On the morning of March 8, ∞λ★after the second plenary se↓→εssion of the Fifth Session o∑§★​f the 13th National People's ∑'Congress, the "ministerial channel" was&₹ opened, and some of the respons★≥ible persons of relevant ministries an•β&d commissions of the Statα♥♦÷e Council were invited to acceδ₽≈σpt online video interviews.

Since the commercial use of 5Gλ✔$↓, many enterprises have regarde★¥d the use and development of 5G§σ technology as an important oγ<∏βpportunity. How does the Ministry$  of Industry and Informat↓"₹ ion Technology view accelerating∞♦≠ the development of 5G t>‍≥¶his year?

Xiao Yaqing, Minister of I®πφndustry and Information Technoloβ<gy, said that the developmen©♥‍£t of 5G now has a very good fou←&≈ndation. On the one hand, there is α'→¶network construction. Chin αa's 5G network is now the wor∑πld's leading and largest. The tota'÷✔&l number of base sta  →×tions exceeded 1.425Ω§ million, and the actual num≥↔®↔ber of connected users exceeded 500 ↕ million. Everyone also f≠$↔Ωelt the convenience of life an$≥d work. Many application scenaγ♦rios are emerging. For exampl÷×e, the Beijing Winter Olympic§§s, which has just been succe​'ssfully held, has made the appα‌"<lication of 5G technologyβ​ richer for people who ∏δ★φcannot be there in person. The next t→$hing is to work on the base station, a < nd now it's not enoug>≥§h.

In addition, it is necessa∏€ry to further expand and enrich <≠≠the application scenarios to facilita​•✘te everyone's work and lifα $​e. We also encourage ♣™♥more application cases, applicati'β× on scenarios, application softwar★πφe, and application practices to emerge,​£✔ and do a good job in promoting and ×₩leading demonstrations, s§↔o that 5G applications can emλ ✘​erge more extensively.

In addition, in the p£♥πrocess of 5G development, it is necessa>↑✘↕ry for all walks of life α✘to form a joint force and♠₩​€ accommodate each other, so tα↓≥₽hat the development of 5G±₽α will maintain a leading positioγ≥"‌n in technology and have more i'©σ≤nnovation. Here, while developi"♣∑∏ng 5G, we should also consider the e≠&volution direction and technicaγ↓$l route of the next-gener≠÷ ation communication technolog↑¶♥£y, and plan and deploy i£≠• n advance for the development of ™✘the next-generation communicaβ♦↑tion technology, that ↑¥is, 6G.