Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Adding 97 gigabit cities and inhabited islands will provide 100% broadband access
According to the official WeChat account of the Industry and Information Technology WeChat News, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently reported on the construction of gigabit cities in 2023. 97 new cities have reached the gigabit city standards throughout the year, and the summary and evaluation of gigabit cities has been completed. In terms of regional distribution, there are 27 new gigabit cities in the eastern region, 38 new gigabit cities in the central region, and 32 new gigabit cities in the western region.
“Double Gigabit” network development
As of the end of October 2023, the average urban household Gigabit optical network coverage in Gigabit cities will exceed 100%, and the Gigabit optical network has the ability to cover all Gigabit urban households. The average number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people in Gigabit cities has reached 21.2 per 10,000 people, the average proportion of 10G-PON ports has reached 53.7%, the average proportion of users with 500Mbps and above has reached 33.2%, and the average proportion of 5G users has reached 49.2%.
5G network coverage in key places
The 5G network accessibility rate in key places such as municipal public hospitals (level 3 and above), key universities, key cultural tourism areas, railway stations with passenger transport services (level 2 and above), trunk airports, and key roads in gigabit cities all exceed 99.5%. Indicators such as 5G network signal level meet relevant construction standards, and the 5G accessibility rate in 91 key urban locations reached 100%.
Accelerate the construction of border broadband
Thirteen departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education and other departments recently jointly issued the “Notice on Accelerating the Construction of “Broadband Frontiers””, proposing that the implementation scope includes Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet, Gansu, Xinjiang, etc. 9 Land border counties (cities, districts, banners) of border provinces (regions) and border regiments of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, etc. 11 A county (city, district) in a coastal province (district, city) with a coastline. By the end of 2025, counties and towns in border areas will have access to 5G and Gigabit optical networks; administrative villages, rural population settlements with more than 20 households, border management and trade agencies, and inhabited islands will have access to broadband (including optical fiber, 4G or 5G) ratio reaches 100%; mobile network coverage is basically achieved along national and provincial highways; network coverage is achieved on demand in inland sea areas.
By the end of 2027, the proportion of administrative villages, border management and trade agencies in border areas connected to 5G networks will reach more than 95%; rural population centers with more than 20 households and along national and provincial highways will basically achieve 5G network coverage; the proportion of inhabited islands connected to 5G networks Reaching 100%; 5G network coverage is basically achieved in inland seas, territorial waters and other sea areas. (Source: Gongxin WeChat News)
