China Mobile announces it has built more than 500,000 5G base stations

On the afternoon of August 31, the 2021 World 5G Conference opened in Yizhuang, Beijing. At the main forum of the conference held today, Yang Jie, Chairman of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., introduced the company's latest progress in 5G construction.

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Yang Jie introduced that China Mobile has now built a 5G network that basically covers the entire country, with more than 500,000 5G base stations built; developed nearly 280 million 5G package users; and served 18 sub-industries, with more than 200 leading demonstration projects and more than 4,000 commercial cases.

He also said that 3G and 4G promoted the popularization of mobile Internet, and 5G accelerated the integration and innovation of AI, big data, cloud and other technologies. Next, China Mobile will promote 5G to achieve four stronger:

A stronger network accelerates the transformation to intelligent network;

Stronger technology to tackle key areas such as immersive real-time communications, deterministic networks, and high-precision positioning;

Stronger applications: enrich digital life applications, promote the integration of 5G into the core production links, and promote the large-scale development of 5G applications;

Stronger ecosystem: Build a 5G innovation consortium where products are jointly innovated, value is jointly created, and interests are shared.

Yang Jie also talked about the multiple 5G applications jointly cultivated and expanded by China Mobile and Beijing. In the next step, China Mobile will aim to serve Beijing in building a global digital economy benchmark city, focusing on six areas including new infrastructure, artificial intelligence, smart cities, government support, network security, and emergency communications. It will comprehensively assist Beijing in building six high grounds that lead the development of the global digital economy and accelerate information technologies such as 5G.