformation tasks within the year, and conduct Internet application adaptability and accessibility assessments, and those that pass the assessments will be awarded information accessibility-related labels.
• Actively promote the popularization and application of intelligent terminal products such as intelligent assistive devices and elderly care in relevant places such as national smart health care demonstration communities, to help the elderly better integrate into the information society and share the fruits of information development.