Chongqing- Chongqing Municipality plans to build 60 5G application benchmark scenarios within three years from multiple key areas involving vertical industries, social livelihoods, and new information consumption, according to an action plan by the Chongqing Economic and Information Technology Commission released recently.
Practical application of 5G technology. (photo to iChongqing）
By 2023, Chongqing will effectively accumulate the 5G industry ecology based on systems, terminals, network equipment, components, and materials. As a result, the city's penetration rate of individual 5G network users will reach more than 40%. In addition, the number of 5G Internet of terminal users will increase by more than 200% annually.
By then, 5G technology will deeply expand in many vital areas of the city. For example, in vertical areas such as industry, car networking, logistics, construction, energy, water conservancy, and agriculture, the effectiveness of 5G applications will become increasingly prominent. In the fields of medical, education, tourism, smart cities, and other social and people's livelihoods, 5G applications will effectively promote the construction of the full-scene of housing and entertainment shopping. In addition, 5G technology applications will drive digital cultural innovation, new retail, furniture security, etc. Creation and development in the field.
At the same time, 5G application support capabilities will significantly enhance. The number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people will exceed 15. In addition, the city will build more than 100 5G industry virtual private networks, introduce and cultivate 5 5G application common technical support platforms. Furthermore, building Chongqing 5G Integrates the Application Innovation Center and the 5G Application Security Innovation Demonstration Center to form a 5G application integration pattern featuring cross-department, cross-industry, cross-field collaboration, and linkage between large and small enterprises.
To achieve the above goals, the action plan proposes that municipal departments carry out innovation and collaboration to break through the critical links of 5G applications. Including the implementation of 5G innovative terminal technology research, 5G system and network technology research, 5G+ industrial Internet technology research. Moreover, 5G expansion Intelligent terminal and equipment industry complements the 5G chip and component industry, deploy 5G key material industry, cultivate and upgrade 5G application software industry, etc.
An official of the Municipal Economic and Information Commission stated that the city would promote 5G applications in multiple essential areas following the Action Plan. Including 5G+ industrial Internet, car networking, smart logistics, intelligent construction, smart energy, smart water conservancy, smart agriculture, smart park, smart emergency, smart transportation, smart healthcare, smart education, smart tourism, smart city management, digital cultural creation, new retail, smart life, etc.