Ke Ruiwen, chairman of China Telecom, said the company has been building an all-optical network, with gigabit optical networks now covering more than 300 cities nationwide.
China will accelerate the construction of virtual private networks in the 5G industry and enrich its 5G application scenarios, said Jin Zhuanglong. Jin stated at the opening forum of the 31st PT Expo China in Beijing that China will continuously optimize the infrastructure layout and build a number of 5G factories to increase the coverage of high-quality networks, such as 5G and gigabit optical networks.
Ke Ruiwen, chairman of China Telecom, said the company has been building an all-optical network, with gigabit optical networks now covering more than 300 cities nationwide.
China Mobile, another telecom giant in China, said it has led nearly 200 international standards for 5G and applied for more than 4,100 patents.
According to China Tower, the company has made more than 200,000 communication towers smarter by equipping them with 5G and artificial intelligence.
Jin also said China is eyeing next-generation internet and other frontier fields and comprehensively advancing the research and development of sixth-generation (6G) communications technology.
The country will facilitate the development of new types of information infrastructure facilities, speed up the use of information technology and deepen the integrated applications of the industrial internet, he said.
The incubation of emerging sectors will be quickened while efforts will continuously be made to enhance the country’s full-industrial-chain advantages in the sectors of mobile and optical communication, according to Jin.
The China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology hosts the premier ICT ecosystem event, PT Expo China (PTEXPO). The event, which was first held in 1990, is dedicated to creating a dynamic platform for the ICT ecosystem by offering a global forum and networking opportunities in the areas of ICT policies, R&D, applications, market trends, and investment.
PTEXPO, regarded as an energising business hub in China and throughout the world, aims to satisfy and connect all participants in the ICT ecosystem.