At the end of April 2026, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee issued a plan to increase the preparation and construction of water networks, new power networks, computer networks, new-generation telecommunications networks, urban underground pipeline networks, and logistics networks. As an important part of the “Six Networks”, the new generation telecommunications network is a key digital link that connects digital and physical, as well as the present and the future.
Standing in the key year that China began to implement the 15th Five-Year National Development Plan All aspects such as the deployment of 5G-A networks, satellite networks, and industrial network construction are progressing in an orderly manner, and a grand plan for building a new generation of telecommunications networks has also begun to be implemented.
Currently, our phones have excellent and high-speed 5G signals, and our homes already have optical fibers. Why do we need to build a new generation of telecommunications networks?
Looking at the future development trend, we can see that the world is undergoing a profound structural change that has never been seen in the past 100 years. The scientific and technological revolution and a new round of industrial innovation are accelerating. Therefore, data has become a key factor of production, and the Internet has become a core infrastructure. Whoever can control the advanced telecommunications network can also control the future development.
A report recently released by the World Mobile Telecommunications Association showed that by 2025, mobile telecommunications technology and services will create an economic value of $1.5 trillion for China. Businesses related to the mobile telecommunications industry have provided about 7.9 million jobs.
During the implementation of the “15th Five-Year Plan”, how will China build a new generation of telecommunications networks?
Ms. Zhong Zhihong, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, said that China will adhere to the concept of reasonable and advanced development, increase the preparation and construction of new-generation telecommunications and computing networks, and promote the transformation of two gigabit networks into two 10 gigabit networks. Actively deploy satellite Internet networks and low-altitude information infrastructure, and build an integrated information network spanning space, air, land, and sea.
Industry experts predict that in the next five years, the new generation of telecommunications networks is expected to bring about 7 trillion yuan in production in the upstream and downstream sectors, and bring more industrial investment opportunities. Continuously expand the domestic demand chain, as well as increase job opportunities.
In the year that China began to implement the 15th Five-Year National Development Plan, the construction of a new generation of telecommunications networks has been accelerated. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, as of the end of June, China had built a total of 5.12 million 5G base stations. The more powerful 5G-A base network has also begun to be gradually built. As of the end of March, 5G-A networks have covered 330 cities in China. While the construction of 5G-A base networks is accelerating, China’s 6G network has also accelerated the pace of laboratory research and development, testing and verification, and industrial application. Currently, China has already completed the first phase of technical testing, obtaining more than 300 key technologies.
From basic networks to advanced technologies, from urban neighborhoods to border and remote areas, the new generation of telecommunications networks has been moving from blueprints to practical realities, realizing people’s dreams in life.
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