5G network deployment is being accelerated. At the 2019 Shanghai 5G Innovation Development Summit and China Unicom Global Industry Chain Partner Conference held on the 23rd, China Unicom announced that it will invest 15 billion yuan in Shanghai by 2021 to increase the scale deployment and innovative application of 5G networks in Beijing. 5G networks were deployed in 7 urban areas of Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Xiong’an, and hotspot coverage was achieved in 33 cities.
At the opening ceremony, the Shanghai Municipal Government and China Unicom signed the “Framework Agreement for Deepening the 5G Network Construction and Innovative Application to Promote the Next Generation Information Infrastructure Construction Strategic Cooperation Framework”. According to the agreement, China Unicom will take advantage of the construction of a new generation of information infrastructure in Shanghai to enhance the energy level of urban fiber broadband networks and high-speed mobile communication networks, and promote the penetration of 5G networks and smart applications in various fields. By 2021, China Unicom will invest 15 billion yuan in Shanghai, increase the scale deployment and innovative application of 5G networks, and fully promote Shanghai to create a “double-gigabit broadband city”, and continuously enhance the international competitiveness and softness of information technology for Shanghai cities. The supporting role of strength improvement.
Wang Xiaochu, chairman of China Unicom, said that the 5G era will surely be a new era for all things. China Unicom has always been committed to playing a fundamental role in the construction of information technology. China Unicom will cooperate with the national unified deployment, join hands with all parties in the industry chain, adhere to the open cooperation mentality, and strive to build a new 5G network to provide strong network support for 5G development; give full play to the advantages of mixed reform, stimulate the vitality of micro-subjects, and institutional mechanisms We must pay dividends and release the strong endogenous power of 5G development; accelerate the establishment and improvement of a cooperative innovation system that promotes the development of 5G, and rely on the power of industrial alliances to build a thriving new industrial ecosystem.
China Unicom also released the “7+33+n” 5G network deployment on the same day, namely, continuous coverage in 7 urban areas of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Xiong’an, and coverage of hotspots in 33 cities. n cities custom 5G network special network, set up various industry application scenarios, provide partners with a broader test scenario, promote 5G application incubation and industrial upgrading.
At this summit, China Unicom also announced the first batch of 6 mobile phone terminals with 5G functions, 5 industrial terminals and 4 module products, including Huawei, ZTE, OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi, Nubia and other brands. At the meeting, China Unicom said it will build a “5G terminal innovation R&D center” with nine well-known manufacturers and brands to design and manufacture more innovative 5G terminals; and build a “5G friendly experience center” with channel partners.
