On the morning of March Ω★‍↔8, after the second plenary ses<∏ sion of the Fifth Session of the 13th ≈£National People's Congres‌"s, the "ministerial channel" ♣✔was opened, and some of tβ​he responsible persons of r♥δ​→elevant ministries and commiss¥§ ions of the State Council © were invited to accept online video i≈α φnterviews.

Since the commercial use of 5G,' ©♥ many enterprises have reg∑★arded the use and development o•↓"f 5G technology as an important oppo$β§<rtunity. How does the Minis&★try of Industry and Infor<♦mation Technology view accelerating÷± the development of 5G this year?

Xiao Yaqing, Ministe↕&r of Industry and Information &​∑Technology, said that the γ<±✔development of 5G no₹≥↕w has a very good foundation.γ" On the one hand, there isε$'λ network construction. China&apo♥‍s;s 5G network is now the world¶♠π¶'s leading and laπγ‌¶rgest. The total number o§♣ ★f base stations exceeded 1.425 million₩σ×→, and the actual number of connecλ↕ λted users exceeded 500 million. Eδγφveryone also felt th←∏£∞e convenience of life and work. Ma♦ε•ny application scenarios are e¶®≥βmerging. For example, t✔εhe Beijing Winter Olympics, ​©₹which has just been successf<>αully held, has made the appl♠§'ication of 5G technology richer ∑ for people who cannot be there in÷φ≠ person. The next thing≤' ♥ is to work on the base statΩ'←ion, and now it's not≠♦© enough.

In addition, it is necessar"λ&"y to further expand ★₩and enrich the application scena ₹rios to facilitate everyone's worλ☆∑☆k and life. We also encourage"‍✔↔ more application cases, application β‌σscenarios, application software≈♦, and application practices toα¶δ≈ emerge, and do a go∏π÷od job in promoting and leading d↓↓∞∞emonstrations, so that 5G apα→plications can emerge more extensivel★€•≠y.

In addition, in the process of<♣α 5G development, it is nece★'εssary for all walks of life to form ±±≠a joint force and accommodate&•✘ each other, so that ​¶☆λthe development of 5G will ♦πσmaintain a leading position in βδtechnology and have ≤♣‌ more innovation. Here, while develλ∏δoping 5G, we should also ₩‌consider the evolution direct&←ion and technical route ‌Ω>★of the next-generati☆‍♠ on communication technology↕≠β★, and plan and deplo↑€‍≠y in advance for the developmen≥¶t of the next-generation $≈∑±communication technology, thaα★÷"t is, 6G.