The three major operators will build a 5G test network this year.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Information and Communication Industry Development Plan (2016-2020)" on the 17th. The "Planning" determined that by the end of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the national information and communication network infrastructure covering land, sea and air will be further improved. The optical network and 4G network cover the urban and rural areas in an all-round way, and the broadband access capability is greatly improved. 5G starts commercial services. A new generation backbone transmission network with large capacity, high network speed and flexible management is formed. A relatively complete commercial satellite communication service system will be established. International sea and land cable routes are further enriched, and network accessibility is significantly enhanced.

It is understood that China's three major telecom operators are currently in the process of their own work, orderly advance the R & D and experimental work of the 5G network, and have already developed a plan to start 5G network commercial in 2020. The three major operators will start the construction of the test network and related tests as soon as this year.

Xiang Ligang, chairman of the Zhongguancun Information Consumption Alliance, believes that with the development of 5G, telecom operators will derive many new services and new capabilities, and enterprises related to communication equipment, such as Huawei and ZTE, will benefit from the development of 5G. .

Xiang Ligang said that with the development of 5G, it will bring new changes and opportunities to the entire Internet field, and companies related to the Internet field will also get a good return in the development of 5G. All in all, 5G is a revolution in the information society. This revolution will bring many opportunities and changes to many industries such as technology, economy and culture, and will bring more new experiences and feelings to consumers.