5G development has entered a critical period, and the following major applications are worth paying attention to in 2021

Since its official commercial launch in 2019, after explosive growth in 2020, my country's 5G development will usher in a critical period in 2021. So far, my country has built more than 700,000 5G base stations, the number of 5G terminal connections is close to 200 million, the number of 5G users exceeds 120 million, and the 5G network has basically achieved coverage in major provinces, cities and towns. 5G construction has achieved initial results and scale. Against this background, 5G will explore deeper fields in 2021.

On the one hand, continuing to strengthen 5G network and infrastructure construction, improving the development of 5G supporting industries, upgrading 5G spectrum and technology, and promoting the formulation of industry-related standards will still be important contents of my country's 5G development in 2021. On the other hand, with the basic 5G foundation in place, in response to the 2020 Government Work Report, expanding "5G applications" will become a new focus in 2021. So what applications are worth paying attention to in 2021?

5G+VR

5G has the advantages of "low latency, large capacity, and high speed", which just hits the pain points of VR device applications. 5G can enable VR devices to obtain better network conditions, so that consumers can get a better experience during use, thus bringing direct benefits to the growth of the VR market. According to relevant institutions, the scale of the domestic VR device market may reach 33 billion yuan in 2021.

5G+Internet of Vehicles

The Internet of Vehicles is the key to ensuring the safety of autonomous driving and improving traffic efficiency. At present, the information service applications brought by the Internet of Vehicles, such as online navigation reminders and multimedia downloads, have been fully integrated into low-level autonomous driving services. Against this background, the future Internet of Vehicles will realize high-level autonomous driving services such as vehicle-road collaborative control and remote control operation, which cannot be separated from the support of 5G and other technologies.

5G+Industrial Internet

Since 2020, the Industrial Internet has become a major focus of my country's manufacturing development, and the exploration of the integrated application of 5G and the Industrial Internet has also begun. In 2021, as the 5G application innovation cooperation between industrial enterprises and communication equipment manufacturers, operators, etc. develops from production auxiliary business to the direction of integration with the core business of industrial production, the integration of 5G and the Industrial Internet will deepen.

5G+Healthcare

At present, although the construction of medical informatization has been basically completed, hospitals are in the stage of transition from wired to wireless, and the imbalance between supply and demand of medical resources and high medical costs have been alleviated. However, the application of information technology in real diagnosis and surgery still needs to seek breakthroughs. In this context, 5G and medical and health development will cooperate in multiple scenarios and fields in 2021.

5G+Agriculture

Agriculture is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. As an important agricultural country in the world, my country has been seeking to become an agricultural power. Among them, the application of agricultural technology and the transformation and upgrading of smart agriculture have become the key. In order to achieve high-quality and intelligent development of agriculture, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, drones, etc. have been widely used in recent years. As one of them, 5G also has a wide range of application space.

5G+Education

Education is the foundation of a country. Over the years, my country has invested a lot in and paid a lot of attention to education. Since the advent of the Internet era, the rise of distance education, Internet education, and modern education has enriched the form of education and promoted the further high-quality development of education. In this context, both distance education and smart education cannot be separated from the strong support brought by 5G.