By the end of July, Shanghai had built more
than 25,000 outdoor 5G base stations and over 31,000 indoor 5G stations, making
itself the city with the most 5G stations nationwide. As a 5G pioneer, Shanghai
has promoted the development of 301 5G applications covering manufacturing,
health care and education.
In addition, a city-wide 5G application contest
has been launched already. The organizer mentioned that this year they received a total of
153 programs in five areas including manufacturing, transportation, health
care, living and construction of smart cities. Lots of well-known enterprises
have participated in the contest, bringing their latest achievements in the
field of 5G application.
Qian Xiao, director of the Infrastructure
Management Office of Shanghai Economy and Information Technology Commission,
said that financial experts are invited to join in the contest and some
financial institutions and venture capital organizations are also invited to
verify the feasibility of programs in the competition.
On Tuesday, the organizer announced that 30
programs got through to the final session, which is to be held in the Lingang
area on August 28.
Chen Wen, professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and one of the judges, mentioned that 5G will be a revolutionary technology and affect every aspect of our lives. The full 5G System will not only bring eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broadband), which provides greater data-bandwidth, but will also boost the development of industry, manufacturing and telemedicine. “The age of the Internet of Things is coming,” Chen said.