In his speech, Wen Ku pointed out that this year is the first year of comprehensive implementation of the spirit of the 19th Party Congress. It is the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up. It is a crucial year for deciding to build a well-off society in an all-round way and implementing the '13th Five-Year Plan. The important role of the Internet in improving the quality of supply, revitalizing the real economy, and promoting the transformation of old and new kinetic energy is the new requirements and new tasks we face.
Wen Ku said that in recent years, with the continuous release of policy dividends, China's network infrastructure has continued to rise, innovation has become increasingly active, and the role of the Internet in promoting high-quality economic development has gradually emerged. On the network infrastructure, as of May 2018, China The proportion of fiber users ranks first in the world. The average download rate of fixed broadband networks is 20.15 Mbit/s, and the average download rate of 4G networks is 19.12 Mbit/s, which is close to the global first echelon level.
In terms of innovation, with the accelerated development of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and other technologies, the number of relevant patent application authorizations and the number of new enterprises in China has continued to grow. At the same time, domestic enterprises have actively participated in the formulation of global 5G standards and made great contributions.
Internet enterprise development has achieved remarkable results. Wenku revealed that China's Internet listed companies have achieved a growth rate of more than 40% for six consecutive years. The total revenue in 2017 reached 1.4 trillion yuan, with a total market value of nearly 9.5 trillion yuan. 8 of them Ranked among the top 30 global Internet market capitalizations, with 58 unicorn companies with a valuation of more than $1 billion, ranking second in the world.
For Internet companies, under the wave of industrial digitalization and digital industrialization, seize opportunities, find new impetus, expand new borders, and open up new space.
The first is to help revitalize the real economy. The Internet and the real economy are interacting in technology and products. The development is still in its infancy. It is hoped that Internet companies will give full play to platform advantages, talent advantages, technological advantages, data advantages, and initiative to integrate applications. In order to grasp the hand, accelerate the expansion of production areas, and help transform and upgrade traditional industries.
The second is to continue to promote innovation drive. The 5G era is accelerating. The integration of 5G with industry, agriculture, transportation and other economic and social fields will foster the emerging Internet field and reshape the development model of traditional industries, becoming a new engine for economic and social development. It is hoped that Internet companies will actively explore 5G application solutions, promote the development of 5G and vertical industry integration applications, and accelerate the transformation of innovation results, technologies and advantages into advanced productivity. At the same time, Internet companies must seize opportunities and deploy action plans in accordance with the national IPv6 scale. It is required to speed up the IPv6 transformation of Internet applications with large user volume and centralized traffic, and realize the IPv6 scale and network traffic as soon as possible to provide users with faster and smoother application experience.
The third is to earnestly fulfill social responsibilities. Internet companies should further implement the people-centered development concept, strengthen personal information protection, and effectively protect user privacy, relying more on technological innovation, product innovation, model innovation, and appropriate services to win the market.
At the meeting, Yu Xiaohui explained in detail the "2018 China Internet Industry Development Trend and Prosperity Index Report". The report shows that China's Internet industry continues to develop rapidly, and the prosperity index has climbed to new highs, from the third quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018. The Internet sentiment index is 103.8, 104.5, 104.9 and 105.7.