The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a new policy to accelerate the development of 5G: accelerate the migration of users to 5G

(Original title: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a new policy to accelerate the development of 5G: speeding up network construction and accelerating user migration to 5G)

The Paper reporter Wu Yuxin

On March 24, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the “Notice on Promoting the Accelerated Development of 5G” (abbreviated as “Notice”) to fully promote 5G network construction, application promotion, technology development and security assurance, and give full play to the scale effect and security of new 5G infrastructure. Leading role, supporting high-quality economic development.

The “Notice” includes five aspects: accelerating the construction and deployment of 5G networks, enriching 5G technology application scenarios, continuously increasing 5G technology research and development efforts, focusing on building a 5G security guarantee system, and strengthening organization and implementation, with a total of 18 contents.

In terms of accelerating the construction and deployment of 5G networks, the “Notice” requires speeding up the progress of 5G network construction, increasing the support for base station site resources, strengthening power and frequency guarantees, and promoting network sharing and inter-network roaming.

The “Notice” pointed out that to accelerate the progress of 5G network construction, basic telecommunications companies should further optimize the workflow of equipment procurement, survey and design, and engineering construction, seize the construction period, and minimize the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Support basic telecommunications companies with the goal of 5G standalone (SA), control the scale of non-standalone (NSA) construction, accelerate network construction in major cities, and gradually extend coverage to key counties and towns where conditions permit.

In terms of enriching the application scenarios of 5G technology, the “Notice” proposes to cultivate new consumption models and encourage basic telecommunications companies to promote 5G terminal consumption and accelerate user migration to 5G through measures such as package upgrade discounts and credit purchases.

In addition, the “Notice” also proposes to promote the innovative development of “5G + medical and health”, implement the “5G + Industrial Internet” 512 project, promote the coordinated development of “5G + Internet of Vehicles”, and build a 5G application ecosystem.

In terms of continuing to increase 5G technology research and development efforts, the “Notice” requires strengthening 5G technology and standard research and development, organizing 5G testing and verification, and improving 5G technology innovation support capabilities.

The “Notice” proposes to organize and carry out 5G industry virtual private network research and pilot projects to open up key links such as standards, technologies, applications, and deployment. Accelerate the research and development of 5G application modules to support pan-terminal-scale applications such as industrial production and wearable devices. Continue to support the research and development, engineering research and industrialization of 5G core chips, key components, basic software, instrumentation and other key areas, and lay the foundation for industrial development.

In terms of building a 5G security guarantee system, the “Notice” requires strengthening the security guarantee of 5G network infrastructure, strengthening 5G network data security protection, and fostering the 5G network security industry ecology.

As a key new infrastructure supporting the digital, networked, and intelligent transformation of the economy and society, 5G has huge potential in stabilizing investment, promoting consumption, assisting upgrades, and fostering new drivers of economic development.

Previously on March 6, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a special meeting on accelerating 5G development to listen to the progress of 5G work of basic telecommunications companies, existing difficulties and suggestions, and to study and deploy to accelerate the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G networks to serve epidemic prevention and control. control and economic and social development. Chen Zhaoxiong, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting. Ke Ruiwen, chairman of China Telecom, Yang Jie, chairman of China Mobile, Wang Xiaochu, chairman of China Unicom, Tong Jilu, chairman of China Tower, and Song Qizhu, chairman of China Radio and Television attended the meeting.

At that time, Chen Zhaoxiong proposed that we should focus on the complexity of the current epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development situation, fully understand the importance and urgency of accelerating the development of 5G, scientifically grasp the new situation and new requirements faced by 5G development, and pragmatically promote the accelerated development of 5G. .

The first is to speed up network construction, coordinate the prevention and control of the epidemic and the resumption of work and production, earnestly implement the requirements for precise prevention and control at different levels, and speed up the pace of 5G network construction.

The second is to deepen integrated applications, enrich 5G technology application scenarios, develop a 5G-based platform economy, drive the development of 5G terminal equipment and other industries, and cultivate new economic growth points.

The third is to strengthen the industrial ecology, strengthen the coordinated development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, accelerate the research and development of 5G key core technologies, expand international cooperation and exchanges, and continue to improve the level of 5G security.

Attachment: Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Accelerating the Development of 5G

All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities under separate state planning, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in charge of industry and information technology, radio management agencies, communications administrations of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, China Telecom Group Co., Ltd., China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., China Tower Co., Ltd., China Radio and Television Network Co., Ltd.:

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech on promoting the accelerated development of 5G networks, fully promote 5G network construction, application promotion, technology development and security assurance, give full play to the scale effect and driving role of new 5G infrastructure, and support high-quality economic developing. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

1. Accelerate the construction and deployment of 5G networks

(1) Accelerate the progress of 5G network construction. Basic telecommunications companies should further optimize the workflow of equipment procurement, survey and design, and engineering construction, seize the construction period, and minimize the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Support basic telecommunications companies with the goal of 5G standalone (SA), control the scale of non-standalone (NSA) construction, accelerate network construction in major cities, and gradually extend coverage to key counties and towns where conditions permit.

(2) Increase the support of base station site resources. Encourage local governments to incorporate the site and other supporting facilities required for 5G network construction into national land and space planning at all levels, and strictly implement them in the detailed regulatory planning; Overall consideration of 5G site deployment needs; speed up the opening and sharing of public facilities and social site resources such as electricity, transportation, public security, municipal administration, education, and medical care. For areas with strong support, basic telecommunications companies should increase investment and give priority to 5G construction.

(3) Strengthen power and frequency guarantees. Support basic telecommunications enterprises to strengthen connection with power enterprises, and accelerate the conversion of power supply to direct power supply for supporting facilities such as base stations and computer rooms that meet the conditions; actively carry out network green transformation, and accelerate the application and promotion of advanced energy-saving technologies. Adjust the frequency use plan of the 700MHz frequency band, and speed up the implementation of the 5G frequency use license in the 700MHz frequency band; release some frequency use plans of the 5G millimeter wave frequency band in a timely manner, carry out research on dedicated frequency planning for the 5G industry (including the industrial Internet), and implement frequency licenses for technical tests in a timely manner. Further do a good job in the interference coordination between mid-band 5G base stations and satellite earth stations and other radio stations (stations).

(4) Promote network sharing and inter-network roaming. Further deepen the co-construction and sharing of towers, indoor distribution systems, pole roads, pipelines and supporting facilities. Guide basic telecommunications companies to strengthen coordination and cooperation, give full play to market mechanisms, integrate advantageous resources, carry out 5G network sharing and inter-network roaming, and accelerate the formation of a network pattern with multiple networks coexisting in hotspot areas and one network in remote areas, creating resource-intensive and efficient operation 5G network.

2. Enrich 5G technology application scenarios

(5) Cultivate new consumption patterns. Encourage basic telecommunications companies to promote 5G terminal consumption and accelerate user migration to 5G through measures such as package upgrade discounts and credit purchases. Promote 5G+VR/AR, event live broadcast, game entertainment, virtual shopping and other applications to promote new information consumption. Encourage basic telecommunications companies, radio and television media companies, and content providers to strengthen collaboration, and enrich new multimedia content sources such as 4K/8K, VR/AR, etc. in the fields of education, media, and entertainment.

(6) Promote the innovative development of “5G + medical health”. Carry out the construction of a 5G smart medical system, build a 5G smart medical demonstration network and medical platform, and accelerate the application and promotion of 5G in epidemic early warning, pre-hospital first aid, remote diagnosis and treatment, and intelligent image-assisted diagnosis. Further optimize and promote the excellent application of 5G in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, promote services such as remote physical examination, consultation, and medical assistance, and promote the sharing of medical resources.

(7) Implement the “5G + Industrial Internet” 512 project. Build 5 industrial public service platforms, build innovative carriers and public service capabilities; accelerate the pilot application of “5G+Industrial Internet” in vertical fields, and build and transform intranets to cover 10 key industries; build a batch of “5G+Industrial Internet” intranet construction and reconstruction Benchmark networks and model projects have formed at least 20 typical industrial application scenarios. Break through a number of 5G key technologies that meet the specific needs of the Industrial Internet, significantly improve the basic support capabilities of the “5G + Industrial Internet” industry, and promote the integrated innovation and development of “5G + Industrial Internet”.

(8) Promote the coordinated development of “5G + Internet of Vehicles”. Promote the incorporation of the Internet of Vehicles into the national new information infrastructure construction project, and promote the large-scale deployment of LTE-V2X. Build a national-level car networking pilot area, enrich application scenarios, and explore and improve business models. Combined with the commercial deployment of 5G, guide key areas to plan ahead, strengthen cross-departmental coordination, and promote the incorporation of 5G and LTE-V2X into important communication standards and protocols for smart city and smart transportation construction. Carry out 5G-V2X standard development and R&D verification.

(9) Build a 5G application ecosystem. Through the 5G application industry phalanx and other platforms, the application requirements, research and development, integration, capital and other parties will be brought together to smooth the key links of 5G application promotion. Organize the third “Blooming Cup” 5G Application Solicitation Competition, highlight the implementation of applications, and cultivate 5G application innovation enterprises. Promote the development of 5G IoT. With innovation centers, joint R&D bases, incubation platforms, demonstration parks, etc. as carriers, we will promote the integration and application innovation of 5G in various industries and fields.

3. Continue to increase 5G technology research and development efforts

(10) Strengthen the research and development of 5G technology and standards. Organize and carry out 5G industry virtual private network research and pilots, and open up key links such as standards, technologies, applications, and deployment. Accelerate the research and development of 5G application modules to support pan-terminal-scale applications such as industrial production and wearable devices. Continue to support the research and development, engineering research and industrialization of 5G core chips, key components, basic software, instrumentation and other key areas, and lay the foundation for industrial development.

(11) Organize 5G testing and verification. Basic telecommunications companies will further optimize the 5GSA equipment procurement and testing process, clarify the testing schedule according to the construction plan, and accelerate the maturation of related equipment. Continue to carry out 5G enhancement technology research and development experiments, organize chips and systems to carry out more extensive interoperability tests, and accelerate technology and industry maturity. Combined with the national frequency planning schedule, organize and carry out millimeter wave equipment and performance tests to prepare for the commercial use of 5G millimeter wave technology.

(12) Improve the support capability of 5G technology innovation. Support leading enterprises to use 5G integration new technologies to build and provide common platforms such as industry cloud services, capability open platforms, and application development environments, encourage the construction of relevant open source communities and open source technology bases, and promote open application innovation. Accelerate the construction of 5G testing and certification platforms, improve testing, inspection, certification and other service capabilities for 5G systems, terminals, services, security and other links, and reduce corporate R&D and application costs.

Fourth, focus on building a 5G security system

(13) Strengthen the security of 5G network infrastructure. Accelerate the construction of a 5G key information infrastructure security system, strengthen network security protection for new objects such as 5G core systems, network slicing, and mobile edge computing platforms, and establish systems and mechanisms for dynamic risk assessment and key equipment testing and certification. Research security protection guidelines and standards in typical application scenarios. Pilot the construction of 5G security monitoring methods, and improve the security protection system for network security situational awareness, threat management, incident handling, and traceability.

(14) Strengthen 5G network data security protection. Focusing on various typical 5G technologies and typical application scenarios such as the Internet of Vehicles and Industrial Internet, improve and improve data security management systems and standards. Establish a dynamic assessment and evaluation mechanism for data security risks in typical 5G scenarios, and strengthen the application of assessment results. Reasonably divide the data security and user personal information protection responsibilities of network operators, industry service providers and other parties, clarify the baseline requirements for data security in the 5G environment, and strengthen supervision and law enforcement. Promote data security compliance assessment and certification, build and improve the technical guarantee system, and effectively improve the level of 5G data security protection.

(15) Cultivate the 5G network security industry ecology. Strengthen 5G network security core technology research and achievement transformation, and strengthen the supply of security services. Vigorously promote the construction and pilot demonstration of national cyber security industrial parks, accelerate the cultivation of leading enterprises in key links of the 5G security industry chain, promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the upstream and downstream industries, and form integrated support capabilities for key technologies, products and services. Actively innovate the 5G security governance model, and promote the construction of a security governance mechanism featuring multi-subject participation, multi-departmental linkage, and multi-industry collaboration.

V. Strengthen the organization and implementation

(16) Strengthen organizational leadership. All units must establish and improve the organizational leadership system, do a good job in ensuring various elements, and make accelerating the development of 5G a key task at present. Strengthen coordination and cooperation with local authorities in charge of housing, transportation, electricity, medical care, education, etc., and work together to promote 5G construction and development.

(17) Strengthen the implementation of responsibilities. Local industry and informatization authorities, radio management agencies, and communications administrations should further intensify their work, refine various support policies and measures in a timely manner, and ensure that various policies are implemented. All basic telecommunications companies should play the main role, do a good job in 5G research and development, testing, construction, application, security and other work, and make every effort to promote 5G construction and development.

(18) Strengthen summaries and exchanges. All units should regularly sort out experience and practices, find problems and deficiencies in time, continuously adjust and optimize work measures, and report relevant information to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in a timely manner. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will organize and carry out assessments on the development of 5G construction in various regions, and release relevant progress in due course.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

March 24, 2020