How powerful is 5G?

The reporter learned from the interview that my country has built more than 800,000 5G base stations, and 5G is rapidly being integrated into thousands of industries, bringing about improved industrial efficiency.

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5G is rapidly integrating into all industries

The screen in the exhibition area of ​​the conference showed dozens of unmanned pure electric transport vehicles busy in the mining area, and the excavator driver in the office held the joystick and operated the excavator in the mining area for loading and unloading. This is the mining scene of Henan Luo Mo Group, which has built a smart mine using 5G technology.

"5G makes mining operations more efficient and safer, and effectively improves the working environment for workers," said Cao Quanxing, director of the Industrial Customer Center of China Telecom Henan Branch.

The smart mine of Luoyang Molybdenum Group is just a microcosm of the integration of 5G into thousands of industries. The reporter learned from the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Conference that my country has more than 9,000 5G application innovation cases, and 5G is rapidly integrating into thousands of industries, forming a systematic leading advantage.

Telecom operators are actively participating in the market. China Telecom leverages the advantages of "5G cloud network integration" to empower and inject intelligence into traditional industries. China Mobile fully implements the "5G" plan to promote 5G integration into various industries and serve the public. China Unicom uses 5G as a strategic driving force to lead development and has built more than 300 5G lighthouse projects.

5G empowers industries and cannot do without the support of basic networks. "my country is leading in the development of 5G networks. By the end of March 2021, my country had built 819,000 5G base stations, accounting for more than 70% of the world's total, and built the world's largest independent 5G network," said Liu Liehong, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at the conference. According to data from international speed measurement agencies in March, my country's mobile network speed ranked fourth in the world, and fixed broadband speed ranked 16th in the world.

Improve the efficiency and quality of traditional industries

The speed of a single vehicle can be increased from <10 km/h to 30 km/h when the 5G fleet is autonomous. The transportation time of mining trucks can be increased from 16 hours to 24 hours. The fleet has improved efficiency and reduced the number of people in dangerous positions from 230 to 110, reducing costs by more than 10 million yuan.

This is the report card of the 5G transformation of the Qianye Cement Project of Henan Energy Chemical Coking Coal Group. The 5G transformation of the Qianye Cement Project realizes unmanned operation of the entire process of shoveling, loading and transportation in the open-pit mine through remote control, automatic marshaling and unmanned driving scenarios.

"5G technology has the characteristics of large bandwidth, low latency and wide connection. Application scenarios such as remote control and unmanned driving mainly require large bandwidth and low latency." said Lu Jinjun, President of the Second Department of the Industrial Industry Business Unit of China Telecom Group.

Industry experts believe that the 5G international standards will be introduced into my country in stages in different versions. The stages of standard introduction determine the stages of industrialization, which in turn determines that 5G integrated applications will meet the application needs of large bandwidth, low latency and wide connectivity in various industries in stages.

Cui Li, chief development officer of ZTE, said that 5G technology has rich applications, and if it is intertwined with technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, it will produce a fusion effect. The current impact on the industry is reflected in improving efficiency and quality, and it may reshape some industries in the future.

Converged applications require collaborative efforts

The 14th Five-Year Plan is a critical period for the large-scale application of 5G in my country. While promoting the development of digital industrialization, 5G will effectively improve the level of digitalization of my country's industries and has huge development potential. It is estimated that by 2025, 5G will drive about 1.2 trillion yuan of network construction investment, drive 8 trillion yuan of information consumption, and directly drive 2.93 trillion yuan of economic added value.

Industry experts believe that in the process of promoting the digital transformation of the industry, 5G must be closely integrated with industry-specific technologies, knowledge, and experience. The integrated application is very complex and difficult. We cannot expect to stop at the first try. It requires the collaboration of multiple parties to overcome difficulties and fight hard battles. We must continue to work hard for a long time.

Liu Liehong believes that in order to continuously enhance my country's leading advantage in 5G systems, it is necessary to strengthen planning guidance and systematically promote the development of 5G applications; consolidate the industrial foundation, improve network supply capabilities, industrial innovation levels and security capabilities; enrich integrated applications, expand key industry applications, and refine typical application scenarios; optimize the ecological environment, strengthen the overall coordination of relevant departments and local governments, enhance market dynamism, and play a good "team game"; strengthen international cooperation, build a high-level open system for 5G, and cultivate a new ecosystem of global open cooperation.

Lu Jinjun, Cui Li and others believe that the coverage of 5G base stations should be continuously expanded, industry standards for 5G scenario applications should be formulated, a group of 5G system integrators and service providers should be cultivated, and enterprises should be encouraged to explore new business models to create a vibrant 5G business environment.