BEIJING: China built 3.19 million 5G base stations by the end of September in its drive to propel the digital and intelligent transformation of the real economy, official data revealed.
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Zhao Zhiguo Aid, said that every 10,000 Chinese people had 22.6 5G stations by last month.
China has also made active contributions to formulating 5G global standards. By the end of September, it was in possession of 42% of the world’s standard essential patents declared for 5G technology, A Chinese daily reported.
The ministry said that developing telecommunications infrastructure like 5G base stations has facilitated production and enriched lives across the country.
It said that in the third year of a three-year country-wide programme to promote the application of 5G, the technology is now integrated into around 70% of China’s economic sectors.
Zhao said that 5G in mining, power supply, and other industrial sectors has helped companies enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
The ministry said 5G has powered more than 7,000 industrial internet projects nationwide.
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Citing a survey, Zhao said that digital technologies like the industrial internet have immensely revolutionized the ways of production of traditional industries. About 85% of companies said their efficiency improved markedly.
The ministry pledged to foster the personal and industrial uses of 5G technology and vigorously promote the innovative development of the 5G-powered industrial internet.
Digital technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things have made public services more accessible, the ministry said.
China’s 5G-Assisted Intelligent Education Pilot Programmes
Zhao said that China had launched 109 5G-assisted intelligent education pilot programmes, which have given rise to remote education.
He said that in terms of medical services, patients can now consult doctors online and receive treatment with the help of smart medical equipment and data.
