The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website today (24th) released the “Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Promoting the Accelerated Development of 5G”. The “Notice” calls for accelerating the progress of 5G network construction. Basic telecommunications enterprises are required to further optimize the work flow of equipment procurement, survey design, engineering construction, etc., and seize the construction period to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. Encourage local governments to increase support for base station site resources, and incorporate supporting facilities such as sites required for 5G network construction into national land and space planning at all levels. In the construction, reconstruction and expansion of public transportation, public places, parks, buildings and other projects, we will consider the deployment requirements of 5G sites.
The “Notice” also requires the promotion of 5G + VR / AR, live games, game entertainment, virtual shopping and other applications to promote new information consumption. Carry out the construction of 5G smart medical systems, build 5G smart medical demonstration networks and medical platforms, and accelerate the application and promotion of 5G in epidemic early warning, pre-hospital emergency treatment, remote diagnosis and treatment, and intelligent image-assisted diagnosis. Promote the coordinated development of “5G + Internet of Vehicles”, promote the integration of Internet of Vehicles into the national new information infrastructure construction project, and promote the scale deployment of LTE-V2X. Encourage basic telecommunications companies to promote 5G terminal consumption and accelerate user migration to 5G through package upgrades and credit purchases.