China hosts 2021 world 5G convention

A world 5G convention, themed '5G+ By All For All,' began in Beijing at the end of August. With more than 1500 experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from 20 countries participating online and offline, the convention aimed to discuss the future application of 5G.

Co-hosted by The People's Government of Beijing Municipality, the three-day event featured forums, exhibitions and a 5G-based application design competition. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), since 5G came into commercial use in China, 993,000 5G base stations have been built. With more than 392 million households connected to 5G terminals, 5G base stations have covered all prefecture-level cities, more than 95% of counties and 35% of townships.

Over 10,000 5G application cases have covered 22 important industries and related fields of the national economy, including steel, electric power and mining.

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