First  Chinese city to realize full 5G coverage

Shenzhen has realized full 5G coverage with a total of 46,480 base stations having been installed by Aug. 14, Mayor Chen Rugui announced at a news conference organized by the Shenzhen Municipal Industry and Information Bureau at Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen on Monday.

This makes it the first city in China to enter the 5G era, offering the next-generation of wireless networking at full scale, Sz.gov.cn reports.

According to the bureau, the city had accomplished the goal of installing 45,000 base stations by July 26, one month ahead of the schedule. It ranks No. 1 in China in terms of density of base stations.

In an effort to become a global benchmark city in the construction and application of 5G networks, Shenzhen has unveiled measures to promote the high-quality 5G development and started construction of 5G base stations through cooperation with China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Tower Corp. Co. Ltd. in September last year.

To promote 5G applications, the city chose 10 fields including health care, education, transportation, policing and urban administration, and 10 industries, such as industrial Internet, smart households and smart industrial parks, to develop scenarios for the use of 5G technologies. Some application scenarios like Huawei 5G Intelligent Park, Tencent Cloud Gaming and Super High-definition Demonstration Area, Mawan Smart Port of China Merchants Bureau had set good examples.

During early stages of fighting against the COVID-19, Shenzhen enterprises assisted in the construction of 5G base stations at Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan. New operation modes and scenarios like 5G+infrared temperature measurement, 5G+drone disinfection and 5G online conferences had been adopted. In the COVID-19 prevention and control, 5G had been widely used in online medical treatment, medical robotics, imaging and screening.