‘Full 5G coverage by 2025’ to breathe vitality into economy


BEIJING: China will basically “achieve full 5G network coverage in urban and rural areas” by the end of 2025, thereby creating a strong foundation for the use of 5G in consumer, industrial sectors and injecting vitality into the nation’s digital economy, a telecom expert said.

Wang Zhiqin, deputy head of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, a government think tank, said the next five years are a crucial period for 5G development in China and the nation is likely to achieve several breakthroughs in its technological evolution, network construction and applications.

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