At 10:00 on July 22, on Jintang Island, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, under the 380-meter-high transmission tower, the red and white “machine nest” automatically opened, and a black drone slowly lifted into the air, targeting Zhenhai District, Ningbo City. The daily routine inspection of the 500 kV Xihoumen large spanning power transmission line in Zhoushan began.

“In the past, people used binoculars to look at the ground, which was not only inefficient, but also missed inspections,” said Han Lei, head of the drone project of State Grid Zhoushan Power Supply Company. The 5G intelligent drone autonomous inspection system has been put into use. The high-bandwidth and low-latency 5G network allows data, images, and videos to be instantly transmitted back to the control room, and inspection reports can be obtained with one click, increasing the efficiency by more than 4 times.

The latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that as of the end of June, my country had accumulated more than 400,000 5G base stations; as of the end of July, the number of 5G terminal connections had reached 88 million.

How do you view the data of “over 400,000”?

Behind the “over 400,000” is that the speed and scale of 5G network construction exceed expectations

The Shanghai-Sutong Yangtze River Bridge, which opened to traffic in July, has built a 5G network. “The Shanghai-Sutong Bridge is used for both roads and railways, and the 5G signal must have double-layer coverage. The tower company has overcome difficulties such as high-altitude operations, limited construction time, and the need to be compatible with 2G/3G/4G/5G full-band coverage at the same time. Operating companies share the use, saving 60% of investment, and shortening the construction period by 60 days.” Ye Lu, general manager of China Tower Nantong Branch, said that this not only ensures higher reliability of train traffic signals, but also allows passengers to travel in the process of driving. Enjoy more fun with high internet speed.

Co-construction and sharing will make 5G network construction faster and more efficient. my country’s 5G base stations are growing at a rate of 15,000 new ones every week. In the first half of the year, 257,000 5G base stations were newly built, of which more than 97% of the construction needs were met by using stock resources.

Behind the “over 400,000” is the rapid entry of 5G into our lives and the little by little changes to the economy and society

“5G network speed is fast, high-definition video live broadcast is clear and smooth, which has helped me a lot!” Talking about the new changes brought by 5G, Zhou Weimin, manager of Mizhi Cuisine Restaurant at the foot of Phoenix Mountain in Hangzhou, was very emotional, “During the epidemic, the catering industry in tourist attractions Encountered difficulties, at first, I could only make 2,000 yuan of running water per day on average.”

In order to increase customer flow, Zhou Weimin tried every means: “I thought of live broadcast, introduced the characteristics of our store with live video, and also launched live takeaway. By the way, I also invited customers to ‘cloud travel’ Phoenix Mountain, business is improving day by day, the most day You can do 7,000 yuan in running water.”

Users benefiting from 5G, like Zhou Weimin, are growing rapidly at a rate of several million per month.

Behind the “over 400,000” is also a large number of innovative applications

It was rainy and rainy in Shanghai in July. Between Baosteel Co., Ltd. Baoshan Base and the wharf adjacent to the Yangtze River, unmanned heavy-duty frame trucks shuttled non-stop, and 100,000 tons of steel coils were smoothly turned around every day. This is the largest unmanned vehicle on heavy-duty highways that my country’s metallurgical industry has put into industrial application for the first time, and it is also a new attempt by Baosteel and China Telecom to jointly promote the application of 5G industrial Internet.

“After using the 5G+ unmanned heavy-duty frame vehicle, the single-roll operation rate increased by 3 minutes and 30 seconds, and the number of management personnel dropped from 130 to 30.” Xu Yonggang, chief customer manager of the government and enterprise customer department of China Telecom Shanghai Company, said that there will be no future in the future. There will be more than 130 people and vehicles.

Autonomous driving, industrial Internet, smart transportation, smart medical care, smart home, smart education… The deep integration of 5G with traditional industries such as industry, transportation, medical care, education, and energy is bursting with new sparks. The data shows that as of the end of June this year, the three basic telecommunications companies have accumulated 1.106 billion cellular IoT end users, a year-on-year increase of 32.7%, of which end users applied to smart manufacturing, smart transportation, and smart public utilities have grown by 21.1% and 21.1% respectively. 18.2%, 21.4%. There are more than 70 industrial Internet platforms with strong industry and regional influence across the country, and the number of connected industrial equipment reaches 40 million.