ChinaAccelerating Construction of Next-Generation Communications Networks to Strengthen the Digital Foundation for High-Quality Development
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Next-generation communications networks are a crucial digital link joining the digital and physical worlds and connecting the present with the future. In the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, localities are accelerating the construction of next-generation communications networks to strengthen the foundation for high-quality development.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：新一代通信网是贯通数字和实体、连接当下与未来的关键数字纽带。“十五五”开局之年，各地加快推动新一代通信网建设，夯实高质量发展底座。
Next-generation communications networks include mobile communications networks such as 5G, 5G-A and 6G, as well as 10-gigabit optical networks and satellite internet, enabling deep integration of multiple functions including communication, sensing, computing and intelligence.
新一代通信网，包含了5G、5G-A、6G等移动通信网，以及万兆光网、卫星互联网等，实现通信、感知、计算、智能等多功能深度融合。
Construction of next-generation communications networks is now progressing steadily, with coverage expanding ever wider. In Jiagedaqi in the Greater Khingan Mountains, base stations have been built deep in the forests, transmitting real-time footage from uninhabited forest areas to a command platform and giving fire monitoring a pair of "far-seeing eyes." In the Qinling–Daba mountain region, networks are extending deep into the mountains, where drones and driverless vehicles conduct regular inspections, greatly improving the efficiency of mountain road management and maintenance. In the Bohai Sea, builders have installed more than 60 base stations of various types using facilities such as oil and gas platforms. Relaying signals from one station to the next, they have brought interconnected coverage to the entire sea area.
眼下，新一代通信网建设稳步推进，覆盖范围越来越广。在大兴安岭的加格达奇，基站建进林海深处，无人林区的画面实时传送到指挥平台，让防火监测有了“千里眼”。在秦巴山区，网络正铺进深山，无人机、无人车定期巡检，大幅提高了山区道路管护效率。在渤海，建设者们依托油气平台等设施，架设起60多座各类基站，信号接力，让这片海域实现全域互联。
Integrated applications continue to expand. China has now built more than 26,000 private industrial 5G networks and 1,260 5G factories, and the industrial internet covers all 41 major industrial categories. At this new energy vehicle factory in Hefei, Anhui, industrial 5G covers stamping, welding and final assembly. Smart production lines operate at high speed, turning out a complete vehicle every minute. At the Yimin open-pit mine in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, driverless electric mining trucks are working at an accelerated pace. In September 2026, the mine completed China's first validation of a 5G-A gigabit uplink in an open-pit mining setting. Under the direction of the dispatch center, nearly 100 mining trucks perform automatic loading and unloading, obstacle avoidance and battery swapping, operating efficiently 24 hours a day.
融合应用不断拓展。目前，我国已建成工业5G专网超2.6万个、5G工厂1260个，工业互联网已覆盖全部41个工业大类。在安徽合肥的这家新能源汽车工厂，工业5G覆盖冲压、焊装、总装各个环节，智慧产线高速运转，一分钟就能下线一台整车。在内蒙古呼伦贝尔伊敏露天矿，无人电动矿卡加紧作业。今年9月，这里完成了全国首个露天矿山场景5G-A千兆上行验证，近百台矿卡在调度中心的指挥下实现自动装卸、自动避障、自动换电，24小时高效运行。
Looking ahead, 6G technology is moving more rapidly from the laboratory into practical application. At Purple Mountain Laboratories in Nanjing, Jiangsu, researchers are conducting a new round of tests of the collaborative sensing capabilities of multiple base stations in a 6G network. In addition to enabling communication, 6G base stations and signals can sense the movement of objects like radar. In the future, this technology will ensure faster responses for applications such as autonomous driving.
面向未来，6G技术正加速从实验室走向应用。在江苏南京紫金山实验室，科研人员正在开展新一轮6G网络多基站协同感知能力测试。6G基站和信号不仅可以通信，还能够像雷达一样感知物体的运动。未来，这项技术将为自动驾驶等提供更快速的响应保障。
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Ongoing at time of reportIndustrial 5g vehicle productionDate not specified+
At a new energy vehicle factory in Hefei, Anhui, industrial 5G covers stamping, welding and final assembly, with smart production lines turning out one complete vehicle per minute.
Integrated applications continue to expand. China has now built more than 26,000 private industrial 5G networks and 1,260 5G factories, and the industrial internet covers all 41 major industrial categories. At this new energy vehicle factory in Hefei, Anhui, industrial 5G covers stamping, welding and final assembly. Smart production lines operate at high speed, turning out a complete vehicle every minute. At the Yimin open-pit mine in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, driverless electric mining trucks are working at an accelerated pace. In September 2026, the mine completed China's first validation of a 5G-A gigabit uplink in an open-pit mining setting. Under the direction of the dispatch center, nearly 100 mining trucks perform automatic loading and unloading, obstacle avoidance and battery swapping, operating efficiently 24 hours a day.Original Chinese quote
在安徽合肥的这家新能源汽车工厂，工业5G覆盖冲压、焊装、总装各个环节，智慧产线高速运转，一分钟就能下线一台整车。Ongoing at time of reportNetwork constructionDate not specified+
Localities across China are accelerating the construction of next-generation communications networks.
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Next-generation communications networks are a crucial digital link joining the digital and physical worlds and connecting the present with the future. In the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, localities are accelerating the construction of next-generation communications networks to strengthen the foundation for high-quality development.Original Chinese quote
各地加快推动新一代通信网建设ReportedTechnology validationSeptember 2026+
In September, Yimin Open-Pit Mine completed China's first validation of 5G-A gigabit uplink capabilities in an open-pit mining setting.
Integrated applications continue to expand. China has now built more than 26,000 private industrial 5G networks and 1,260 5G factories, and the industrial internet covers all 41 major industrial categories. At this new energy vehicle factory in Hefei, Anhui, industrial 5G covers stamping, welding and final assembly. Smart production lines operate at high speed, turning out a complete vehicle every minute. At the Yimin open-pit mine in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, driverless electric mining trucks are working at an accelerated pace. In September 2026, the mine completed China's first validation of a 5G-A gigabit uplink in an open-pit mining setting. Under the direction of the dispatch center, nearly 100 mining trucks perform automatic loading and unloading, obstacle avoidance and battery swapping, operating efficiently 24 hours a day.Original Chinese quote
今年9月，这里完成了全国首个露天矿山场景5G-A千兆上行验证ReportedNetwork deploymentDate not specified+
China has built more than 26,000 private industrial 5G networks and 1,260 5G factories.
Integrated applications continue to expand. China has now built more than 26,000 private industrial 5G networks and 1,260 5G factories, and the industrial internet covers all 41 major industrial categories. At this new energy vehicle factory in Hefei, Anhui, industrial 5G covers stamping, welding and final assembly. Smart production lines operate at high speed, turning out a complete vehicle every minute. At the Yimin open-pit mine in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, driverless electric mining trucks are working at an accelerated pace. In September 2026, the mine completed China's first validation of a 5G-A gigabit uplink in an open-pit mining setting. Under the direction of the dispatch center, nearly 100 mining trucks perform automatic loading and unloading, obstacle avoidance and battery swapping, operating efficiently 24 hours a day.Original Chinese quote
我国已建成工业5G专网超2.6万个、5G工厂1260个Ongoing at time of reportTechnology testingDate not specified+
Purple Mountain Laboratories is testing the collaborative sensing capabilities of multiple base stations in a 6G network.
Looking ahead, 6G technology is moving more rapidly from the laboratory into practical application. At Purple Mountain Laboratories in Nanjing, Jiangsu, researchers are conducting a new round of tests of the collaborative sensing capabilities of multiple base stations in a 6G network. In addition to enabling communication, 6G base stations and signals can sense the movement of objects like radar. In the future, this technology will ensure faster responses for applications such as autonomous driving.Original Chinese quote
在江苏南京紫金山实验室，科研人员正在开展新一轮6G网络多基站协同感知能力测试