The construction enthusiasm remains unabated, and 5G will drive the full resumption of work and production in the industrial chain

The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic that began to spread in early 2020 has affected the production and life of people across the country. As the saying goes, "disease comes like a mountain falling, and disease goes away like pulling a thread." The epidemic is fierce, and it will take time for it to completely disappear. Now that the epidemic has been brought under control, my country has won the first stage of the "anti-epidemic" campaign. The next step is to study how to resume work and production in an orderly manner and achieve normal operation of various industries under the premise of controlling the spread of the epidemic.

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The information and communication industry is a strategic, basic and leading industry that fully supports economic and social development. The information and communication industry's good work in resuming work and production can not only play a good demonstration and driving role in the resumption of work and production of enterprises across the country, but also play an important role in supporting and guaranteeing work. On February 22, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a video and telephone conference to accelerate the development of 5G and resume work and production in the information and communication industry. The conference emphasized that while doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, we must do a solid job in 5G development and resumption of work and production, strive to complete the annual development goals and tasks, and make important contributions to the overall coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development.

5G has played an important role in fighting the epidemic and resuming work and production. At the same time, 2020 is also a critical year for 5G construction. How to push 5G construction onto the right track as soon as possible is an important topic of concern to all parties. It is understood that under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the information and communication industry has begun orderly 5G construction and resumption of work and production.

The entire industry works together to overcome the impact of the epidemic on 5G development

At present, affected by the epidemic, the operating pressure of related enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, has suddenly increased. The 5G industry is large in scale and has a long industrial chain, involving hundreds of enterprises, many of which are small and medium-sized enterprises. The huge market demand generated by the construction and development of 5G will be transmitted layer by layer to enterprises such as equipment, terminals, chips, devices, and materials, significantly driving the resumption of work and production of upstream and downstream enterprises. "It can be said that grasping the 'bull's nose' of 5G construction and development will have a multiplier effect on promoting the resumption of work and production of upstream and downstream enterprises in the information and communication industry." Chen Jiachun, a first-level inspector of the Information and Communication Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said.

The epidemic has already had an impact on macroeconomic operations, and this year is a critical year for the construction and development of 5G. The epidemic has had an impact on the construction and development of 5G to a certain extent.

In this regard, Chen Jiachun believes that the entire industry should follow the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, overcome the impact of the epidemic, grasp the rhythm of development, turn crisis into opportunity, and win the battle of 5G network construction and application promotion. In terms of specific measures, on the one hand, we should take measures according to local conditions, accelerate the pace of 5G network construction, and strive to achieve 5G network coverage in all prefecture-level cities across the country by the end of 2020. In terms of construction, all enterprises should adjust and optimize the original work processes and time plans according to the epidemic prevention and control situation, and do as much as possible online in electronic ways, do what can be done in parallel, and do what can be done in advance in advance, and try to shorten the on-site time requirements. In terms of industrial collaboration, we should give full play to the leading role of telecommunications companies, organize equipment manufacturers and terminal manufacturers to work together, and make testing, procurement, construction, and supply closely linked to each other, so as to recover the progress affected by the epidemic. Tower companies should make site construction plans more accurate in combination with the actual epidemic situation in various places and the requirements for classification and grading of prevention and control. On the other hand, we should actively enrich 5G application scenarios and vigorously promote the development of 5G applications. 5G applications have demonstrated great potential in the fight against the epidemic and in resuming work and production. We should take this opportunity to accelerate the development of 5G applications.

The 5G industry chain is gradually resuming work and production

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, communication industry companies have begun to deploy the next step of resuming production and work. Operators have held meetings to discuss the network construction plan for 2020, and companies in the industrial chain have also begun to resume work and production in an orderly manner, striving to get the operation of the industrial chain back on track as soon as possible.

China Mobile's goal of "building 300,000 5G base stations" this year remains unchanged. On February 21, China Mobile held a video conference to coordinate the promotion of epidemic prevention and control and resumption of work and production, stating that it would vigorously implement the "5G+" plan, work with all parties in the industry to seize the construction period, complete the 5G network construction on time and with quality, enrich 5G application scenarios, explore new 5G business models and integrated marketing models, accelerate the integration of 5G into various industries and serve the public, stimulate the potential of new information consumption, and lead the industry to improve the quality of supply and service level.

Yang Jie, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Mobile, visited the 5G test site of the China Mobile Research Institute Laboratory on February 26 to learn about the 5G independent networking test and resumption of work and production, and to express his condolences to the employees who participated in the test. Yang Jie said that the company should fully implement the requirements put forward by the Party Central Committee to steadily promote the construction of 5G communication networks, insist on taking 5G construction and development as a major political task, grasp the key time nodes, and grasp the progress of 5G independent networking tests, gradually restore all aspects of work to normal, ensure that the 5G network construction is completed on schedule, and ensure that the 5G construction goals remain unchanged and the development rhythm does not stop.

In accelerating the development of 5G, China Telecom stated that it will accelerate the pace of 5G network construction, speed up the progress of various links such as design, bidding, procurement, and construction, ensure that the annual 5G construction goals are completed on time with quality and quantity, and at the same time do a good job in co-construction and sharing with China Unicom, strengthen communication and coordination, and ensure efficient and orderly project organization; enrich 5G technology application scenarios, promote the construction of smart cities and safe towns, enrich 5G+AI+cloud network integration application scenarios, and promote large-scale information technology applications in key industries such as medical cloud and education cloud; promote 5G terminal consumption, by increasing 5G terminal sales, vigorously promoting credit purchases to promote 5G VR/AR and game terminal consumption, and accelerating 4G to 5G replacement actions; accelerate the construction of cloud network integration.

Recently, China Telecom was the first in the industry to complete the performance verification of the entire system of 5G independent networking core network commercial equipment. At the same time, the 5G end-to-end system function verification and cross-vendor interoperability testing have also been basically completed, promoting the commercialization of 5G SA equipment in terms of functions, performance and multi-vendor networking, and laying a solid foundation for the large-scale deployment of 5G SA.

On February 20, China Unicom and China Telecom held a special meeting on accelerating the construction of 5G networks, and reached a high degree of consensus on accelerating the construction of 5G networks, ensuring that the 5G construction goals will not be lowered, completing the established 5G construction tasks in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and co-construction cities in the first half of the year, and completing the established construction tasks across the country in the third quarter. On February 21, China Unicom held a video conference to promote investment and construction work during the national epidemic, and clearly required provincial companies to highlight key points and accelerate 5G construction. In the first half of the year, China Unicom and China Telecom will strive to complete the construction tasks of 47 cities and 100,000 base stations, and strive to complete the construction of 250,000 base stations across the country in the third quarter, completing the annual construction target one quarter ahead of schedule.

Regarding 5G construction in 2020, China Tower stated that tower companies in various provinces will continue to actively communicate and coordinate with telecommunications companies, fully understand network construction plans, fully grasp the pace of project construction, make good plans for coordination, resource inspections and construction plan preparations, implement projects in a down-to-earth manner, and make every effort to ensure project quality and safe production.

At present, relevant equipment companies are promoting the resumption of work and production in an orderly manner in accordance with relevant national requirements, and are making every effort to maintain stable production and operation. For example, Huawei officially resumed work on February 3; ZTE has currently restored 60% of its employees to work, and other employees have resumed work through telephone conferences, working from home, etc., and the company's production capacity has recovered to 70%.

5G will drive the full resumption of work and production in the industrial chain

In general, 5G has played an important role in fighting the epidemic. Since the outbreak, various local enterprises have carried out a lot of fruitful work, actively deployed and improved 5G networks, and built more than 500 5G base stations in a very short time in key support places such as special hospitals and temporary emergency command centers, breaking the routine and following wartime practices, effectively ensuring the smooth flow of the network and the application of new technologies. So far, the number of 5G base stations built and put into operation nationwide has exceeded 150,000. At the same time, the entire industry has actively used 5G technology to launch new applications such as telemedicine, intelligent medical robots, thermal imaging temperature detection, and unmanned disinfection, providing strong technical support for epidemic prevention and control.

At the same time, 5G also shows great potential in resuming work and production. As the epidemic situation gradually stabilizes, the information and communication industry is actively exploring new models of 5G to help resume work and production, and launching a variety of innovative applications such as 5G+ remote contract signing, smart construction sites, smart logistics, and remote monitoring. In addition, with the help of 5G technology, new learning and office models such as distance education and online office are widely popularized, helping various learning work to proceed in an orderly manner during the epidemic.

5G will play a leading role in the resumption of work and production of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain. The arrival of the resumption of work and production will prompt 5G to play an important role in a wider and deeper level, providing strong momentum for the steady growth of the economy. 5G will also provide strong support for the stable operation of the national economy. The epidemic has already had an impact on the operation of the macro-economy, and expanding consumption is one of the important focuses to hedge the impact of the epidemic. The construction and development of 5G will further drive consumers to buy 5G mobile phones and use various 5G applications, greatly driving information consumption. At the same time, it also provides a network environment for various vertical industries to use 5G to improve production models and improve production efficiency, which will help promote the resumption of work and production and transformation and development of enterprises, and better support the stable operation of the economy.

In short, the epidemic will not stop the advancement of 5G. I believe that through the efforts and innovation of the entire industry chain, 5G construction will eventually achieve fruitful results.