It is reported that in order to speed up the pilot project of 5G communication network, Shandong Unicom will further increase investment in communications equipment and supporting facilities, invest in research and development costs, and be used to develop the networking of 5G wireless networks, transmission networks, core networks and service platforms. The first 5G base station in Shandong will be opened in the second half of 2018, and all pilot work will be completed in 2019.
This month, China Unicom launched the first 5G base station to implement the requirements of the National Development and Reform Commission's 5G network construction and pilot application demonstration, marking the critical period for the establishment of the 5G technology test environment in Fujian and the construction of the scale networking. In addition, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, With the overall deployment of 5G work, Xiong'an New District will serve as the 5G pilot area for the three major operators. Last year, China Unicom has successfully verified the 1.2Gbps download rate capability in the Xiongan New District network. China Unicom also revealed that this year will be Xiong'an New District plans about 100 5G base stations.
At present, the three major operators have already started testing and construction of pilot cities and 5G networks. China Unicom’s 5G pilot cities have reached 16, including Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guiyang, Chengdu, Shenzhen, and Fuzhou. , Zhengzhou, Shenyang and other places.