SHANGHAI: The Shanghai Communications Administration said Wednesday that research and development of some key technologies such as 5G-Advanced and 6G will be stepped up to promote the deep integration of the information and communication industry with the industrial economy.
A document released by the administration on the same day included 12 action plans, focusing on expanding the application scenarios of 5G, and 6G testing in various fields.
By the end of 2023, Shanghai had set up a total of 92,000 5G base stations, and 423,000 standard server racks for data centers in use. A number of demonstration applications have been incubated in many fields, such as industrial internet, autonomous driving and smart medical care.
Earlier, China will strive to realize the commercialization of 6G technology by 2030, and it is expected that standard-setting for the technology will be achieved around 2025, said Wang Zhiqin, the leader of China’s 6G promotion team and vice president of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, according to a report by China Central Television on Wednesday. Wang noted that China began 6G technological experiments last year, and has successively carried out research on 6G system architecture and technical solutions this year, which all lay the foundations for the next step of 6G advancement. –Agencies
