Ministry of Industry and Information Technology： Accelerate the innovation of technology industry and promote breakthroughs in core technologies such as 6G, optical communication and quantum communica

　　Cctv newsAt 15: 00 on April 20th, the State Council Press Office held a press conference to introduce the development of industry and informatization in the first quarter of 2023 and answer questions from reporters.

　　Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in the first quarter, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology conscientiously implemented the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general tone of striving for progress while maintaining stability, and pushed the high-quality development of the information and communication industry to a new level.

　　First, the power is more sufficient and the pace of industry development is steady. Emerging businesses grew at a high speed, and the revenues from Internet data centers, cloud computing, Internet of Things and other businesses increased by 24.5% year-on-year, driving the telecom business revenue to increase by 4.8 percentage points, gradually becoming a new power source for industry development. The revenue of telecom business increased steadily, with a total of 425.2 billion yuan in the first quarter, up by 7.7% year-on-year. The total telecom business increased by 18% year-on-year, and the overall operation of the industry improved.

　　Second, the foundation is stronger and the network capacity continues to improve. The network foundation is becoming more and more complete. By the end of March, China had built more than 2.64 million 5G base stations, and the number of ports with gigabit network service capacity exceeded 17.93 million, realizing "Gigabit in the city" and "5G in the county". The scale of computing power has grown rapidly. The computing power supply system optimized by steps has been initially established, and the computing power scale ranks second in the world, with an annual growth rate of nearly 30%. The development of IPv6 continues to deepen. From "usable" to "easy to use" of IPv6, mobile network IPv6 traffic surpassed IPv4 traffic for the first time, accounting for more than 50%, which ushered in the Internet era dominated by IPv6.

　　Third, the application is wider, and the popularization of high-speed services is accelerated. The scale of connectivity continues to grow. By the end of March, there were 620 million users of 5G mobile phones, over 100 million users of Gigabit optical networks and 1.984 billion users of mobile Internet of Things in China, and the proportion of "things" connectivity increased to 53.8%. The foundation of the Internet of Everything was steadily consolidated. Converged applications have gone deeper and deeper. 5G applications have covered 52 national economic categories, and the number of "double Gigabit" network application cases of 5G and Gigabit optical networks in China has exceeded 50,000. The mobile Internet of Things has achieved large-scale applications in digital city construction, smart transportation, mobile payment and other fields.

　　Fourth, the experience is better, and user services are shared. The universal service of telecommunications has been promoted in depth, the network coverage level in remote rural areas has been continuously improved, and the 5G network has been expanded to rural areas, which strongly supports the rural revitalization strategy. The user’s sense of acquisition has been continuously improved. In the first quarter, the download rate of China’s mobile and fixed broadband increased by 59.9% and 15.1% respectively compared with the same period of last year, and the mobile data traffic tariff continued to decline. Information accessibility has been continuously enhanced, and the aging transformation of Internet applications has been further promoted, guiding a number of outstanding transformation cases of mainstream websites and mobile apps to be popularized and applied nationwide.

　　In the next step, we will focus on three aspects, make the information and communication industry better and stronger, and provide solid support for promoting high-quality economic and social development.

　　The first is to tamp the base of digital facilities. We will study and introduce policies and measures to promote the coordinated development of new information infrastructure construction, promote the "broadband frontier", the "light-chasing action" of Gigabit optical networks, the strong foundation construction of cloud networks in small and medium-sized cities, and the high-quality development of mobile Internet of Things, and promote the construction of new infrastructure in an integrated manner.

　　The second is to accelerate the innovation of technology industry. Promote breakthroughs in key core technologies such as 6G, optical communication and quantum communication, and increase research and development of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and digital twinning. Overcome a number of "stuck neck" key areas and improve the resilience and safety level of the industrial chain supply chain.

　　The third is to deepen the application of industry integration. Vigorously promote the integration and application of new generation information and communication technologies such as 5G and Gigabit optical networks in vertical industries, information consumption, social livelihood and other fields, promote the scale application of industrial Internet, focus on key areas to form demonstration benchmarks for innovative applications, and help the digital transformation of industries.