Good news for 5G! China ranks first in the world in 6G patents, and many countries are investing heavily to catch up

As a developing country, China's international status is second only to that of the United States. Looking back decades ago, China even had difficulty having a "voice" in the international arena. However, in 2020, when the health incident broke out, China achieved positive economic growth, and in the first half of 2021, when work and production resumed, it delivered a "good result" of 53.2 trillion yuan in GDP, a year-on-year increase of 12.7% in 2020, of which the second quarter grew by 7.9% year-on-year.

Judging from the current GDP development level, it is expected that GDP in 2021 may exceed 100 trillion yuan again and may reach 110 trillion yuan. In this regard, the Asian Development Bank predicts that China's economic growth rate in 2021 may reach 8.1%.

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Now, the gap between China and the world's largest economy, the United States, is getting smaller and smaller. A British authoritative research institute predicts that by 2028, China's GDP may surpass that of the United States and become the world's largest economy.

The reason for this is that China has made remarkable achievements in various fields. For example, in 5G technology, which other countries are trying to catch up with, China has firmly occupied the first place in the world. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, within two years of 5G commercial use, a total of 961,000 5G base stations have been built, and 190,000 have been built in the first half of 2021 alone. What makes the Chinese proud is that 70% of the world's 5G base stations are in China, and China's 5G has formed the world's largest 5G coverage network.

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications has another good news

Recently, on July 25, 2021, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications once again brought good news about 5G. According to CCTV News, BUPT and Galaxy Aerospace have launched the first national integration test of low-orbit broadband communication satellite and smart 5G private network in Beijing and Jinan. The test aims to solve the problem of dependence of remote private network communication on ground optical fiber infrastructure. Let 5G technology better serve polar scientific research, offshore development or emergency rescue scenarios such as forest fires and earthquakes.

Experts said that this 5G experiment is of great significance. Satellite Internet based on low-orbit broadband communication satellites not only has the advantages of wide coverage, large bandwidth, low cost and low latency, but also can integrate the development of aerospace, communications and the Internet. On the one hand, it makes the development of 5G technology more solid, and on the other hand, it lays a solid foundation for the development of 6G, and can realize the important plan of global satellite communication network coverage in the 5G and 6G era.

Nowadays, the competition in space internet is fierce. The United States has taken the lead in building a network consisting of 42,000 satellites, while China already has several low-orbit broadband satellites in orbit. Experts say that by 2030, the market size of China's satellite internet may exceed 100 billion yuan.

However, while developing 5G, many countries have begun to deploy more advanced 6G technology. I believe many people may be confused. After all, 5G has not been developed for a long time, but countries are "anxious" to develop 6G. Although the coverage of 5G is already wide enough, 6G technology can break through the limitations of region and space and cover "sea, land and air". The development and maturity of this technology represents whether a country's scientific research strength is strong. Therefore, in the 6G track, China is already "ready to go".

Many countries are spending a lot of money to catch up

As we all know, the main arena of 6G technology is "in the sky", that is, in the outer space. 6G needs to rely on satellites to achieve network coverage, and the United States has been at the forefront of all countries in this regard. Relevant data shows that the United States has already mastered some space resources, such as satellite positioning technology, satellite orbit technology and satellite frequency technology. In addition, in order to ensure its position as the world's number one, the United States has also established a "6G Alliance" and has brought in many corporate giants with strong R&D capabilities.

In addition to the United States, other countries are also "not willing to be outdone". It is reported that South Korea plans to inject 220 billion won into the research and development of 6G technology in 2025; Japan "invests" 50 billion yen in the development of 6G; Germany has invested 700 million euros, and the European Union recently announced that it will accelerate the construction and development of 6G. However, China has not "fallen behind" in 6G, but has taken the lead in taking the first place in the world.

China ranks first in the world in 6G patents

In fact, China had established a relevant research and development team as early as 2019. After three years of dedicated polishing, in November 2020, China's "University of Electronic Science and Technology" satellite was successfully launched. You should know that this satellite is the world's first 6G experimental satellite.

Moreover, in April 2021, the National Intellectual Property Development Center released a "Report" on 6G. According to the report, the number of 6G patent applications in all countries in the world has reached 38,000. Among them, China has become the main contributor to patent applications, with a total of 13,000 applications, accounting for more than 35% of the world, ranking first in the world.

Most importantly, the development of 6G technology is closely related to the maturity of 5G technology, and China's 5G is undoubtedly leading the world, so China will not lose to other countries in the 6G race. According to the "6G White Paper", 6G will be commercially available by 2030. In other words, there may be less than 9 years left before we can use 6G.

China has already had a plan for the development of 6G technology in the future. It may not be easy for other countries to surpass China, don’t you think?