On September 27, 2020, the 2020 China Online Media Forum was held in Shanghai, with the theme of “Opening a New Game in Changing Situations: The Responsibilities and Missions of Chinese Online Media”. Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the main forum and the opening ceremony, and delivered a speech at the technology forum.
Liu Liehong said that after years of rapid development, China’s network service capabilities have been significantly enhanced, with obvious effects of speed increase and fee reduction. The universal service pilot has been steadily advanced. The coverage rate of optical fiber and 4G in administrative villages across the country has exceeded 98%. The scale of 4G network is the largest in the world and the number of 5G terminal connections exceeds 130 million; the supporting capacity of the technology industry has been steadily improved; the network security environment has been continuously optimized; and policy standards, technical means, and regulatory mechanisms have been continuously improved. In the next three years, 5G will still be in the “introduction period”, and it is necessary to maintain its strength, steadily and steadily, to promote the successful commercialization of 5G.
Good information infrastructure will provide a good foundation and environment for the innovative development of the online media industry. To this end, Liu Liehong puts forward four suggestions for 5G construction:
The first one is to vigorously promote 5G application innovation and maintain strategic determination. At present, the development of 2C services in China’s 5G applications is steadily advanced, but 2B and 2G services are still in the early stages of development, and there is no existing experience to follow. It takes time to explore and practice and should be viewed objectively and rationally.
The second is to adhere to a moderately advanced pace of construction and form a benign model of “building and promoting use”. From the perspective of the relationship between networks and applications, a moderately advanced network is the basis for application development. At present, China has built over 600,000 5G base stations, which has promoted the development of information consumption.
The third is to respect the objective laws of maturity of 5G technology products. 5G technology and products need to be continuously improved and mature in practice, and cannot be achieved overnight. Through vigorously exploring products and services based on 5G network media communication, and promoting the deep integration of 5G rich media messages and network media, new technologies such as “5G+Ultra HD”, “5G+AR/VR”, and “5G+ holography” are booming, forming a batch of typical application scenarios and cases such as new media platforms and mobile studios based on 5G technology. With the introduction of low-cost modules that support low latency, high reliability, and wide coverage and large connections, the application scenarios of vertical industries are expected to be further enriched.
Fourth is a comprehensive view of 5G construction and development. The initial investment of 5G network construction is relatively large, but it must be noted that 5G has strong penetration and a wide range of radiated driving areas. It is a weapon to promote digital transformation and cultivate new momentum for economic development. From a long-term perspective and from the overall perspective, 5G construction investment should help form a new development pattern of “domestic cycle as the main body, domestic and international dual cycles to achieve mutual promotion”.
