Economic Observer Network reporter Shen Yiran On September 2, the 2021 World 5G Conference ended in Beijing. Due to the anti-epidemic policy, this iconic summit representing the global 5G wind direction, the number of people in the venue was much smaller than that of previous sessions.
The theme of this conference is “5G Deep Cultivation, Inclusiveness and Symbiosis”. Compared with previous sessions, there are many leading companies from traditional industries or research institutions of emerging technologies such as blockchain. This also shows that 5G Under the proposition, communication technology is communicating with traditional industries across borders, and at the same time combining emerging technologies to solve practical problems.
On August 31, at the opening ceremony of the conference, Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, announced the latest results of 5G construction. In terms of base station scale, China has now built and opened 993,000 5G base stations, covering all prefecture-level cities, 95 In terms of the number of terminals, the number of 5G terminal connections in China has reached nearly 400 million, of which 5G mobile phone terminals exceed 392 million.
From the topics of the conference, it can be seen that in China, the focus of 5G has shifted from the construction and commercialization of 5G to how to promote the integration of 5G and traditional industries. This is also the main task faced by countries in the global digitalization trend.
Liu Liehong, chairman of China Unicom, said at the meeting that the current application of 5G is like a “model room”. In the next step, the operator will work hard to promote and replicate the pilot on a large scale to create more “commercial housing.”
However, the cross-industry integration of technology is a difficult process. The reporter learned from this conference that the application of 5G in various industries is still in its infancy. In terms of business models, technical solutions, standard systems, and industry policies, it is still in its infancy. There are some difficulties.
5GNetwork construction plan
Since its commercialization in 2019, the popularization of 5G networks has been China’s top priority. The World 5G Conference announced such a progress: China’s 5G has basically achieved continuous outdoor coverage in many places, and completed the construction of base stations in the streets and alleys.
Regarding the next construction direction, Ke Ruiwen, Chairman of China Telecom, said that the first step is to achieve deep network coverage, that is, to cover indoor crowded public places, including transportation hubs and commercial buildings, and to achieve continuous and uninterrupted network experience. This requires operators to continuously connect and cover indoor and outdoor networks.
At the same time, some problems in coverage must be overcome. China Tower Chairman Tong Jilu said that 5G has a high frequency and requires a large number of base stations, especially for some large venues, including some high-density buildings in cities, which require the coordination of macro and micro stations to achieve indoor and outdoor complementarity.
Ke Ruiwen said that in addition to the coverage of dense urban areas, it is also necessary to achieve coverage of remote areas, including remote rural areas, outdoor coverage along highways and high-speed railways.
The progress of 5G in various industries
The difference between 5G and 4G lies in the scope of application in addition to technology. In addition to popularizing consumers, 5G has a bigger task, which is to empower more traditional industries. Industrial Internet is the main application focus of 5G. At this conference, Xiao Yaqing said that operators should speed up the construction of 5G virtual networks in response to the differentiated network needs of different industries, and strive to provide personalized and customized network services.
It can be said that in addition to popularizing consumers, operators also need to achieve fixed-point coverage for individual enterprises and parks. Based on their own production and operation activities, the 5G network required by enterprises is different from the public network. Operators must tailor 5G for enterprises. Private network.
Today, the three operators have promoted 5G to 22 industries including finance, healthcare, education, entertainment, and manufacturing. This is a pioneering work. Under the global trend of advancing digitalization, all countries are striving to achieve the integration of 5G and traditional industries.
But the conference also focused on issues in the application. For example, how can 5G meet the huge differences between various industries while meeting international standards, meet the customization requirements of different industries, and achieve a balance between versatility and customization; in terms of technology, 5G is facing the secondary development of technology, This involves the improvement of a series of technologies such as modules and chips; how the communications industry represented by operators breaks the institutional barriers of traditional industries and reaches cooperation with various industries; commercial issues such as 5G cooperation models and charging standards have not yet been perfected .
Judging from the results announced at this conference, the manufacturing industry is becoming the first batch of industry users of 5G. The reporter learned from the meeting that there have been more than 10,000 5G application cases or pilots nationwide, covering 22 industries. Judging from the cases announced at the conference, the top ten are mainly concentrated in traditional manufacturing industries such as industry, steel, coal, chemicals, ports, and electric power.
The uncertainty of the 5G industry chain
5G has made initial achievements in network construction. However, the development of the industry depends on the stability of the global supply system, and the current 5G industry chain is facing a series of uncertainties in global trade. This is also one of the hot topics discussed at this conference.
Steve Olens, chairman of the US-China Relations Committee, said in a video speech that China and the United States have many common long-term goals in the digital economy. However, the two governments are also constantly introducing policies to split the digital economy, such as strengthening the digital economy. Restrictions by multinational companies, restrictions on technology in the name of national security, restrictions on data circulation, etc.
Steve Olens said that these split policies may eventually lead to the decoupling of the digital economy between China and the United States. He mentioned that 5G chips are very important to the industry chain, and countries should actively maintain the global semiconductor value chain, maintain the stability of the supply system, and avoid decoupling policies.
Relevant departments also expressed their positions at this conference. Xiao Yaqing said that China will strengthen exchanges with ITU and other international organizations and multinational companies, carry out all-round cooperation in the fields of 5G standards, industry, applications, and security, and jointly create an open, fair and non-discriminatory development environment.Return to Sohu to see more
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