The prelude to large-scale commercial use: the first batch of 700MHz 5G commercial sites opened

Recently, China Radio and Television and China Mobile successfully opened the first batch of 100 700MHz 5G commercial sites nationwide in Guangzhou, marking the beginning of the large-scale construction of 700MHz 5G commercial networks.

Last week, China Mobile announced its 2021 interim results. It stated that, adhering to the principle of “co-construction, sharing, and win-win”, it is orderly promoting the co-construction and sharing of the 700MHz network with China Radio and Television Network Group Co., Ltd., and has recently completed wireless on behalf of both parties. Centralized procurement of network master equipment and antennas.

Subsequently, Yang Jie, Chairman of China Mobile, responded to the cooperation with China Radio and Television’s 700MHz "shared and shared" 5G network at the financial report conference and said that related work is being promoted in an orderly manner. The next step is the construction of the entire 700M. In general, a total of 480,000 700MHz base stations will be purchased this year and next, and the construction will be carried out in two years."

Previously, Song Qizhu, Chairman of China Radio and Television, said that China Radio and Television is accelerating the preparation of 5G network construction and number allocation operations, and strives to provide differentiated services for political, civilian, commercial and other scenarios as soon as possible. "The co-construction and sharing work between China Radio and Television and China Mobile has entered a substantive stage of operation. It is expected that the 700MHz 5G network will be scaled up across the country with tangible results."

It is understood that 700MHz has its characteristics and advantages in terms of low latency and wide coverage. After the network is completed, the key basic support capabilities required for 5G applications in my country and the level of 5G applications in key areas will be significantly improved.