China 5G

As of August, the combined 5G subscribers of China Mobile and China Telecom had surpassed 150 million, while not as many 5G phones have been sold in the country, and it's clear that some of those users aren't really 5G users.

Supported by the mine's 5G network, the first two open pit 5G unmanned mining trucks in central China's Anhui Province went online for trial operation, according to local media Anhui Daily.

On the main control chip of 5G wireless base stations and switches, the 7-nanometer chip developed by ZTE has been commercially available, and the 5-nanometer chip is still in the experimental stage, the company executive said on October 11.

Communication is the new and necessary infrastructure to enable smart driving, said Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of NIO, adding that the move from 4G to 5G is a huge step forward and will certainly bring a revolutionary change in automated driving.

Beijing's 5G subscriber base has exceeded 5.06 million, and at the same time, the city has also achieved full coverage capability for 5G independent networking, according to Beijing Daily.

By 2021, nearly 60% of 5G smartphone shipments in China will be cheaper than US$400, while 5G penetration will reach 83% in the next 12 months, market research firm Canalys said in a recent report.

By the end of August this year, Beijing had built 44,000 5G base stations, all of which were connected to the core network of the stand-alone 5G network, achieving full coverage of the city.

Central Chinese city Wuhan strives to exceed the total mileage of 5G-based automated driving open test roads by 100 kilometers, becoming the largest 5G vehicle and road collaborative automated driving demonstration zone in China, local media said.

Guangzhou Railway Station has launched China's first 5G patrol robot, which can automatically measure temperature and identify passengers not wearing masks, according to Yangcheng Evening News.

A recent move by a branch of China Unicom to put some of its 5G base stations to sleep at night in order to save power has attracted widespread attention. In response, the company's chairman said that this is a normal practice and there is no need to make a fuss.